Doctor Strange begins investigating a series of disturbing incidents after people across New York start experiencing the same terrifying nightmare. His investigation leads him to Cloak and Dagger, two young heroes whose powers have become strangely connected to the phenomenon. Strange discovers that Nightmare, ruler of the Dream Dimension, is using their connection to create a gateway between dreams and reality, allowing his influence to spread into the waking world. When Strange attempts to stop him, Nightmare turns the tables and drags the Sorcerer Supreme into his realm. There, Strange is forced to confront a series of increasingly disturbing nightmares designed to break his mind. In one of them, he encounters Blade fighting through an army of vampires before facing Dracula himself. Strange realizes that the entire encounter is a manifestation created from his fears and memories, and manages to escape Nightmare’s trap. Back in the real world, Cloak and Dagger join Strange in confronting Nightmare. Dagger’s light weakens the demon while Cloak uses the Darkforce to contain his power, giving Strange the opportunity to sever Nightmare’s connection to Earth. Nightmare is defeated and forced back into the Dream Dimension, but Strange realizes that the barrier between the two realms has been permanently weakened. The supernatural world has become aware of Earth’s growing importance. Post-credit scene: Aleksander Lukin, secretly still alive, stands before a hidden containment chamber. Inside is the Tesseract. Lukin watches its energy pulse and quietly declares that its power will finally belong to him.
