I wonder if she'll come back again.
I wonder if she comes again.
I wonder if she'll come back again.
I wonder if she comes again.
I wonder if she'll come back again.
I wonder if she comes again. I wonder...
I wonder if she comes tonight. I wonder what games we'll play.
If she comes again tonight, i wonder what games we'll play.
Okay, that sounds fun.
Her name's Alice. She's six.
Ready or not, here I come.
Liam?
Where are you?
Liam, you're sleep walking again.
There you are, next to my sister.
This isn't funny! I'm gonna tell mom!
Liam, you're scaring me.
Get away from me!
Liam, stop it!
Alice! Help me! Alice!
Alice so why don't you tell me...
A little bit about your nightmare?
Male patient I first saw it as a child...
Standing in the shadows at the end of my bed.
It's hard to describe what it looks like.
This figure in the darkness.
It didn't have a face.
Female patient I wake up. I can't move.
Like I'm paralyzed.
Male #2 the room gets darker and darker.
That's when I know it's coming.
Female #2 it happens to me every night.
I don't wanna sleep any more.
Male #3 and there's this pressure on my chest...
This huge force.
It's like something's holding you down.
I feel terrified.
Female #3 I knew it was there.
I could feel it in the darkness just... watching me.
Man #4 I feel trapped.
I wasn't able to move any part of my body.
I could only move my eyes back and forth.
Female #4 and then I saw this figure...
Coming towards me and i--
I couldn't make it out, because it was black.
Man #5 you'd be surprised how many people are affected.
I think some people don't even like to talk about it.
Female #5 every fiber of your body...
Is telling you it's something evil.
Male #6 it looks like this old woman, a haggard old woman...
With these cold, dark eyes.
It's not like a nightmare, it's-- it's something else.
Female #6 it had such power. I felt completely helpless.
You don't know what it's like. It's like a curse.
Male #7 you wanna run, you wanna scream...
But it won't let you.
The thing was well over six foot.
Female #7 I think it was seven feet tall.
Male #8 it was like this moving darkness.
Female #8 it was the greatest terror I've ever experienced.
Male #9 the shadow man is violent.
Female #9 the hag, she takes hold of me..
And I think I'm gonna die.
Male #10 well, you know it's coming back.
It is always coming back for you.
Boy's voice Alice!
Were your dreams sweet, mummy?
Not as sweet as you.
Good morning.
One, two, three.
Always, always, always.
Has Henry had his breakfast yet?
He had six peanuts!
Six.
Oh, six.
You ready for your test?
Yeah.
Ah, excuse me.
Yes!
Who's this?
Erm, it's you. You're flying.
Oh, super mom!
It's very nice. Where am I flying to?
I don't know. Nowhere, I guess.
Do you like it?
I love it.
One, two, three.
Oh, my gosh, every time.
Loser!
You can't kiss the artist!
Yes, I can!
Okay, artist, time to go!
Michelle and I kept trying to breathe...
And I couldn't breathe...
And I was telling myself, like, Michelle, wake-up.
Wake-up. Breathe. Get out of bed. Move.
Like, do something, you're okay, but I couldn't.
So, in turn, her brain is not allowing her...
To go into rem-deep sleep.
This is what's causing her parasomnia episodes...
Sleep talking, scary night terrors.
Seeing things that aren't really there, yeah.
You know, it's a lot more common condition than you might think.
Even my own daughter, she goes through this sometimes.
And because of what we know now, it's easily treatable.
Hm, today's dream drawing: Who is it?
It's meant to be me, flying.
Hm, floating more like.
If I drew my dreams, I'd get arrested.
That's because you're a sociopath, Malcolm.
Shh, they'll hear.
What about you?
What about me?
What creepy things have you got lurking in your dreams?
Dr. arnolds, the morgans have arrived.
I thought they weren't coming until 3:00?
I told them they were early, but they seemed a little... on edge.
Okay.
Why don't you tell me a little bit about what's been going on?
Erm, about two months ago our baby boy, he--
he passed away... in his sleep.
Let it go. Stop it!
Charlie... please.
I'm so sorry.
Um, around the same time, we started to find Daniel, um...
Sleepwalking and-- and sleep talking...
Sometimes even screaming.
He's had episodes like this before.
