Sleepwalkers(1992).Charles Brady and his mother Mary move to a small town. They are sleepwalkers - they can change their appearance and they need the life force from young women. Charles has picked out young Tanya as his next victim. He asks her for a date and invites her home... Written byMattias Thuresson... Synopsis Sleepwalkers(1992)
Movie Title: Sleepwalkers(1992)
Run Time: 91 min
Rating: 4.8 / 10
Genres: Horror
Release Date: 10 April 1992 (USA)
Director: Mick Garris
Writer: Stephen King... and other credits
Actor: Brian Krause,Mädchen Amick,Alice Krige
An incestuous mother and son (Krige, Krause) of preternatural origin move to a small town to find a young female virgin (Amick) the son may take the life force of and feed the mother with.
It's Stephen King, who wrote the screenplay, at his not bad best. Interesting music; I've never heard Enya in a horror movie before but surprisingly it works. As with Ron Perlman, I'd pretty much sit through anything with Alice Krige in it.
The down side is that although the mother and son are interesting beings the curiosity about them the movie arouses is not satisfied. What are they? A kind of feline lineage is hinted at as they can morph into variations of cat like creatures yet cats are their mortal enemies (a scratch can be fatal). Where are they from? Egypt is hinted at (the origin of the worship of Bast, perhaps). Why are they called Sleepwalkers (origins of the incubus/succubus/vampire mythologies)?
Despite the questions raised and unanswered the film is still an enjoyable gore-fest horror break from reality.
Worth a rent/buy used, especially for fans of Stephen King's work.
