sleep

Nocturnal monsters, dreamers and insomniacs

Reviews:

Sleep Tight: Jaume Balaguero’s brilliantly disturbing psychological thriller
Dreamscape: Influential 80s sci-fi thriller where dreams are a battleground
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari: Conrad Veidt is a murderous somnambulist in this classic of German expressionist cinema
In Their Sleep: Creepy French psycho-thriller about elusive truths and damaged characters

Articles:

The Sleep Paralysis Project: Film and science are brought together to explore a fascinating sleep-wake phenomenon
Jaume Balagueró: From the supernatural to twisted reality

Short Cuts:

Rarg: Inventive animated short about a dream world

Alter Ego

Insomniac author Peggy Riley is Scarlett O’Hara

Comic Strip Review

Four artists explore their film dreams

Radio:

The Sleep Paralysis Project: Carla MacKinnon talks about bringing together film and science in her latest project to explore a fascinating sleep-wake phenomenon. Friday 15 March, 5pm, Resonance FM 104.4

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Illustration by Daniel Fennings