Found footage horror is written, produced and directed by its stars Alex Lee Williams, Mallory Drumm and Jay Drakulic, with Eli Roth as an executive producer.
Summary
In 2023, Mallory and her parasomnia-stricken boyfriend Alex holiday at a snowy cabin in a remote location.
Yes, it's their Overlook (Alex's words, not mine).
On the first night, Alex claims "He's here. He's with me."
Could something supernatural be in our midst?
As Alex's behaviour grows increasingly more disturbing, Mallory video calls sleep therapist Dr. Armitage (David Richard) for advice, as he wrote a book on such phenomena called The Blackened Dream.
He tells her that Cthulhu-like figure is ancient entity Phobetor, described in Greek mythology as a personification of nightmares, and believed to possess a person through their dreams, almost like a sleepwalking zombie.
The black sun rising
Even if jump scares suck and Dr. Armitage is a blatant clone of Professor Jonas in Sinister (2012), you could still do much worse.
It's revealed Alex's biological mother Catherine Thorne was a member of cult The Night's Disciples that worshipped Phobetor, whose goal was impregnating vulnerable women through a breeding ritual.
Different principle, but Shelby Oaks also dealt with a birthing ritual.
Anyway, when she murdered the cult (including her husband Jerry), Catherine gave birth to Alex in police custody and then committed suicide in her cell, with the words "endless night" found etched into wall.
When Alex turned 30, he became the permanent host for the Eater of Dreams.
Alex attacks Mallory and she fatally stabs him in self-defense.
After Alex is cremated, Mallory discovers she's pregnant, and Alex's naked corpse suddenly appears, promising in a gruff demonic voice 'she'll never lose him'.
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