The Nightmare(2015)
2015 · Achim Bornhak · 88 min
After a massive party one evening, 17-year-old Tina begins experiencing nightmares in which she is haunted by an unusual creature.
Drama · Mystery · Horror
6.4112 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
1/5
Gore
3/5
Stays with you
How The Nightmare scares
There's a woozy, disoriented feeling to this one, like being stuck inside someone else's bad trip and not knowing what's real. The pace is slow and dreamlike, built around unease and strange visuals rather than jolts or scares that make you jump. It leans more into teenage confusion and dread than gore or physical danger, mixing party scenes and neon lights with something unsettling lurking underneath. This is for people who like their horror strange, moody, and a little disturbing rather than thrilling or fun.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, The Nightmare rates psychological 4/5, visceral 2/5, gore 1/5, lingering effect 3/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 4 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 1 of 5
- Lingering: 3 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 20 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 50 of 100 — balanced
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 70 of 100 — leans Disturbing
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A hazy, slow-building descent that starts calm and parties on before sliding into mounting dread and a jarring, intense final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4.
How scary is The Nightmare?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, The Nightmare rates 3/5 — solidly scary, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. The fear is mostly in your head — it unsettles far more than it assaults. Expect it to be restrained with gore and genuinely disturbing. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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