
She leaves in disgust.Īt Terry and Sam's apartment, the trio study Billy's diary. Julia visits Paul's apartment for comfort only to discover him drunk with his friends Troy and Darren.


After she manages to fix the issue, she is startled by a vision of Billy and stumbles onto the road only to nearly get hit by an oncoming truck. Terry shows up and apologizes for Sam's insensitivity and informs her that Billy used to talk a lot about Julia and his experiences with night terrors, and why he was obsessed with staying out of the dark.Īs Julia is driving in the middle of nowhere, an unknown creature sprints across the windshield as the car mysteriously stops. Offended by Sam's careless comments, Julia visits Billy's childhood room and discovers his drawer filled with batteries. He suggests that she might have been sleepwalking, since she does not remember what happened.Īt his funeral, Julia consoles Billy's parents and meets up with two of his friends and roommates, Terry Alba and Sam Burnside, who slowly begin to believe his claims, as they also experienced night terrors as children and suspect they are returning. Paul hears her screams and comes to her aid only to find her alone. That night Julia hears the shower running and investigates to find a mysterious black fluid erupting from the sink drain, and the bathroom mirror reveals an opening to alternate dimension filled with mysterious creatures. Despite their control, the roommates are never revealed to have any supernatural origin or abilities. The roommates, not him, appear in charge even when one of them sees his girlfriend nude and flirts with her. Their control, and why they are in charge of the home is never explained. When he passively asks them to contribute, they mock him, to the point of joking about keeping the money he gave them for the electric bill. Loomis has two roommates whom he is subservient to, paying their portion of the rent and utilities. Julia stays over at her paramedic boyfriend Paul Loomis' apartment for comfort and to grieve. He warns her to stay out of the dark before shooting himself. He tells her that he believes their night terrors are caused by something otherworldly, as he was kidnapped by mysterious creatures as a child and went missing for two days. In the diner, Billy is constantly startled by the flickering lights, as he is now deathly afraid of the dark. She reunites with a childhood friend, a now grown-up Billy ( Jon Abrahams). As a child, she experienced horrifying night terrors that manifested after witnessing her father commit suicide but has seemingly overcome the problem. In present-day 2002, the plot focuses on a Psychology grad student named Julia Lund and the events that turned her life upside down.

As he tries to fall asleep again, a dark apparition emerges from his closet and spirits him away. His mother Mary assures him the monster he thinks is in the closet is imaginary. In 1983, a young boy named Billy Parks is frightened and has difficulty falling asleep after waking up from a nightmare. ( October 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

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