Living Nightmares horror title artwork with a shadowy face and outstretched hand.

BleakVector Studios · A horror anthology

Living
Nightmares

Enter the dark realm of The Guide. Six chilling tales. Sinister secrets. Nightmares brought to life.

Directed by Jason Montney.

Explore the episodes Series on IMDb

Jason Montney’s directorial debut

Every nightmare
has a story.

Living Nightmares is a late-night horror anthology series hosted by the mysterious figure known only as The Guide. From his dark realm beneath an ancient mausoleum in a forgotten cemetery, he invites viewers into a world of chilling tales, sinister secrets, and terrifying nightmares.

The series brought together Jason Montney’s directing, visual storytelling, and practical effects work, with a cast and crew collaborating to bring each unsettling world to the screen.

Year: 2017
Format: Horror anthology series
Broadcast: Channel 20 Detroit

Explore the anthology

The episodes

Living Nightmares

Confession

A reporter’s visit to a dying woman uncovers a disturbing secret held for decades.

View episode on IMDb

Living Nightmares

Lanna

An elderly caregiver wakes to discover that his verbally abusive wife has vanished.

View episode on IMDb

Living Nightmares

I Watch Candice

A woman rebuilding her life is unaware of the watcher behind her vanity mirror.

View episode on IMDb

Living Nightmares

The Thing in the Hall

A creature at a bedroom door sets a terrifying chain of events in motion.

View episode on IMDb

Living Nightmares

Bloodthirsty

A party descends into chaos when a captive fighter escapes the basement.

View episode on IMDb

Living Nightmares

The Mayan Stone

A stolen relic from a Mayan temple carries a deadly consequence.

View episode on IMDb

The faces of Living Nightmares

Cast

Kevin Allen

Niki Cipriano

Chris Ewing

Richard Mason

Matt Acho

Daniel Jeffries

Jimmie Chiappelli

Chloe Chiappelli

Michael T. Tremblay

Ron Carlone

Deborah Lane Spencer

Brian Kasgorgis

Ernest Lee

Courtney Steward

Carl Hale the 2nd

Christy Edwards

Alisha Simmons

Behind the camera

Crew & production

Director: Jason Montney
Assistant Director: Zachary Deering
Executive Producer: Kevin Allen
Executive Producer: Jason Montney
Producer: Karla Cipriano
Producer: Amy Sloan
Producer: Ron Carlone
Producer / Director of Photography: Howard Levine
Cinematographer: Chris Haze
Music Composer: Gabriel Pilon
Sound: Lucia Andre
Production Assistant: Matthew Hemstrought
Film Editor: Stanley Bridges

On set · Practical effects · Production

Behind the nightmares

A look at the people, cameras, performances, and practical effects that brought Living Nightmares to life. Select a photo to view it larger.

Camera crew working beside a RED cinema camera.

Camera operator adjusting a RED cinema camera outdoors.

Two crew members preparing a RED camera indoors.

Production team reviewing a script together on set.

Four cast members gathered around a table between scenes.

Camera operator adjusting a Blackmagic cinema camera.

Director reviewing a script beside an actress at a makeup vanity.

Actor rehearsing a scene with a prop handgun in a doorway.

Two performers staging a bedside scene.

Crew preparing a practical blood effect beside the camera.

Close-up of a hand covered in stage blood holding a costume necklace.

Practical effects makeup being applied to a hooded creature.

Performer in a purple costume covered in stage blood on set.

Performer staging a horror scene on the floor with practical blood effects.

Performer seated in the corner of a horror set dressed with stage blood.

Performer rehearsing in a doorway with a prop handgun.

Director monitoring a scene while a camera operator films.

Clapperboard for The Things in the Hallway.

The Mayan Stone production clapperboard.

Lanna production clapperboard.

Jason Montney holding a Living Nightmares clapperboard.

Jason Montney working with a cinema camera on set.

Bloodthirsty production clapperboard.

Two Living Nightmares production clapperboards.

Practical blood effects being prepared for The Mayan Stone.

Jason Montney · BleakVector Studios

More stories. More worlds.

Explore our films Meet the filmmaker