Dreamaniac

12/14/2024

**_One dimensional cabin-in-the-woods Indie with a succubus_** A college-age musician/writer rents a house to get some work done, but his girlfriend insists on throwing a sorority party with guest frat boys. Things go awry, however, when a succubus crashes the party. “Dreamaniac” (1986) was the director’s first real film and originally called “Succubus,” but this changed after the success of “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” which explains the tagline: ‘You don't have to live on Elm Street to have a nightmare.’ While it opens with a dark dream and there are surreal moments reminiscent of that popular film & franchise, it’s at heart a cabin-in-the-woods slasher with the variation of a succubus as the antagonist. The problem is that it’s too one-note. The entire movie takes place in this