Dream Demon (1988)

Director
Harley Cokeliss

Main cast
Jemma Redgrave; Kathleen Wilhoite; Timothy Spall; Jimmy Nail; Mark Greenstreet

Genres
Horror

Description
A young woman about to be married begins having terrifying dreams about demons. When she wakes, however, the demons are real and begin to commit gruesome murders.


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