Fear in the Night

Fear in the Night

Nightmare of Murder...or Dream...or Reality

NR 1947 · 72 min · ★ 5.5 · Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

The dream is unusually vivid: Bank employee Vince Grayson finds himself murdering a man in a sinister octagonal-shaped room lined with mirrors while a mysterious woman breaks into a safe. It is so vivid that Vince suspects it may have really happened. To get the dream off his mind, he goes on a picnic with some relatives. When a thunderstorm forces his party into a nearby mansion, Vince discovers that the bizarre room does exist, and it means nothing but trouble.

Directed by Maxwell Shane · Written by Maxwell Shane

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