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REM - Sleep. Dream. Die.: REM, Book 1
SLEEP. DREAM. DIE.
Imagine if your dreams didn't vanish when you woke up—but were recorded instead. You could watch them back whenever you wanted. But then your next sleep would be your last...
Alysee is four years old when her father begs her in a panic, for God's sake, not to fall asleep. But the little girl's eyes flutter shut. When she wakes up, her father is dead. Brutally murdered. The fear of sleep never leaves her.
Years later, Alysee learns that her father has left her a former luxury hotel on the German-Polish border. She desperately hopes that this forgotten place will finally reveal something about her family. Her wish comes true—in the cruellest way imaginable. In the hotel's basement, her father had been conducting illegal sleep experiments, obsessed with the idea of recording dreams like a film. What he never realised was that he wasn't just making the murderous figures from his subjects' nightmares visible—he was bringing them to life...
Starring Katie Stevens, January LaVoy, Ray Porter, Rob Estes, Mark Donovan, Hudson Brooks, Kieran Regan, Meg Millidge, Bruce Barker, David Andrew Calvillo, Denisse Ojeda, Andrew Kishino, Mariah Tzoumbas, Nicole Vigils, Christopher Swindle, Hazel DeLay, Colby Rummel, Tangie Ambrose, David DeLuise and Stephanie Walters Montgomery.
Imagine if your dreams didn't vanish when you woke up—but were recorded instead. You could watch them back whenever you wanted. But then your next sleep would be your last...
Alysee is four years old when her father begs her in a panic, for God's sake, not to fall asleep. But the little girl's eyes flutter shut. When she wakes up, her father is dead. Brutally murdered. The fear of sleep never leaves her.
Years later, Alysee learns that her father has left her a former luxury hotel on the German-Polish border. She desperately hopes that this forgotten place will finally reveal something about her family. Her wish comes true—in the cruellest way imaginable. In the hotel's basement, her father had been conducting illegal sleep experiments, obsessed with the idea of recording dreams like a film. What he never realised was that he wasn't just making the murderous figures from his subjects' nightmares visible—he was bringing them to life...
Starring Katie Stevens, January LaVoy, Ray Porter, Rob Estes, Mark Donovan, Hudson Brooks, Kieran Regan, Meg Millidge, Bruce Barker, David Andrew Calvillo, Denisse Ojeda, Andrew Kishino, Mariah Tzoumbas, Nicole Vigils, Christopher Swindle, Hazel DeLay, Colby Rummel, Tangie Ambrose, David DeLuise and Stephanie Walters Montgomery.
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Published July 23, 2026
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Sebastian Fitzek
107 books9,508 followersSebastian Fitzek was born in Berlin in 1971. After going to law school and being promoted to LL.D., he decided against a juridical profession for a creative occupation in the media. After the traineeship at a private radio station he switched to the competition as head of entertainment and became chief editor later on, thereafter becoming an independent executive consultant and format developer for numerous media companies in Europe. He lives in Berlin and is currently working in the programme management of a major capital radio station.
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August 10, 2026
This book was alright, but nothing amazing. It had a decent idea behind it, and some genuinely creepy moments, but overall it felt a bit loose. There were interesting threads running through it, but they didn’t always pull together in a way that felt fully thought‑out.
There were a few plot points that seemed important but never really went anywhere, like how that bloke supposedly lived in the hotel for twenty years without ever leaving.
The dramatisation was fine, but there was far too much heavy breathing. After a while it stopped adding atmosphere and just got on my nerves.
Decent enough listen, but nothing special. One of those where the idea’s stronger than what we actually get.
There were a few plot points that seemed important but never really went anywhere, like how that bloke supposedly lived in the hotel for twenty years without ever leaving.
The dramatisation was fine, but there was far too much heavy breathing. After a while it stopped adding atmosphere and just got on my nerves.
Decent enough listen, but nothing special. One of those where the idea’s stronger than what we actually get.
August 12, 2026
This book was alright, but nothing amazing. It had a decent idea behind it, and some genuinely creepy moments, but overall it felt a bit loose. There were interesting threads running through it, but they didn’t always pull together in a way that felt fully thought‑out.
There were a few plot points that seemed important but never really went anywhere, like how that bloke supposedly lived in the hotel for twenty years without ever leaving.
The dramatisation was fine, but there was far too much heavy breathing. After a while it stopped adding atmosphere and just got on my nerves.
Decent enough listen, but nothing special. One of those where the idea’s stronger than what we actually get.
There were a few plot points that seemed important but never really went anywhere, like how that bloke supposedly lived in the hotel for twenty years without ever leaving.
The dramatisation was fine, but there was far too much heavy breathing. After a while it stopped adding atmosphere and just got on my nerves.
Decent enough listen, but nothing special. One of those where the idea’s stronger than what we actually get.
August 10, 2026
This is so dumb.
I want to end it but I’m so far into it and still shaking my head that I may as well just take the credit for my yearly reading challenge at this point.
I want to end it but I’m so far into it and still shaking my head that I may as well just take the credit for my yearly reading challenge at this point.
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews