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THE END OF THE NIGHTMARE

Twenty years have passed since the death of Vincent's hippie friends, sister, and girlfriend. Vincent Ascia is now elderly and has retired to the solitude of the mountains. Vincent's cousin, Nessy, the daughter of Robert Caranza, the twin brother of archaeologist Pedro Caranza, goes camping in the woods with her boyfriend Charlie. For his birthday, Charlie gives her an ancient Egyptian talisman found by his archaeologist uncle along with Professor Pedro Caranza (with whom they were research partners) inside the tomb of an Egyptian pharaoh. Charlie claims that the talisman will protect her from harm. In the woods, Nessy finds the remains of a completely collapsed cottage. While Charlie sets up the tent for the night, Nessy rummages through the wreckage of the cottage and finds the Book of Kutu. Inside the tent, Nessy and her boyfriend read a formula from the Book of Kutu. A new demonic spirit is awakened: Nyarlathotep, the King of Chaos, the black pharaoh. It immediately attacks the tent with the two youngsters inside, overturning it. Frightened, the two young people flee and reach their car, returning home. When they arrive home, Nessy leaves the Book of Kutu in the living room before going dancing with her boyfriend at a nightclub. At the same time, Nessy's friend Sheryl goes into the woods to find the tent of the two youngsters. When she arrives at the location, she finds the overturned tent, but there is no sign of Nessy and Charlie. As she senses that something sinister has occurred, she realizes that Nyarlathotep's spirit is coming for her. Killed by the force of evil, Sheryl becomes a horrifying being under the command of Nyarlathotep. Nessy's parents, her father Robert and mother Abelina, return home. Robert finds the Book of Kutu in the living room and discovers that it was written by his brother Pedro. Intrigued and encouraged by his curious wife to know its contents, he reads the words from the book that summon the forces of evil.

  • Davide Horus Santandrea
    Director
    Join the Evi, The Curse Of Kutu, The Demon Of The Wood, The End Of The Nightmare, The Codex Of Evil, The Desecreated Soul, The Horror in the Wood, Tramonto di Sangue, Oltre L'ignoto, Join The Dead, Memorie di uno Zombie, Paura di un Libro, L'Uomo che non sopravvisse al virus, Io sono un real Vampire, ombra del diario, Thirst, Sunset moon, Darkblood - il Diario della Bestia.
  • Davide Horus Santandrea
    Writer
    Horror in The Wood, Uno Dopo L'Altro Morirete tutti!, Il demone del Bosco, La fine dell'Incubo, La Maledizione di Kutu, Memorie di uno Zombie, Paura di un Libro, L'uomo che non sopravvisse al virus, sunset moon, Darkblood
  • Davide Horus Santandrea
    Producer
    Horror in The Wood, Uno Dopo L'Altro Morirete tutti!, Il demone del Bosco, La fine dell'Incubo, La Maledizione di Kutu, Memorie di uno Zombie, Paura di un Libro, L'uomo che non sopravvisse al virus, sunset moon, Darkblood
  • Giuseppe Scaglione
    Key Cast
    "Vincen Axe"
    The End of the Nightmare
  • Mauro Casadei
    Key Cast
    "Robert e Pedro Caranza"
    The Curse Of Kutu, The Demon Of The Wood, The End Of The Nightmare, The Desecrated Soul
  • Enrico Conti
    Key Cast
    "Stefan"
    Join The Evil, Horror in The Wood, The End Of The Nightmare, The Codex Of Evil, The Desecrated Soul
  • Barbara Michelini
    Key Cast
    "Nessy"
    The End of the Nightmare, The Codex Of Evil, The Desecreated Soul
  • Davide Bella
    Key Cast
    "Charlie"
    Join The Evil, Horror in The Wood, The Curse of Kutu, The Demon Of The Wood, The End Of The Nightmare
  • Graziella Polmonari
    Key Cast
    "Abelina"
    Join The Evil, Horror in The Wood, The Demon of the Wood, The End Of The Nightmare
  • Alessandro Corzani
    Key Cast
    "Sebastian"
    The Curse Of The Kutu, The End of the Nightmare, The Codex of Evil. the Desecrated Soul
  • Produzione LongBlackVeil
    Production
    Join The Evil, Horror in The Wood, Uno Dopo L'Altro Morirete tutti!, Il demone del Bosco, La fine dell'Incubo, La Maledizione di Kutu, Memorie di uno Zombie, Paura di un Libro, L'uomo che non sopravvisse al virus, Sunset Moon, Darkblood
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Television, Web / New Media, Other
  • Genres:
    horror, splatter, comedy, slapstic, thriller
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 56 minutes 42 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 23, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    30,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    Black Magic 6k
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Speciale Halloween - Meldola
    Meldola FC
    Italy
    October 31, 2024
    Prima visione all'interno dell'Evento di Halloween
Distribution Information
  • LBV PRODUCTIONS (Long Black Veil Produzioni)
    Distributor
    Country: Italy
    Rights: All Rights, Internet, Video on Demand, Pay Per View, Hotel, Airline, Ship, Theatrical, Video / Disc, Paid TV, Console / Handheld Device
Director Biography - Davide Horus Santandrea

Davide Santandrea, born in 1966 in Ravenna and adopted by Meldola, is a versatile artist: he divides his time between various activities he has been passionate about since childhood. These include cinema, where he is a director specializing in horror, thriller, and science fiction films, and the creation of animatronic characters and special effects, a skill he learned as a young man under the mentorship of the famous Carlo Rambaldi, the creator of animatronic characters for E.T., King Kong, Alien, and many others. Additionally, Davide now writes horror and science fiction books, often turning them into screenplays for his films. Among his latest works, he has published two books in the “SUNSET MOON” vampire saga: “Sunset Moon” and “Darkblood,” which are available in bookstores and on Amazon. Davide hopes to eventually bring these books to the big screen.

His cinematic career, which began in 2013, has kept him busy as an author, screenwriter, and actor, and since 2017, as a director. He acted in the film “Tramonto di Sangue” and in two TV series, “Ombra del Diario” and “Thirst,” both aired on CW18 in the United States.

However, Davide’s cinematic journey began when he was a teenager, making short films with his cousins and friends using an old Super 8 home movie camera at the age of 15. “Small youth experiments,” Davide recalls, blushing, but even then, you could see his first attempts at filmmaking. Since 2018, in addition to acting, he directed the film “Tramonto di Sangue” and the two TV series that aired in the United States. In 2018, he was also the creator and director of the TV program “Oltre L’Ignoto,” broadcast on 7Gold. In 2020, he directed the film “Horror in The Wood.” From 2020 onwards, he directed the eight films in the “Join The Evil” saga including:The Curse Of Kutu, The Demon Of The Wood, The End of the Nightmare, Join The Evil, The Codex Of Evil, and The Desecrated Soul.

At the same time, in 2021, he shot additional horror and science fiction short films like Paura di un Libro, Memorie di uno Zombie, Io sono un Real Vampire, L’Uomo che non Sopravvisse al Virus, and Join The Dead. He has many more screenplays in his drawer, some inspired by his dreams and nightmares, others based on his published books, which he plans to turn into various films and short films in the near future.

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Director Statement

The End Of The Nightmare, in italiano " La Fine Dell'Incubo" è ufficialmente l'ultimo film horror slapstic con il personaggio comico Vincent Ascia. Dal 5 film della saga " The Codex Of Evil (I Codici del Male) la saga intraprende la strada dell'horror più "puro" lasciando la vena comica/slapstic.