A video geek’s twisted fantasies turn deadly in the bizarre halls of Thraxton Manor.
NIGHTSLAVE
Nightmare or Reality, She Can’t Escape the Terror.
By day, Jarvis is a working stiff. By night, he rules Thraxtone Hall—a dark, imaginary castle of torture and murder fueled by his television screen. But as his horrific fantasies bleed into reality, the terrifying truth emerges: Jarvis isn't just playing a character. He is the monster.
Quick Answer
Nightslave is a 1988 South African comedy horror film directed by Ronnie Isaacs and John H. Parr about Jarvis, a bored working man whose dark, imaginary fantasies as lord of a demented manor begin to bleed into reality.
Programmer's Pick
Nightslave is what happens when a passive video store clerk’s love for silent horror films erupts into a fever dream of sex, violence, and psychotronic mayhem. South African indie weirdness rarely gets this gleefully unhinged—or this lacy.
— SassyFlix Programmer
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Why Cult
The film gleefully mashes up horror, eroticism, and black comedy for a one-of-a-kind, genre-warping experience.
Thraxton Hall, Jarvis’s fantasy castle, is a wild setting where nightmares and old-school horror collide.
Watch as a mild-mannered clerk transforms into the monstrous overlord of his own twisted cinematic universe.
Expect a generous dose of erotic thrills alongside the horror, including a black-lace-clad blonde running for her life.
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Jarvis's fantasy life overtaking reality
Jarvis as monstrous alter-ego
Terrorizes others in his imagined (and possibly real) torture manor
Thraxton Hall—Jarvis’s fantasy castle
Questions from the Vault
When was Nightslave released? +
Nightslave was released in 1988.
Who directed Nightslave? +
Nightslave was directed by Ronnie Isaacs and John H. Parr.
How long is Nightslave? +
Nightslave has a runtime of 81 minutes.
What genre is Nightslave? +
Nightslave is a comedy horror film.
Where can I watch Nightslave? +
You can watch Nightslave on SassyFlix.
How does Nightslave blur the line between Jarvis’s fantasies and reality? +
Jarvis’s imaginary world of Thraxton Hall, fueled by horror films, becomes increasingly real as his disturbing fantasies begin to manifest in his actual life, challenging the distinction between imagination and reality.
