The Old Hag Syndrome
If only it were just a nightmare...
장르 : 공포
상영시간 : 0분
연출 : Victor Salva
시놉시스
As children, Rheanna and Annette are happy. However, after an evening of ghost stories and games with their friend Tara, what started as innocent fun soon turns into a nightmare. Rheanna, the youngest is murdered by the Old Hag Syndrome, leaving both Annette and her mother Pamela scarred. An older Annette, desperate to be closer to her mentally unstable mother, becomes an intern at the psychiatric hospital where her mother resides. After a number of paranormal encounters, some resulting in mysterious deaths, Annette becomes convinced that the Old Hag Syndrome is supernatural rather than psychological threat. The haunting and death of Pamela and the haunting of Tara's only daughter, pushes Annette to fight this creature before more lives are lost. As Annette is plunged into her own personal nightmare, the forces of evil conspire against her as she prepares to make her final stand, with the help of both hardened skeptic, Alex and the man of faith, Tumeric.
악몽과 불면증에 시달리던 '세라' 숙면에 대한 희망으로 대학 수면 임상시험에 참여하지만, 악몽 속 검은 그림자는 여전히 그녀를 괴롭힌다. 숙면을 미끼로 비밀리에 자신의 꿈을 스캔한다는 걸 알게 되지만 그녀 역시 꿈속 그림자를 밝혀내기 위해 실험은 계속된다. 꿈속 검은 그림자의 실체에 다가가게 되자 그림자는 꿈이 아닌 현실에 모습을 드러내기 시작한다. 과연 꿈속 그림자의 정체는 무엇인가?
'의문의 수면중 돌연사' 사건 조사 중, 잠들면 찾아오는 죽음의 악령 '마라'의 존재를 깨닫고 그에 얽힌 미스터리를 추적하는 이야기
베스는 수면 마비라는 수면 장애로 매일 밤 잠을 이루지 못해 주변 사람들에게 도움을 청하지만 외면당한다. 베스의 고통을 외면하던 쌍둥이 동생 케이트는 베스가 자다가 목숨을 잃자 죄책감에 괴로워한다. 그러던 어느 날 베스의 남자 친구였던 에반까지 악령을 보게 되자, 케이트는 하산 박사를 찾아가 도움을 요청한다. 하산 박사는 수면 마비의 악순환을 끊으려면 스스로 마비 상태에서 풀려나야 한다고 주장하고, 세 사람은 목숨을 건 위험천만한 도박을 감행하는데...
[룸 237] 을 통해 뛰어난 연출력을 인정받은 감독 ‘로드니 에스쳐’. 이번에 그는 극심한 가위눌림에 시달리는 8명의 꿈을 관찰하고 탐험한다. 그는 이 과정에서 악몽과 가위눌림에 지속적으로 시달리는 사람들의 입을 통해 충격적인 사실들을 발견하고 이들의 기억을 하나씩 파헤쳐 나간다. 그리고 마침내 가위는 누구에게나 찾아올 수 있는 현상이며 전염성을 가지고 있다는 것을 관객들에게 강하게 경고한다. 감독은 이처럼 특유의 집요하고 밀도 있는 시각을 통해 가위를 경험한 사람들의 끔찍했던 기억 속으로 관객들을 이끌며 기억 속 어두운 그림자의 존재를 관객들의 삶으로 고스란히 끌어들일 것이다.
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As children, Rheanna and Annette are happy. However, after an evening of ghost stories and games with their friend Tara, what started as innocent fun soon turns into a nightmare. Rheanna, the youngest is murdered by the Old Hag Syndrome, leaving both Annette and her mother Pamela scarred. An older Annette, desperate to be closer to her mentally unstable mother, becomes an intern at the psychiatric hospital where her mother resides. After a number of paranormal encounters, some resulting in mysterious deaths, Annette becomes convinced that the Old Hag Syndrome is supernatural rather than psychological threat. The haunting and death of Pamela and the haunting of Tara's only daughter, pushes Annette to fight this creature before more lives are lost. As Annette is plunged into her own personal nightmare, the forces of evil conspire against her as she prepares to make her final stand, with the help of both hardened skeptic, Alex and the man of faith, Tumeric.
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