Omnibus | The Need for Nightmare

Duration: 52'34''

Synopsis

Where did the 19th century writers of horror find the inspiration for their stories? Usually it was in a nightmare.Films examines the moment of inspiration for these great works and asks why horror stories have such an attraction.

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