The Dark Sleep (2012)

The Dark Sleep: Directed by Brett Piper. With Taylor Nicole Adams, Bob Dennis, Steve Diasparra, Ashley Galloway. Following her recent divorce, a writer moves into a new home to begin penning her next book. Little does she know this house has some dark secrets. A giant rat visits her in the middle of the night and in her basement lies a pathway to another dimension. Haunting dreams soon begin in this loosely based retelling of H.P. Lovecraft’s classic tale, “The Dreams in the Witch House.”

“The filmmakers free on many elements that made Lovecraftu0026#39;s u0026quot;Dreams in the Witch-Houseu0026quot; such an effective story. High marks are given for the mostly excellent stop-motion photography and the visualization of the non-Euclidian dimensions of dream. Where the film falls short is in not establishing a haunting spirit of place and an enduring history behind the witch house. Still, for what it does and in the context of the protagonistu0026#39;s background, it is an effective, engrossing and entertaining film.”