goodbyedreamland:

some of my favorite movies that follow the “entering the dreamworld” trope:

• paperhouse (1988)
• the city of lost children (1995)
• coraline (2009)
• what dreams may come (1998) 
• paprika (2006)
• dreams (1990)
• the cabinet of dr. caligari (1920)
• a nightmare on elm street (1984)
• brazil (1985)
• dreamworld (1984)
• mulholland drive (2001) 
• wristcutters: a love story (2007)
• eternal sunshine of the spotless mind (2004)
• valerie and her week of wonders (1970)
• beetlejuice (1988)
• monkeybone (2001) literally just the parts based on mark ryden paintings

 i’m really really intrigued by this genre and i want/need to write something similar. i know not all of these movies are about entering dreams, but they all have dream-like qualities. (note: inception is not on this list because i don’t feel like it has the same surreal tone as the movies listed above. also i don’t like it)

the imaginarium of dr. Parnassus