slayrrr666 "Nightmare Man" is an enjoyable, if slightly flawed entry.**SPOILERS**After receiving a new fertility mask, Ellen Morris, (Blythe Metz) suddenly starts having strange nightmares and visions, which her husband William, (Luciano Szafir) immediately writes off. When it starts getting worse, she begins to feel like she's being stalking by a figure known as The Nightmare Man, who is represented by their mask. Finally deciding to get away from the mask and go on a trip out in the woods, they are attacked by the creature and forcing them to take refuge with Mia, (Tiffany Shepis) and her friends Jack, (James Ferris) Ed, (Jack Sway) and Trinity, (Hanna Putnam) who are in a small cabin nearby. Realizing that her stories are true, they band together with whatever they can and hold off the deadly creature without being taken out one-by-one.The Good News: There was a lot of good stuff here in this one. Easily its best feature is that the film manages to throw one of the greatest second halves together with so much good stuff as to be nearly impossible to count against it. From the moment of the car attack, this just gets better and better and has an absolutely fun time that is quite obvious to watch. That car attack itself is one of the best features of the film, as it's an old-school style scene that's protracted and extended, but feels natural about it and not simply because of unnecessary reasons, and the different tactics to keep it going make it energetic and exciting, and then it segues into an equally-outstanding chase through the forest which is just eerie, creepy and good enough to really keep the film going rather nicely with a spectacular setting, a really healthy amount of action and some better-than-expected moments which are responsible for getting this one across as a fun scene. What makes this the best is that, while there's a life-or-death struggle in the woods between a knife-wielding, devil-masked man of her nightmares with the hyperventilating victim screaming for her life, it's being crosscut with scenes of one of the characters performing a striptease while another fakes an orgasm to further annoy her prudish boyfriend. The scenes there, both before and after that, are just as fun and slightly sleazy as that one, most of which comes from the highly-unsubtle flirting going on following the lesbian revelation. Sprinkled with highly-enjoyable nudity, coming just shy of revealing everything, from most of the main female cast which is greatly appreciated, these scenes work incredibly well and have a lot going for them. It then gets chilling and quite tense once it gets the creature there, which is where most of this one works. From the incredible stalking around the cabin to the antics of surviving the matter and the constant attempts at getting to them, this is an incredibly well-done series of scenes that, combined with the earlier stuff, makes for some outstanding moments that make this so fun. By making the killer look rather great, with the use of the tribal mask which is rather creepy-looking on it's own, giving into a fantastic-looking killer that works well. That there's a couple of rather nice kills doesn't really hurt either, as there's a really great arrow-bow through the neck, a knife through the head, some stabbing and impaling, and one is run over by a car that splatters across the windshield, which is about all it can afford due to the body count but it still good enough to really work. The last plus to this is the film's nice attention to it's killer, which has a great history and really feels more complete than most other slashers' back-stories and makes him a more complete villain. All of these here make this a great entry.The Bad News: There are a couple problems with this one that hold it down. One of them is the premise doesn't have nearly enough set-up before the husband is ready to get to the insane asylum. The movie opens with her receiving the mask before getting the effects of that, and within a matter of six minutes in, the film is ready to have her dropped of at the asylum. It really could have used more set-up, and the basic premise behind what ultimately happens remains rather underdeveloped throughout the film and needs a bit more fleshing out. The biggest problem, though, is the horrible camera work and nonexistent lighting. There are entire moments of outdoor scenes where all that's visible was one dark blob interacting with another dark blob. This is especially true during the last half, which takes place at night for the most part, and it gets really hard to see most of what's happening when out in the woods. The scenes inside the cabin are somewhat better, but even still aren't that greatly-lit and seem to be quite hard to fully see through. Otherwise, this one wasn't bad at all.The Final Verdict: A lot of good points mixed in with some minor flaws really helps this one out, making it a highly enjoyable and entertaining film. Definitely recommended to slasher fans, those who have liked the others in the series or are fans of the creative crew, while those who aren't should heed caution.Rated R: Graphic Violence, Nudity and Graphic Language

MidnightWarrior Don't listen to anyone who tells you this film isn't good. Sure there are parts of the film (maybe 10%) that clearly show the amateur nature of the director, but everyone starts from somewhere.Some of the editing was a little jerky and weird, in the beginning and during the climax, but overall it was spot on and made the film fun. There were scenes in which the director built up tension and did an incredible job at doing it.The dialog was really good and the script wasn't too bad at all. Perhaps I'm jaded and have seen too many horror films, but I wasn't scared by this one at all. One thing you have to remember is that horror films are dark, dark comedies. I saw the humor in this film and laughed.Credit should go to the director for making this film spunky, fun, sexy (the hot girl who played Mia and main character, her teasing the boyfriend, etc.) and then thrilling and horrific at the same time. These well blended qualities are what's missing from mainstream Hollywood horror films. Anyway, the cast and crew did an amazing job and this is really just a fun, fun film.To wrap it up, I think the director shows promising talent that can only get better with more films. Don't pass this one up, it's worth the rental price. 7/10

Michael O'Keefe Part of the After Dark Horrorfest and possibly the best of this crop. Written and directed by Rolfe Kanefsky; a very anxious movie with some thrills and chills. Most of the acting is bad; but some nice looking girls to stare at. The killing scenes are imaginative, violent and worth talking about. Ellen(Blythe Metz)orders an African fertility mask; but is mistakenly sent one that is very demonic looking and horned. The mask possesses a evil spirit that overtakes Ellen, driving her insane. On the way to a mental hospital, her husband(Luciano Szafir)runs out of gas and leaves her in the car to wait. She believes that she is taunted by her 'Nightmare Man' and ends up being chased in the woods by him. She finally finds refuge with two vacationing couples partying in a nice home in the middle of nowhere. Soon the 'Nightmare Man' appears to prove Ellen is really dealing with an evil spirit with killing on its mind. Needless to say, a body count begins and evil continues to breed. The movie is stolen by the character Mia played by Tiffany Shepis. Also in the cast: James Ferris, Hanna Putnam, Jack Sway and Aaron Sherry as the 'Nightmare Man'.

jhusk13 The whole reason i signed up or "registered" for this website was to comment on this film. This was the worst piece of garbage i've ever seen. this movie some how gained enough notoriety to be in "Horror fest," and i'm confident that it couldn't get a passing grade in an undergrad, beginning-film-making course. I hated everything about this movie, there isn't a single redeeming quality to it. there is nothing new, fresh, or distinct about this movie. This movie was my first experience with "Horror fest" ever, and because of it, I feel an overwhelming obligation to myself to never watch another "Horror fest" film again."Nightmare Man," you've tickled my gag reflex like no other movie before. I implore the cast, crew, production company, and director to abstain from ever getting near another camera again.