NIGHTMARE
A drug-treated schizophrenic plagued by horrible nightmares escapes from the hospital and goes on a killing spree.
About This Film
George Tatum has been incarcerated in a psychiatric institution in New York City for many years after sexually mutilating and murdering a family in Brooklyn. During his incarceration, George undergoes an experimental procedure that "reprograms" his brain, reforming him into an upstanding citizen. However, he remains plagued by hazy nightmares of a violent incident from his childhood. Upon his release, George visits a peep show in Times Square, which triggers flashbacks to his mother's murder.
The following day, George obtains a car and leaves New York, heading south to the Florida home of his ex-wife, Susan Temper, their daughters Kim and Tammy, and their mischievous young son, C.J., who frequently plays twisted pranks that disturb both her and babysitter Kathy. His car breaks down en route in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, leaving him stranded overnight. There, he follows a woman home from a local bar, and brutally slashes her to death. Back in New York, George's psychiatrists discover he has fled the city, and begin tracking his movements.
Meanwhile in Florida, Susan is carrying on a relationship with her boyfriend, Bob Rosen, and struggles with her responsibilities as a single mother. Her house begins receiving numerous disturbing phone calls, which no one realizes are in fact being made by George. One night while Susan is out, Kathy receives multiple calls, which unnerve her. C.J. begins claiming he is being followed by a strange man–his father George, unbeknownst to him–but Susan dismisses it as another of his pranks. Later, George murders two of C.J.'s classmates in an abandoned house during a game of hide-and-seek.
The following day, Kathy agrees to babysit the children while Susan attends a party. During the night, George infiltrates the house and murders Kathy with a rock pick. After donning one of C.J.'s Halloween masks, George pursues the children, who have barricaded themselves in the upstairs bedrooms. C.J. obtains a revolver from his mother's dresser, and uses it to shoot George multiple times, eventually killing him.
As he lies dying, George has a full recall of his childhood, including a memory of catching his father engaging in sadomasochistic sex acts with another woman, during which he brutally murdered them both with a felling axe. Susan returns home to find police at her house removing George's body while C.J., sitting in a police car, winks into the camera knowingly.
The following day, George obtains a car and leaves New York, heading south to the Florida home of his ex-wife, Susan Temper, their daughters Kim and Tammy, and their mischievous young son, C.J., who frequently plays twisted pranks that disturb both her and babysitter Kathy. His car breaks down en route in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, leaving him stranded overnight. There, he follows a woman home from a local bar, and brutally slashes her to death. Back in New York, George's psychiatrists discover he has fled the city, and begin tracking his movements.
Meanwhile in Florida, Susan is carrying on a relationship with her boyfriend, Bob Rosen, and struggles with her responsibilities as a single mother. Her house begins receiving numerous disturbing phone calls, which no one realizes are in fact being made by George. One night while Susan is out, Kathy receives multiple calls, which unnerve her. C.J. begins claiming he is being followed by a strange man–his father George, unbeknownst to him–but Susan dismisses it as another of his pranks. Later, George murders two of C.J.'s classmates in an abandoned house during a game of hide-and-seek.
The following day, Kathy agrees to babysit the children while Susan attends a party. During the night, George infiltrates the house and murders Kathy with a rock pick. After donning one of C.J.'s Halloween masks, George pursues the children, who have barricaded themselves in the upstairs bedrooms. C.J. obtains a revolver from his mother's dresser, and uses it to shoot George multiple times, eventually killing him.
As he lies dying, George has a full recall of his childhood, including a memory of catching his father engaging in sadomasochistic sex acts with another woman, during which he brutally murdered them both with a felling axe. Susan returns home to find police at her house removing George's body while C.J., sitting in a police car, winks into the camera knowingly.
Film Details
Director
Romano Scavolini
Writer
Romano Scavolini
Tags
Keywords
Female Nudity
Independent Film
Murder
Psychotronic Film
Violence
Blood
Death
Cult Film
Sex
Gore
Grindhouse Film
Bare Chested Male
Sadism
Police
Slasher
Serial Killer
Doctor
Shower
B Movie
Knife
Psychopath
Blood Splatter
Stabbed To Death
Decapitation
Low Budget Film
Stabbing
Brutality
Insanity
Cruelty
Female Star Appears Nude
Nightmare
Swimming Pool
Beach
Strangulation
Photograph
Evil
Severed Head
Adultery
Serial Murder
Party
Rampage
Maniac
Stripper
Sadist
Bar
One Word Title
Cigar Smoking
Axe
Throat Slit
New York City
Car
Perversion
Video Nasty
Dead Woman
Evil Man
Mirror
Villain
Mutilation
Slaughter
Stalker
Humiliation
Psychopathic Killer
Terror
Suspense
Sexual Violence
Stalking
Mercilessness
Child In Jeopardy
Psycho Killer
Photography
Homicidal Maniac
Telephone
Attempted Murder
Home Invasion
Murder Spree
City
Binoculars
Victim
Airport
Murdered With An Axe
Murder Of A Child
Splatter
Slasher Killer
Rage
Covered In Blood
Body Count
Prank
Human Monster
Bathroom
Psycho
Insane Man
Sleazy Giallo
Bloodbath
Killing Spree
Murdered With A Knife
Computer
Breaking The Fourth Wall
Female Victim
Yacht
Sadistic Psychopath
Slashing
Bad Guy
Psycho Thriller
Killing
Manhattan New York City
Bloody Violence
Carnage
Stairs
Butcher
Sadomasochism
Disembodied Head
American Horror
Butchery
Sea
Child Abuse
Bicycle
Crime Spree
Florida
Dark Past
New York
Escaped Psychiatric Patient
Dead Child
Actor Shares First Name With Character
Rough Sex
Sadness
Single Mother
Babysitter
Briefs
Male Underwear
Patricide
Highway
Man Wears Tighty Whities
Sadistic Horror
Matricide
Pill
Child Murderer
Bloody Body Of A Child
Hearing Voices
Stabbing A Woman
White Briefs
Sex Show
Torturer
Therapy
Underground
Medication
World Trade Center Manhattan New York City
Real Estate Agent
Dead Body In A Car Trunk
Jogger
42nd Street Manhattan New York City
Babysitter In Peril
Year 1980
Disturbing
Looking At The Camera
Peep Show
Boy Strangling
Child With A Gun
Twin Towers
Car Radio
North American Giallo
Disturbed Childhood
Foaming At The Mouth
Ketchup
Dead Body With Eyes Open
East Coast Of The United States
Schizophrenic
Babysitting
Child Uses A Gun
Man Wears White Briefs
Seagull
Attempted Murder Of A Child
Precocious Child
Raincoat
South
Foam
Tasting Blood
Split Head
Tighty Whities
Winking At The Camera
Dead Body In A Chair
Choking To Death
Sailing Boat
Daytona Florida
Strangling A Child
Daytona
Boyhood Friend
Pickaxe In Back
Paranoid Schizophrenia
Also Known As
Nightmare in a Damaged Brain, Cauchemars à Daytona Beach, Nightmares in a Damaged Brain, Blood Splash, Flucht aus gnadenloser Hölle, Pesadilla - La última, Violencia se escribe con sangre, Pesadelo, Pesadillas de una mente enferma, Pesadillas de una mente enferma, Baño de sangre, Nightmares in a Damaged Brain, Nightmare in a Damaged Brain, Blood Splash