Bad Dreams

Bad Dreams (1988)

  • 13% of critics liked it
    (8 reviews)

  • 44% of users liked it
    (1,000 ratings)

The sole survivor of a psycho-led mass suicide awakens from a 13-year coma and begins having visions of the cult leader who was also killed in the fiery death scene. She resists his efforts to have her join him in the hereafter, and soon members from her therapy group start dropping like flies. ~… More

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Horror
In Theaters
Apr 8, 1988 Wide
Anchor Bay Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Andreas Samuelson, Slasherpool

    "Nightmare on Elm Street" rip-off with talky script, predictable plot twists, off-screen murders and no gore.

  • Chuck O'Leary, FulvueDrive-in.com

    A solid, underrated horror film.

  • Scott Weinberg, DVDTalk.com

    Aside from a suitably intimidating performance from Richard Lynch (and a handful of semi-creative kill scenes), there's not a whole lot to recommend the thing.

  • Steve "Uncle Creepy" Barton, Dread Central

    Whether you're an old fan of this film, or just looking for a good blind buy, seek no further. Bad Dreams does everything that it should in spades, and is a worthy addition to anyone's personal DVD library.

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    Almost funny enough to be entertaining, but not quite.

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  • Cassandra M


    I'm kind of caught here. I somewhat liked it, but came away rather under-whelmed because it was all too familiar and there was something more interesting within this strange horror/thriller premise than what was chalked up. Even with some creative cracks, it should've been… More

  • Dean M


    Not a bad horror cult-classic of being haunted and hunted by the ghost.

  • Dr Blood  


    This tried hard to cash in on the success of "Nightmare on Elm Street 3", even involving many of the same cast members, but it just isn't anywhere near as good. When I first watched it back in 1988, I didn't even know that there were such things as cults who made… More

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