Haunted in her dreams by her young daughter and abusive husband following a devastating car accident, Sarah's (Hayden Panettiere) life becomes a living nightmare in the new mind-bending horror film Sleepwalker.
With Sleepwalker now playing in select theaters and VOD from Brainstorm Media, we had the pleasure of talking with co-star and executive producer Beverly D'Angelo (who plays Sarah's resourceful and witty mother, Gloria) and writer/director Brandon Auman (who makes his feature film directorial debut) about the deadly dreams, family dynamics, cinematic influences, and collaborative filmmaking experience of Sleepwalker.
Synopsis: Haunted by terrifying visions, Sarah's sleepwalking episodes begin to intensify, accelerating her descent into darkness.
Written/Directed by: Brandon Auman
Produced by: Chad A. Verdi, Jennifer Davisson, Phillip Watson, Michelle Verdi, Chad Verdi Jr., Paul Luba
Cast: Hayden Panettiere, Justin Chatwin, Beverly D'Angelo, Mischa Barton, Lori Tan Chinn, Laird Lacoste, Corinne Sweeney
Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.
When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.
Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.
When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.
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