Review: What do you do when your dreams don't want to stay dreams?
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 10, 2013
Every so often you come across a story a story that resonates with you deeply on a more personal level.  For me, NIGHTMARE MAN is just such a story.  The subject matter of "night terrors", and knowledge of the underlying factors that may be contributing to them, is something that our family knows a great deal about.Personal issues aside, Alan Ryker has written a very well-researched, and ultimately terrifying novella that blends facts and "what-ifs?", perfectly.  I simply did not stop reading until the final page.  The theories proposed here could give even the soundest sleeper nightmares!  Jessie is a family man with a wife and two beautiful children, working at a high stress job.  At night, Jessie is besieged by horrendous night terrors. Tormented to the breaking point, he finally agrees to try and get help at his wife's bequest.  The problem is, the night terrors do not want to go.What do you do when your dreams don't want to stay dreams?Ryker does a superb job at portraying the "trapped", unnerving feeling that Jessie is going through.  His sense of isolation and desperation to end his "nightmares" comes across clearly, and readers can't help but feel for this man.When dealing with a subject like this, there is no limit to where your imagination (or nightmares!) can take you.  That, I feel, is what makes this novella truly stand out.Highly recommended!