Slumber (film)

Slumber is a 2017 British supernatural horror-thriller film directed by Jonathan Hopkins and co-written by Richard Hobley and Hopkins. It stars Maggie Q, Kristen Bush, Sam Troughton, Will Kemp, William Hope and Sylvester McCoy.

It was released on 1 December 2017, by Vertical Entertainment.

Premise
Alice (Maggie Q) is a rationally minded sleep doctor, who is forced to abandon scientific reason when she meets a family being terrorised by a parasitic demon known as the nocnitsa which paralyses victims as they sleep.

Production
Slumber was filmed at Home Farm in Kent and doubled as the Morgan family home. Production used exterior and interior shots at the location.

Additional external shots from Yorktown Heights, and Pound Ridge, New York.

Cast

 * Maggie Q as Alice Arnolds
 * Kristen Bush as Sarah Morgan
 * Sam Troughton as Charlie Morgan
 * Lucas Bond as Daniel Morgan
 * Honor Kneafsey as Emily Morgan
 * Will Kemp as Tom Arnolds
 * William Hope as Malcom
 * Sylvester McCoy as Amado
 * Sophia Wiseman as Niamh (daughter of Alice)
 * Neil Linpow as Dave Marklund
 * William Rhead as Liam

Release
In May 2017, Vertical Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film.

Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 0% based on 8 reviews, with an average rating of 3.25/10.