
Pumpkinhead(1988)
When a group of teenagers inadvertently kill his only son, Ed Harley seeks the powers of a backwoods witch to bring the child back to life.

“A nightmare from which the dreamer awakes ... but the terror continues!”
A man is plagued by recurring nightmares, and when he wakes up he finds that the nightmares he just dreamed of keep coming true.
Jeff Keel
Dreamer (segment "Night Terror")

Guy Ecker
Rick (segment "Stuck With the Drinks")
Jon Hoffman
Sam (segment "Reap the Whirlwind")
Michael Coopet
Harvey (segment "Stuck With the Drinks")
James M. Foley
Doctor (segment "Night Terror")
Heidi Hutson
Susan (segment "Stuck With the Drinks")
Monique Swanson
Barbara (segment "Stuck With the Drinks") (as Monique Goebel)
Lloyd B. Mote
Lenny (segment "Teddy Bear")
Kent Holmes
Reese (segment "Teddy Bear")

Sterling Macer Jr.
Barker (segment "Reap the Whirlwind")
Night Terror is a fantasy, horror film released in 1989 exploring themes of satanism, anthology, murder, psychologist, doll, death. Directed by Paul Howard, it stars Jeff Keel, Guy Ecker, Jon Hoffman. A man is plagued by recurring nightmares, and when he wakes up he finds that the nightmares he just dreamed of keep coming true.
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