But then we started to find him asleep, we think...
But with his eyes open, chest heaving, trying to talk...
But his whole body's paralyzed.
Daniel, you've been experiencing sleep paralysis.
That's when you think you're awake...
But your brain is still dreaming.
You can open your eyes and look around the room...
But your body can't move, because you're still asleep.
You feel trapped.
Your mind tells you that there's something else in the room.
Something bad, something pressing down on your chest.
It's all up here, honey. It's all in our imagination.
I know it can be scary, but there are no ghosts or goblins.
See, honey, what did i tell you? Huh?
Why don't both of you come and get one of these? Mm.
What do you say? Here, sweetie.
Thank you. Thank you.
You're welcome.
Losing a loved one, as you both know...
Can take a very heavy psychological toll...
Especially on children.
So I wouldn't be surprised if this tragedy...
Acted as a trigger for Daniel's nocturnal behavior.
But, you know, we will run some tests while he's here and...
You know, I wouldn't worry.
I haven't run into a single person...
Who's issues haven't been resolvable.
But it's not just him.
We've all started having these terrible dreams.
Sleepwalking and sleep talking.
I'm sorry, I'm confused...
Which one of you is staying with us tomorrow night?
All of us.
Okay.
Thank you, my dear.
You're welcome. Goodnight.
Goodnight, Mr. futterman.
And when gretel opened her apron, the pearls...
And precious stones were scattered all over the room...
And hansel took one handful after another out of his pocket.
Then was all care at an end and they lived happily ever after.
When the witch died, did she go to heaven?
Not everybody gets into heaven.
Only the good people, like your baby brother.
Time for bed, Daniel.
I don't wanna go to sleep.
Then why don't you do your multiplication tables...
Like the nice doctor said.
So you won't think about the bad things.
I don't want it to come again.
Oh, sweetie, that's just a nightmare...
But this is a good, strong house...
With good, strong, brave children.
Show me the money.
Grrr. Mini muscle man.
Can Alfie sleep with us tonight?
Sure.
Love you both. Sleep tight.
Dr. arnolds!
Dammit, cam!
Sorry.
Oh, gosh.
I have to get this coffee to Malcolm in observation.
He's probably having a caffeine melt-down by now.
Hey, what do you guys do in that little cave anyway?
The observation room? We observe.
Oh, that's genius.
Two times three is six.
Three times three, nine.
Four times three, twelve.
Five times three, fifteen.
Six times three, eighteen.
Maybe it's safer if I stay on the couch tonight?
You know, just in case...
No, I want you here. Close to me.
It's gonna be okay, we'll figure it out.
What?
Alice, you all right?
Yeah... yeah, I was just resting my eyes and I...
Um, I nodded off.
Why don't you go home? I have this covered.
Thanks, Malcolm.
Hey. Hey.
No, no, they're gonna get me.
They're gonna get me.
Don't want them to get me.
I don't wanna die.
Daddy needs a smoothie.
Daddy needs...
Daddy needs a smoothie.
Your daddy needs a smoothie.
It's you... yeah, that's right.
I don't want it to get me. I don't want it to get me.
I don't want it to come again.
That's right, who is daddy's boy? It's you.
I don't want it to come again. I don't want it to come again.
I don't want it to get me.
Hey, boo-boo. Hey, boo-boo-boo.
I hate you.
I hate you!
Mommy... help me.
I hate you!
Why?
I don't want it to get me.
What's wrong with my teeth?
I hate you!
Emily, wake up!
Wake up.
Daniel...
Dad!
Here's your picture, mom.
So what did you dream about this time?
Niamh!
Sorry.
It's okay. It's okay, honey. It's just an accident.
Just grab your school bag.
You... ?
Fine.
Hey.
Hey, what's going on?
I'm just tired.
There was a boy yesterday, and he reminded me of my brother.
Hey, why don't you go back to bed for a while, huh?
You probably only slept a couple of hours?
Ready or not, here I come.
Liam?
There you are, next to my sister.
No, Liam, there's no one there. It's just me.
Liam!
Alice! Help me!
Liam!
Alice! Alice!
You two will be sleeping in here with your parents...
So you'll feel nice and safe, okay?
What's that?
That is a polysomnogram device.
