Beyond the Wall of Sleep (2006)

User Rating:

2.8/10   

Directors:

Barrett J. Leigh
Thom Maurer

Writers:

Barrett J. Leigh (writer)
H.P. Lovecraft (story)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

I wake with bad things...

Plot:

Joe Slaader is a mysterious mountain man being held in the Ulster County Asylum after the brutal murder of his family...

Plot Keywords:

Asylum | H.P. Lovecraft | Doctor | Mental Disorder | Nudity

Cast

George Peroulas	...	Happy Home Mental Patient
Fountain Yount	...	Edward Eischel
Gregory Fawcett	...	Francis (as Greg Fawcett)
William Sanderson	...	Joe Slaader
Kurt Hargan	...	Dr. Wardlow
Frank Schuler	...	Peter Slaader
Marco St. John	...	Dr. Fenton
Rick Dial	...	Dr. Barnard
Tom Savini	...	Sheriff
Robert Jayne	...	Jasper (as Bobby Jacoby)
Rachel Mellendorf	...	Ardelia
Jan Jackson	...	Nurse in operating room (as Jane Jackson)
Tonya White	...	Featured Extra
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David T. Alcorn	...	Syringe Head
Tommy Barnes	...	Attendent
Haley Buchanan	...	Dream Child
Emily Cochran	...	Sarah Slaader
Lauren Cornish	...	Nurse Calloway
Patrick Cranford	...	Featured Extra
Steven W. Easley	...	Bizarre Patient / Singing Patient
Michael Fairman	...	Older Intern (voice)
Dale Gould	...	Inbred
Steve Huenke	...	Tentacle Inbreeder
Kenneth Jackson	...	Dr. Sherman
Lisa Marie King	...	Dream Child #4
Dakotah Lowry	...	Child In Dream Sequence
Winston Lowry	...	Dream Child #2
Jason Petty	...	Dr. Gregor
Perry Poston	...	Uncle Irving
Austin Sanders	...	Mountain Man
Amelia Rae Shaw	...	Child in Dream Sequence
Keith Valcourt	...	Interviewer (voice)
Melay Vowel	...	Wardlow's Test Girl
Scott Witlock	...	Young Intern
Robert Ziegler	...	Amducious

MPAA:

Rated R for bloody horror violence and gore, language and some nudity.

Runtime:

USA:84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Certification:

USA:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:18A (Manitoba)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

El Globo Films

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Behind the Wall of Sleep (2006) (V)

The Single Worst Movie I've Ever Seen

I've seen hundreds of B-horror movies and direct-to-DVD schlock, but this film has managed to take the trophy prize for worst ever. Trust me when I say that is NOT an easy prize to win. I've seen movies that I thought would make me tear the eyes out of my head...but, somehow, none can compare to "Beyond the Wall of Sleep."

When trying to make a list of all of the things wrong with this movie, the task becomes so overwhelming that it's easier to say that nothing is right with it. From the bad wigs to the 2nd-grade-school-play acting, it's just one abomination after the next until the credits roll. Parts of the film are actually unbearable to look at because the editing is so intentionally spastic and flickering, it feels like you're going to have a seizure. Other parts are so slow and unedited, you feel like you're going to hang yourself if they don't end. Suffice it to say that none of the movie manages to be in between those two extremes. Truly a terrible attempt at...whatever it was they were attempting.

Best line: "My brains!!!!"