American Nightmares is a horror anthology film that follows the story of two nerdy hackers who are obsessed with voyeurism. The two hackers infiltrate various devices of people, including smartphones, laptops, security cameras, and webcams, to spy on their private lives. However, their actions lead them to be hacked by two mysterious figures, Mister Malevolent and Mystic Woman, who each tell seven tales of horror that are designed to challenge the nerds' morality.
Through the stories told by Mister Malevolent and Mystic Woman, the audience is presented with gruesome tales of revenge, greed, and temptation. Each story highlights one or more of the seven deadly sins and includes a cast of characters who must confront the consequences of their actions.
Some of the stories include a man who wants nothing more than a perfect family and the lengths he will go to achieve it, a group of colleagues whose greed leads them to summon a demon, and a woman who thinks she has found true love, only to discover a sinister truth.
Throughout the film, Danny Trejo and Nichelle Nichols provide chilling performances as Mister Malevolent and Mystic Woman, respectively, as they deliver their cautionary tales of horror. In the end, the nerdy hackers come face-to-face with the harsh reality of their own moral failings as they confront the true horror of the stories they have witnessed.
Overall, American Nightmares is a chilling and thought-provoking horror anthology that challenges its audience to confront their own morality and the consequences of their actions.