It helps us figure out why you're not sleeping properly.
And this monitors your brain waves...
Your eye movements, your muscle tone and your breathing.
And this right here measures your heart rate.
You look like an alien.
That's stupid. She does not.
Well, not a scary alien, right?
Mr. Morgan.
It helps me sleep.
We had another terrible night last night.
You got no idea how much we need this to work.
Oh, believe me, I do. Let's get you back in.
There's a night vision camera in the corner of the room...
We'll be keeping an eye on everything...
You do while you sleep.
So will this stop me from killing all the Teddy bears?
Can't we just never sleep? Please?
I don't want it to come again.
You don't want what to come again?
Daniel, we've already talked about this.
We're the only ones in the room. Okay? They're just dreams.
We need to get a good night's sleep.
That's how we're going to get fixed, sweetie.
Will you help me, Dr. Alice?
Of course I will. That's my job.
Everything's gonna be fine. See you in the morning.
Did you check on Mr. futterman?
Yes I did, and he's asleep.
They're definitely shook up. The father just lost his job.
He seems to be drinking.
And his knuckles...
He says that he's punching the walls while he's sleep walking..
Which is enough to give anyone nightmares.
Do you remember the, er, Mitchell case?
It must have been, well, at least a decade ago now.
I don't think so. What was his first name?
Dan Mitchell. He was a farmer over in winnetka county.
No. Popular guy by all accounts...
Went to church every Sunday.
Not a bad word to be said about him.
Anyway, this guy was a chicken farmer with a few dozen coops.
His family and friends knew him...
As a sleepwalker and a sleep worker.
Every night he used to go out...
And do his farm chores while he slept.
Fill the feeders, sweep the floor, clean out the muck.
Every night like clockwork.
It sounds pretty useful.
Yeah, maybe to begin with.
Turns out, the whole family had a history of parasomnia.
One night, while he was seeing to the chickens in his sleep...
He thought there was an intruder in his house.
He got into a fight with the attacker...
Trying to defend his daughter.
By the time they woke him, it was too late.
He'd hacked his wife to death with a shovel.
- That's terrible. - Yeah.
And he was really asleep when he did it?
Well, he passed all the lie detector tests.
Even his daughter backed up the story.
Daniel said he didn't want 'it' to come again.
What do you think he meant by that?
Oh, shit, Mr. futterman's gone.
Well, he's probably gone to the bathroom.
I'll go and check.
Why don't you go and get us some more coffee.
Mr. futterman?
I fucking told them. I said no!
No! No! No, no.
No... I... don't...
I don't-- I didn't--
I didn't do anything.
Ready or not, here I come.
Alice, guess where I found futterman?
He was sleep walking in the shower. Can you believe it?
Daniel?
Daniel!
Malcolm?
Oh, my god.
Daniel, Daniel just breathe.
You're okay. Take it easy, you're all right.
You'll be okay. Okay, just breathe. It'll be all right.
That's a good boy. Take it easy. That's it.
I won't let you! Let go of me!
Dad, no! Stop!
Give him back.
Dad! Stop!
Alice, are you okay?
I don't think he knew what he was doing.
Alice.
I think he was sleep walking.
Alice, imagine if it was one of his kids...
He grabbed by the throat, or hacked up with a shovel!
You saw the bruises on Daniel's chest.
That man might not be consciously abusive...
But he's an alcoholic, he's dangerous...
And he shouldn't be around them.
This was the right thing to do.
Alice, you should go home.
Be with your family. God... Forget about this for now.
Oh!
What the hell are you doing?
Niamh!
You need to stay home and rest.
I'm fine. You're not fine.
I am. You do not... fine.
You were saying 'help me'...
Over and over in your sleep last night.
It was just a dream. It's not a big deal.
Alice, you were attacked. It's a big fucking deal!
Christ...
Alice, what are you doing here?
Come here and take a look at this.
Fascinating...
They're all in rem sleep, but it's like they're synchronized.
Like puppets. Hm.
Yeah, except for Daniel.
They all seem to be moving away from him.
I've never seen such an intense sleep paralysis episode before.
He looks terrified.
Hey. Hey, guys. I just wanted to let you know...
I don't work for the hospital anymore.
I, er, handed in my resignation, so...
