Dreamaniac
"You don't have to live on Elm Street to have a nightmare."
A heavy-metal musician makes a deal with a satanic succubus to make him successful with women, in return for the succubus being able to feed on the girls.
"You don't have to live on Elm Street to have a nightmare."
A heavy-metal musician makes a deal with a satanic succubus to make him successful with women, in return for the succubus being able to feed on the girls.
Thomas Bern
Adam
Ashlyn Gere
Pat
Sylvia Summers
Lily
Lauren Peterson
Jodi
Bob Pelham
Jamie
Cynthia Crass
Francis
Brad Laughlin
Brad
Linda Denise Martin
Jan
Matthew Phelps
Foster
A heavy-metal musician makes a deal with a satanic succubus to make him successful with women, in return for the succubus being able to feed on the girls.
**_One dimensional cabin-in-the-woods Indie with a succubus_** A college-age musician/writer rents a house to get some work done, but his girlfriend insists on throwing a sorority party with guest frat boys. Things go awry, however, when a succubus crashes the party. “Dreamaniac” (1986) was the director’s first real film and originally called “Succubus,” but this changed after the success of “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” which explains the tagline: ‘You don't have to live on Elm Street to have a nightmare.’ While it opens with a dark dream and there are surreal moments reminiscent of that popular film & franchise, it’s at heart a cabin-in-the-woods slasher with the variation of a succubus as the antagonist. The problem is that it’s too one-note. The entire movie takes place in this house, mostly at night, which can be explained by the budget of $60,000 (equivalent to $176,000 today, factoring inflation). In other words, the production didn’t have the funds for multiple locations. So, the events in the house had better be interesting enough to maintain the viewer’s interest, but that’s hardly the case. The 80’s ambiance is great, though, and the gore’s well done, if that’s your thang. Plus, there are several good-lookin’ females, such as Kim McKamy as Pat (aka Ashlyn Gere), Sylvia Summers as Lily and Linda Watts as Jan (aka Linda Denise Martin), not to mention a couple of amusingly obnoxious ones, like Cynthia Crass as Francis. But the flick’s strapped with too much male nudity (which is unsurprising given the director’s orientation). The few positives simply aren’t enough to make it worth the time. Speaking of which… It runs 1 hour, 22 minutes, and was shot in Los Angeles. GRADE: C-/D+
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