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| Director: | Uli Edel |
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| Writer: | Tim Lebbon, Daniel Kay |
| Staring: |
| One year after his young son disappeared during a Halloween carnival, Mike Cole is haunted by eerie images and terrifying messages he can’t explain. Together with his estranged wife, he will stop at nothing to unravel the mystery and find their son—and, in doing so, he unearths a legend that refuses to remain buried in the past. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 16, 2015 |
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| Director: | Uli Edel |
| Writer: | Tim Lebbon, Daniel Kay |
| Genres: | Horror |
| Keywords | new york city, halloween, police, revenge, burned alive, car accident, ghost, child kidnapping |
| Production Companies | Voltage Pictures, Midnight Kitchen Productions, PTG Nevada |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $2,160,298
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Nicolas Cage | Mike |
| Sarah Wayne Callies | Kristen |
| Veronica Ferres | Hannah |
| Lyriq Bent | Jordan |
| Lauren Beatty | Annie |
| Kalie Hunter | Ghost Annie |
| Jack Fulton | Charlie |
| Stephen McHattie | Blind Man |
| Susannah Hoffmann | Jane |
| Mark Irvingsen | Angry Villager #1 |
| Liam Buckle | Eldest Child |
| Sofia Wells | Middle Child |
| Aidan Wojtak-Hissong | Youngest Child |
| Caroline Gillis | Priestess |
| Janet Lo | Jai Wen |
| Jamillah Ross | Rhonda |
| Juan Carlos Velis | Cop |
| Alex Mallari Jr. | EMT |
| Rosalba Martinni | Rosa |
| Erin Boyes | Sexy Coed |
| Iain Becking | Student |
| Leah Madison Jung | Mia (as Leah Jung) |
| Darren Frost | Ice Cream Vendor |
| Matteo Ghazni | Pablo |
| Breeanna Booth | University Student |
| Milan Carmona | Student |
| Ho Chow | Dai Wok Cook |
| Jaden Estee | Raggedy Ann |
| Eric Haber | Ghost Character, Homeless Character |
| Katerina Kerfoot | Singing Lost Child |
| Elena Khan | Witch |
| Omar Alex Khan | Medical Examiner |
| Elizabeth Jeanne le Roux | Mom |
| Fabio Lusvarghi | Nun (Halloween Parade) |
| Maxwell McCabe-Lokos | Mr. Moldanado |
| Benjamin Wiebe | Ghost Child |
| Sydney Cross | Ghost Child |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Danny Lima | Stunt Driver |
| Tony Morelli | Stunt Driver |
| Tim Lebbon | Novel |
| Cameron Bryson | Stunts |
| Sean Breaugh | Art Direction |
| Vivian Orgill | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Jenn Inkol | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Moshe Saadon | Boom Operator |
| Eric Bryson | Stunt Coordinator |
| Paul Jones | Prosthetic Designer |
| Alan Zielonko | Boom Operator |
| Jennifer Haufler | Assistant Director |
| Brandon Schaafsma | Visual Effects Editor |
| Ian Anderson | Camera Operator |
| Joe Gold | Assistant Director |
| Ritchie Miazek | Transportation Captain |
| Steve Foster | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sean Sealey | Camera Operator |
| Philip Stilman | Post Production Supervisor |
| Àdhamh Ó Broin | Dialect Coach |
| Bosede Williams | Script Supervisor |
| Chris Ross | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Christopher Harvey | Key Rigging Grip |
| Pierre Henry | First Assistant Director |
| Daniel Kay | Screenplay |
| Christopher Hargadon | Costume Design |
| Tim Cody | Stunt Driver |
| Julia Valente | Key Makeup Artist |
| Attilio Cimini | Carpenter |
| Adam McDonald | Key Grip |
| Lorin Raine | Second Assistant Director |
| Sarah Scotford | Stunts |
| Jesse Gillingham | ADR & Dubbing |
| Roger Glidden | Dolly Grip |
| Michael Vanderteems | Leadman |
| Michael L. Hall | Gaffer |
| Lauren Thomas | Makeup & Hair |
| Susana Baker | Stunts |
| Chris Ritvo | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Vincent Harper | Set Dresser |
| Mary Ann Stevens | Stunts |
| Sandra Allan | Set Dresser |
| Etheline Joseph | Key Hair Stylist |
| Ross Fraser | Construction Coordinator |
| Perry Hoffman | Camera Operator |
| Allan Fung | Sound Designer |
| Stephanie Fonceca | Stunts |
| Grant Lucibello | Second Assistant Director |
| Kevin Barnes | Best Boy Electric |
| Jim Fleming | Colorist |
| Richard Harkness | Sound Effects Editor |
| Philippe Champion | First Assistant "D" Camera |
| Patricia Cuccia | Set Decoration |
| Rupert Lazarus | Production Design |
| Warren Appleby | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Bonnie Sutherland | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Stephen Butson | First Assistant "C" Camera |
| Rossana Vendramini | Hairstylist |
| Alina Klinaeva | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Brian Scott Steele | Associate Editor |
| Craig Coppella | Painter |
| Avery Plewes | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Eric Robinson | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Ilora Rosenberg | Stunts |
| Alex Kavanagh | Costume Supervisor |