What?
Dr. arnolds, would you mind a word outside?
Of course.
Nurse paging Dr. Davies. Dr. Davies, please.
Cam, are you okay?
Look, stay away from that family.
Never see them again.
Cam... cam, what are you... ?
What's that? Oh, nothing, honey.
Boring stuff.
Work stuff.
I'm sorry I yelled at you this morning.
It's okay.
Let's get into your pj's, Danny.
Did your father do this to you, Daniel?
Then who did?
I told you already... it only comes when I'm dreaming.
From the shadows.
I don't want it to get me. I don't want it to get me.
Get away from me!
Oh, my god.
Emily... wake up. Wake up.
Mummy, what's going on?
Close your eyes, sweetie. Close your eyes.
What's going on?
Mom, I don't want to stay here.
Ssh! Don't move, honey.
Daniel! Daniel!
No! Agh!
Daniel!
Honey?
Hey.
I'm having that nightmare again.
Why didn't you tell me?
Because something about this feels different.
I just... I...
I heard that little girl singing the same lullaby...
That Liam sung the night that he died and I just erm...
I feel like I'm losing my mind.
Hey... it's stress, that's all it is, it's stress.
Hm?
I thought about what you said... And you're right.
I need to slow down, and I need to get some sleep.
So I'm gonna go into work and I'm gonna ask for some time off.
Hallelujah.
Dr. arnolds! Please.
You know he didn't mean to attack you.
You don't understand.
It-- it isn't Charlie, it's something else. Something...
I think it's trying to pull us apart so it can...
Can what?
I think it's trying to kill my son.
Mrs. Morgan, no one is trying to kill your son.
Your husband--
my husband was trying to protect us and you got him locked up!
Last night, Emily butchered our dog...
With a pair of garden shears, in her sleep, for god sake!
I saw something lift my son's bed off the ground.
I need my husband. I need my husband back!
You said you would help us!
How could you do this to us?
You know, that night in the ward. I can't...
I can't explain it.
There was something in the room with us.
I had to stop it. I'm sorry.
You know, people all over the world, they describe the same...
Dark presence during sleep paralysis episodes.
We write it off as hypnagogic hallucinations, but--
I knew it wanted Daniel and it sure as shit wasn't no dream.
I hate you!
I hate you. I hate you.
Emily?
Oh, no, oh, god... Sarah.
It's steak. Oh--
agh!
Sarah! Sarah, wake up! Sarah, it's me.
Hey! Help me, please. Daniel.
Daniel! Daniel! Daniel!
Help me! Daniel! Get in here.
Daniel! Daniel!
Is he... okay?
Wake him up! Wake him up!
Daniel, wake up! Wake up, Daniel!
Niamh dream, dream, dream, dream, dream.
Alice?
Hm.
Alice?
Honey?
Alice?
Oh...
I'm sorry. How's Daniel?
He's fine... for now.
Look, erm, we can't go to the hospital.
What can we do?
I don't know.
He's gotta be here.
Cam?
Cam, it's Alice.
It's Dr. arnolds, from the hospital.
Cam?
Alice.
Alice, how did you--
I'm-- I'm sorry, I can't help you. Please, you gotta go.
Just leave. My son's life is in danger!
Please.
You're not gonna like what I have to say.
Go back home and distance ourself from this family.
And, I'm afraid your son is going to die.
There is nothing you can do. What, that's it?
Yes. Now, I'm sorry, you gotta go.
I'm not going anywhere!
Leave now!
Cam, don't make me call the cops on you...
For stealing tranquilizers from the hospital.
Grandpa? Okay... just a minute.
Hey, just go back to sleep, okay. Shh... no.
These guys are just leaving.
It's okay.
My grandfather is fine, Dr. arnolds.
It's just that those drugs...
They're the only way he can get to sleep.
Your son has always suffered from sleep talking...
And sleepwalking? Hm?
Yes.
That's how the wretched thing found him.
It seeks out children who are neither asleep, nor awake.
For it does not exist in the 'real' world...
Or in the 'dream' world, but in the cracks in between.
Well, what is it? Grandpa, please.
Ah!
It's got many names: The ancient Greek's called it mora...
The persian's bakhtak.
The Japanese kannashibari.
