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Depending on what you're looking for, there are several other titles with this name: Dead Awake (2016) - Horror Film Review
The 2016 horror film follows Kate Bowman, a social worker investigating a string of deaths linked to the terrifying phenomenon of sleep paralysis. Plot & Strategy: Staying Alive
The antagonist can only attack those who believe in its existence—a concept that drives much of the investigative plot. Viewer's "Guide" for the Movie
The film uses shifts in lighting and music to signal when a character is entering a paralyzed state.
In the film, the characters must navigate a deadly supernatural threat that attacks while they are immobilized in their sleep.
Victims are haunted by a demonic "old hag" entity that appears during sleep paralysis.
To survive, characters use extreme measures to stay awake, including adrenaline injections , energy drinks , and cold showers .
