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Don't Go to Sleep

1982 · 93 min

A slow-creeping TV horror that turns a family's grief into a quiet, haunted-house dread, with a chilling twist that lingers.

Directed by
Richard Lang
Genres
Horror, Tv movie
Tagline
Mary thinks there is something alive under her bed. Mary is right.
Overview
One year after a young girl dies in a car accident, her sister begins seeing visions of her, while the family home is plagued by strange happenings.

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Directed by
Richard Lang
Genres
Horror, Tv movie
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • revenge
  • family
  • guilt
  • death
Places
  • home
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror7
Humour1
Realism6
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
horror, tv movie
Directed by
Richard Lang
Written by
Ned Wynn
Starring
Dennis Weaver, Valerie Harper, Robin Ignico, Kristin Cumming, Oliver Robins, Claudette Nevins, Ruth Gordon, Robert Webber
Music
Dominic Frontiere
Cinematography
Chuck Arnold
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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