We’re about midway by way of 2024, and we’ve gotten some strong showings of horror each on TV (like Chucky, Them: The Scare) and within the theaters (Abigail, Late Night With the Devil). There’s extra to come back with the likes of Alien: Romulus and Speak No Evil, and Netflix is including one thing new into the combination with Nightmares & Daydreams.
Much like Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, the brand new present is an anthology from Indonesian filmmaker Joko Anwar (Devil’s Slaves: Communion). Throughout seven episodes, a gaggle of odd individuals come throughout unusual occasions which will maintain the reply to humanity’s creation and no matter lies sooner or later. “Characters and plots will intertwine like items of a puzzle,” reads the synopsis, “And the large image can be awe-inspiring.”
As seen within the trailer above, the tales can be unfold throughout a number of time intervals, from the previous to the far future and have cults, an enormous clock tower, individuals trapped in homes, and malicious subliminal messaging. The collection can even function frequent Anwar collaborators in its forged, akin to Ario Bayu—whose first breakthrough position was in Anwar’s Useless Time: Kala—and Marissa Anita (Impetigore, Ritual).
Nightmares was first announced again in 2022, the place Anwar known as his house nation “so stuffed with distinctive and extraordinary tales.” With the new trailer, he defined his intention was to make the collection relatable to most Indonesians, however with some added political and social themes by way of a sci-fi supernatural lens. International horror takes many kinds relying on the nation, and within the case of Indonesia, there’s been some fairly sturdy and scary showings.
We’ll learn how Nightmares & Daydreams stacks up when it hits Netflix on June 14.
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