| A.J. Hordal | Location Scout |
| Travis Staley | Carpenter |
| Dimitri Pavlakos | Stunts |
| Alex Kutschera | Property Master |
| Steve Gagne | Stunt Double |
| Judy Dickerson | Dialect Coach |
| Brian Hanish | Sound Mixer |
| Rob Barnett | Camera Operator |
| Katie Halliday | Sound Effects Editor |
| Rafy | Still Photographer |
| Eardley Wilmot | Location Manager |
| Michelle Kanyo | Production Coordinator |
| Geoff Williams | Stunt Driver |
| Karen McGregor | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Graham Chivers | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Amanda W. | First Assistant "C" Camera |
| Scott Francisco | Music Editor |
| Barrett Axford | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Uli Edel | Director |
| Sharone Meir | Director of Photography |
| John Buchan | Casting |
| Jason Knight | Casting |
| Jeff McEvoy | Editor |
| Siluck Saysanasy | Second Assistant Director |
| Sid Lieberman | Foley Artist |
| Paul Shubat | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Alex Armbruster | Stunts |
| Ho Chow | Stunts |
| Carrie Eklund | Stunts |
| Stephannie Hawkins | Stunts |
| Duncan McLeod | Stunt Double |
| Joseph LoDuca | Original Music Composer |
| Mirosław Baszak | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Rob Gyorgy | Digital Intermediate Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Frank Buchs | Executive Producer |
| Dominic Rustam | Co-Executive Producer |
| Valentina Gardani | Co-Producer |
| Cybill Lui | Executive Producer |
| Babacar Diene | Co-Producer |
| Nicolas Chartier | Producer |
| Craig J. Flores | Producer |
| Patrick Newall | Producer |
| Dennis Berardi | Executive Producer |
| Michael Nilon | Executive Producer |
| Ian Levy | Producer |
| Daniel Bekerman | Co-Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 13 |
| 2024 | 5 | 19 | 35 | 11 |
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| 2024 | 7 | 23 | 46 | 9 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 7 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
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> You know the story, but with the different actors and settings! Once a pride actor, now he's doing lots of low cost quick films. The II and III tier directors and producers trying to get the best use of their golden opportunities. So the Nicolas Cage into this after the legal struggle in real l ... ife, but people have different opinion without knowing the truth. He definitely would come back to his old form, but it's not known when. All these his recent B films just somewhat shines because of having him onboard. So this flick as well too ordinary and stupid, though watchable because of the Cage. The story was maybe a hundredth adaptation. Anybody with the knowledge of the decent horror films can predict the entire narration. But the different cast, setting, et cetera makes it worth a watch. Definitely not scary or the suspenseful, yet everybody tried their best to make the product better. Only the first half, mostly the first quarter was the better part of the film. So if you pick it on the basis of the story, you will be disappointed badly. This film is not worth unless you're a Cage's fan who backs him every time or love to take chances on the B films. Overall film was okay, but I think the end should have been better. I might have said a few good things about it, but I can't recommend it. 4/10
A first time watch: I know him for The Mists of Avalon miniseries from 2001 An TV movies: King of Texas and Purgatory Along with Just the year before in 2014 the miniseries Houdini Starring Adrian Brody... German Director Uli Edel filmed Pay The Ghost In 2015. Nicholas Cage and Sarah Wayne Callies ... play Mike and Kirsten Lawford a husband and wife that one night on Halloween they loose their son Charlie. Little do they know that they are unwittingly involved in a centuries old curse of the ghost of a woman who was burned at the stake for witchcraft who claimed she’d come back and take three children every Halloween. Mike has the chance to save his son before midnight but will the ghost allow him in time to? I thought this film was brilliant it had creepy, character and a well thought out plot... the effects of the children appearing suddenly was brilliant as well as the moment the one blonde librarian was leaving to go home and she was physically knocked out the window to her death... that scene was freaky and the defects of the body of the psychic where she apparently was burned from the inside out that was even creepier I didn’t expect her to die just thought she’d react strongly... Even the leader in the graffitied building was an interestingly weird character that built the atmosphere... definitely a ride to say the least and was entertaining I recommend this film... as for the acting it was as top notch as you could get with Cage Involved I feel we got his all in here.