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“NIGHT TERROR” gets a lot worse in isolation horror film; teaser trailer and poster

Friday, February 27, 2026 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

The sleep-paralysis chiller looks to give you nightmares.

The teaser trailer has been released for Horror Dadz Productions’ NIGHT TERROR; check it out below. Written and directed by Joshua Brucker and Hunter Nino, it stars Nino along with Marleigh Arnold, Madelynn Wierda, Berkeley Slightom, Samuel J. Howard, Otis B. Dreds, Nicole McKavis, Evan M. Braun and Matthew Van Bodegraven. The synopsis: “NIGHT TERROR follows Shelly [Arnold], a young woman plagued by sleep paralysis and night terrors. After a call for help catches the attention of two college students, Autumn [Wierda] and Will [Howard], she becomes the subject for their documentary. But as their plan unfolds, things take a dark turn prompting Shelly to seek the help of a team of paranormal investigators to help stop the malevolent force that has consumed her.”

NIGHT TERROR was shot in Watseka, Illinois, with Brucker aiming to capture the rural environment of his youth. “When I was a child, my family and I lived on a farm, raised chickens and ducks, no neighbors for miles,” he says. “The isolation can be very terrifying, so my goal was to capture that feeling. No one can hear you, no one is going to rescue you if something goes wrong. You’re on your own.”

 

 

Michael Gingold
Michael Gingold (RUE MORGUE's Head Writer) has been covering the world of horror cinema for over three decades, and in addition to his work for RUE MORGUE, he has been a longtime writer and editor for FANGORIA magazine and its website. He has also written for BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH, SCREAM, IndieWire.com, TIME OUT, DELIRIUM, MOVIEMAKER and others. He is the author of the AD NAUSEAM books (1984 Publishing) and THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MONSTER MOVIES (FAB Press), and he has contributed documentaries, featurettes and liner notes to numerous Blu-rays, including the award-winning feature-length doc TWISTED TALE: THE UNMAKING OF "SPOOKIES" (Vinegar Syndrome).