Victims are haunted by a demonic "old hag" entity that appears during sleep paralysis.
The 2016 horror film follows Kate Bowman, a social worker investigating a string of deaths linked to the terrifying phenomenon of sleep paralysis. Plot & Strategy: Staying Alive Dead Awake
While it relies on common horror tropes, it attempts to explore the historical "Nightmare" lore—similar to the documentary The Nightmare . Other Versions of "Dead Awake" Victims are haunted by a demonic "old hag"
The antagonist can only attack those who believe in its existence—a concept that drives much of the investigative plot. Viewer's "Guide" for the Movie Dead Awake