Brad Sykes’ previously unreleased SOV horror movie DREAMS OF THE DEAD has been acquired for Blu-ray release and will make its theatrical debut this year. Made in Virginia Beach, Virginia over the summer of 1994 by student filmmakers including Brett Edenton (THE PACT), DREAMS OF THE DEAD is a gripping supernatural horror film which combines Eurohorror imagery with “Tales from the Darkside”-style atmosphere.
Sykes, whose many horror credits include the cult classics CAMP BLOOD, DEATH FACTORY, GOTH and PLAGUERS, did not initially seek release for DREAMS OF THE DEAD back in 1994, screening it only for friends and family and other filmmakers.
30 years later, DREAMS OF THE DEAD is ready to be unleashed, restored by Nightfall Pictures with a new music score by composer David Zuzelo and a new sound mix and titles by filmmaker Anthony Catanese (HI-FEAR). The result is an improved viewing experience that still retains the look and feel of the film’s gritty analog origins.
DREAMS OF THE DEAD will be released on a limited edition, director signed VHS by Nightfall Video in Fall 2024 with a special edition Blu-ray to follow in 2025.
DREAMS OF THE DEAD will have its world premiere at the Skyline Drive-In in Shelbyville, IN on July 31 as part of the “Indie SINsations” film series. It will screen a few days later, on August 2 as an official selection of Grossfest in Pittsburgh, PA. Additional screenings will follow this fall so indie horror fans can experience this one-of-a-kind horror film for the first time ever.
DREAMS OF THE DEAD Synopsis
Creatively blocked and recovering from a bad breakup, writer Adrian Hallow becomes obsessed with a series of letters he receives in the mail. Addressed to the previous occupant, who disappeared under strange circumstances, all the letters are written by a serial killer known as ‘K’. At the same time, a mysterious woman appears to Adrian in a series of disturbing dreams, beckoning him to save her. Adrian’s reality unravels as he begins a quest to find the truth behind the woman and her strange connection to K. Will Adrian rescue her in time, or simply become K’s next victim?
DREAMS OF THE DEAD credit block
NIGHTFALL PICTURES presents
a BRAD SYKES film
“DREAMS OF THE DEAD”
BRETT EDENTON – DAWN SOLERI – JOHN LIPFERT – KERSTIN GENNERT
and BUTCH EDENTON as ‘K’
Special Makeup Effects by BRETT EDENTON
Photographed and Edited by BRAD SYKES
Post Production Supervisor ANTHONY CATANESE
Music by DAVID ZUZELO
Co-Producer ANTHONY CATANESE
Executive Producers BRAD SYKES- JOSEPHINA SYKES
Written, Produced and Directed by BRAD SYKES
