From ‘Gremlins’ to ‘Hard Candy,' This Underseen Anthology Movie Brings Together a Delightfully Strange Mix of Horror Directors

Nightmare Cinema offers a fun variety of twisted horror tales from a number of famed directors like Joe Dante and David Slade.

January 14, 2025 · 1 min · 71 words · Jessica Cook

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The 2007 film is a taut thriller and one of Elliot Page’s strongest performances.

The second segment,Mirari, is directed byJoe Dante ofGremlinsfame.

It doesnt sound terribly frightening, but timid Helen is put off by the aggressive behavior of her children.

Gizmo from Gremlins and Hayley from Hard Candy stand on either side of a man with his face covered in stitches and a bear trap surrounding them.

Image by Zanda Rice

Nightmare Cinemais available to stream in the U.S. on Tubi.

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Zarah Mahler as Anna in ‘Nightmare Cinema’ lying in a bed with her face covered in white bandages

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Elliot Page in Hard Candy (2005)

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