I first heard it called ocnitsa.
In English--
the night hag.
Yeah.
In olde English, the night-mare.
A demon that has existed since man first learned to dream.
It doesn't exist, they kept telling me.
Just in your imagination.
Once a child is chosen...
Then it paralyzes the child...
In its sleep before crushing it.
And then, when it's finished feasting...
What?!
It happened to me. Okay, that's enough.
Alice, please, I beg you, just leave him alone.
How did you survive then?
Another child died in my place.
I don't know how... I don't know why.
I've spent my whole life trying to understand.
But the only thing I've learned...
Is that there are no answers.
There is no help for your son.
Charlie, look at me.
Nothing is going to happen to Daniel.
We're gonna do everything we can. We'll keep him awake.
Whatever we have to do. There are always answers.
I like you. I, too, was once fierce.
Then I got old. Life's a bitch.
Life's a b...
Hello.
Are the salts working? So far, but he's fading.
We should not be here, grandpa. Hello.
Here, sweetheart. Hi.
Okay, the oxygen should keep him awake for a little while.
By now, the thing that is attacking your son...
Doesn't care whether it's day or night.
It knows he's weak.
And when he sleeps, it will come.
We will find a solution, but until we do...
We all need to stay by him and keep him awake.
Be strong for your son. You can do that.
Thank you, Alice.
I used to sleepwalk a lot when I was boy, too.
It was while I was asleep that I first saw it.
A kind old woman who would sing that lullaby.
Come, she said, let's play a game.
That's how it got close to me.
But then it all changed...
When I first saw it for what it really was.
Grandpa, stop it.
Tell me, tell me, have you all been sleepwalking?
Nightmares?
The horse.
The horse with the white eyes. I hate it.
Nightmares, sleepwalking...
The same thing happened to my family.
I believe this parasite infects your dreams.
It knew my family's darkest fears...
And used their nightmares to distract them away from me...
Allowing it to feed on me, undisturbed.
Except for my sister.
She was somehow able to save me from it.
Then she paid with her own life.
Daniel, wake up!
Get him to the bathroom! Dan, wake up!
You can wake'm in the bathroom in the cold water, come on!
Wake up!
Talk to me. Talk to me. Tell me your name.
Come on. Charlie, get my medical bag.
I'm not leaving him. Charlie, now!
Dan, say something! We can't keep him like this, Alice!
I know. This will keep you up. Talk to me, Daniel!
Please, Daniel!
Get him up!
Do something!
Oh, my god. Here we go.
Okay. Okay. Okay.
I'm sorry.
How long will the adrenaline keep him awake for?
I'm not sure, maybe a couple hours.
Can we give him more if we need to?
His pulse is too high.
Alice tom?
Mom, where are you? I miss you.
Oh, honey, I'm just-- I'm busy helping someone.
Alice is daddy there?
Daddy's in the lounge, talking to Malcolm.
Niamh I heard them say you're trying to save...
Your brother... I thought your brother was dead?
Just tell daddy that, erm, that everything's fine, okay?
Niamh okay, mom... Okay.
But please come home soon.
I didn't sleep very well last night without you here.
I'll be home very soon, i promise.
Okay. Bye. I love you.
Alice I love you, too.
Sweet red chili flavor...
They're good.
I'm okay.
I understand that you want to help...
But you should go home to your family.
There's nothing more for you to do.
Do not lose sight of what's important.
Saving that boy is important.
Saving him is impossible.
What you can do is save yourself.
Don't make the same mistake as me.
It drove me to obsession.
I was so scared, I couldn't sleep for years.
It's crazy what a person will do to stay awake.
I tried to cut my eyelids off.
Oh, god.
Come on, grandpa, we should go.
You know, I really thought that you might find an answer.
When you're fixated on something...
It's as if you're sleepwalking.
Time to wake up.
Amado... do you think that your sister was sleepwalking...
When she saved you?
Hey, energy drink.
Hey, psst...
You drink this.
One more.
Hey, good boy.
Hey, you remember Christmas a couple of years back?
Grandma's house?
It snowed hard all Christmas Eve.
You were so excited about all your presents...
You couldn't sleep.
You came to sleep with mom and me.
You just sat there all night, at the end of the bed.
Your eyes wide open.
