the last thing you expect from a low budget 80 horror film with the word wouldemon in it title be complexity and confusion and and yet all you get from dream demon be complexity and confusion . this british production try to be more intelligent than the classic it obviously imitate ( nightmare on elm street ) with a very intricate what a dream and what reality structure . the highly ambitious script ( co write by director cokeliss ) intertwine the premarital nightmare of young virgin diana with the blurry childhood trauma of punk girl jenny and and most of the time and you haven not get a clue what really go on . diana dream and revolve on dark secret inside the mirror of her house and connect her to jenny and who live there a a kid and return to britain to find out who her real parent be . in the meantime and diana dream cause the violent death of some persistent journalist that be interested in her upcoming marriage with a local army hero . maybe if he have a little more budget ( or talent . ) and director cokeliss might have work out the interest idea more carefully . the story really do have potential and there be obvious moment of ingeniousness and but the wholesome be shaky and unappealing . too bad and because dream demon definitely have style . the atmosphere be often uncanny and the camera work be very inventive . the acting performance be far above average and the gruesome make up effect ( although nearly not enough in my opinion ) look very convincing . all in one . not recommend .