Remember?
Do you remember that?
So we know this thing pushes us away from Daniel...
When it's feeding, right?
So what if we could get back to Daniel to protect him?
We've been with him before, we can't stop it.
Yes, but we were awake.
What if we could protect Daniel while we're asleep?
I know, just follow me.
My brother saw "it" when he was sleepwalking.
You, Charlie, saw something at the hospital...
When you were sleepwalking.
Amado's sister not only saw it...
But she could stop it while she was sleepwalking.
My sister died.
We're not children, and there's more than one of us...
So maybe if we can see it, we can stop it.
Fucking nuts!
You're asking me to protect my son when I'm asleep!
Charlie, we have to do something.
Daniel is exhausted and I cannot give him any more medication.
He'll be asleep soon.
And there's nothing we can do to stop it, this is our only shot.
We'll know what to expect this time.
We won't let it push us away.
All right.
But how am I going to get to sleep?
It's heavy stuff.
It's just for tonight.
So, who's driving, you or me?
Okay.
It's okay, she's safe now.
It's done, Sarah. Give me your arm, Charlie.
Oh, the demon will use our nightmares against us...
To draw us away from him.
Do not believe your surroundings.
Return to this room. Return to Daniel.
If I fall asleep, will I die?
No, honey, I know you're scared. I am, too...
But we're going to get through this together, all right?
Let me test you. This will keep you awake, okay?
What's-- what's-- what's three times five?
Fifteen.
Fifteen, good, and, erm... What's four times five?
Twe... twenty.
All right, stay with me, honey. What's six times eight?
Six times...
Daniel? Daniel? Daniel?
Amado, are you awake?
Nothing's happening to me.
Why is no one sleepwalking?
Daniel?
Peter.
Hey, Peter. Hello.
Hey. Come here.
Hello.
Why would you say that about my teeth? I...
It's not real.
Help me, Alice! Please!
I can't help you.
You can, Alice. Please!
Remember where you are!
Come back!
Come back to Daniel!
Daniel.
Help me, Alice! Please!
I can't help you. You're not my brother.
Alice! No, my brother's dead.
Help!
It's Daniel...
Agh! Agh!
Peter.
Oh, no, no! Peter! Peter!
Please!
Liam! Alice, help me! Alice!
Liam!
Agh! Agh! Agh!
Peter!
Liam! No!
Please, Alice!
Finish what you started!
Alice! Liam!
Oh, I've got you.
I've got you.
My brother is dead!
Amado?
Finish what I started.
I'm sorry.
You did the right thing.
Finally, I can get some real sleep.
Hello.
Niamh mom?
Hi! How are you, my little artist?
Niamh I'm retired now. Wanna play?
Yes. One, two, three. One, two, three.
No, that's not fair! I won!
You cheated. I did not cheat!
Who's the loser now?
Best out of three. Okay.
Tom okay, sweetie, that's enough.
Look, erm, mom and dad need to talk now, okay?
- One minute only. - Okay, okay.
- One minute. - Okay.
I love you.
Niamh love you, too.
Hey.
How is she?
Apart from her hamster dying last night...
She's, erm, she's fine.
Oh, that's awful.
Tom how are you?
I'm really good, actually.
Rested. Wow.
Feeling better, better than I've been in years.
I don't think that either of us have, er...
Slept well since this whole thing happened.
I know. Tom...
This has been so rough on the two of you and I'm so sorry.
All my priorities were messed up.
Tom yeah, I know, it's erm, it's okay.
I promise from now on, you two are my first priority.
No more obsessing over work.
No.
Tom Alice? What's wrong, honey?
No. Tom, that lullaby, where did she hear that?!
Tom honey, calm down. We're okay.
- Where did she hear it? - Niamh mom?
Tom what are you talking about?
What are you...? Where did she hear it?
Tom look, please, just calm down!
- Alice? - Niamh mom?
We're fine. Everything is fine.
No, it's not okay! Just relax.
Please listen to me. Okay, niamh! Niamh!
Tom? Please! You're upsetting niamh!
- I wanna talk to my husband! - Please just...
- Tom? - Mom!
Tom! I... I can't do this anymore!
Please... stop it!
- Tom! Tom! Tom! - Okay, listen to me...