A professor frantically searches for his son who was abducted during a Halloween carnival.
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Uli Edel
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The "American Gods" star credits amazing co-stars and killer special effects for his mind-bending performance.
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| Nicolas Cage | ... | Mike Lawford | |
| Sarah Wayne Callies | ... | Kristen | |
| Veronica Ferres | ... | Hannah | |
| Lyriq Bent | ... | Jordan | |
| Lauren Beatty | ... | Annie Sawquin | |
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Kalie Hunter | ... | Ghost Annie |
| Jack Fulton | ... | Charlie | |
| Stephen McHattie | ... | Blind Man | |
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Susannah Hoffmann | ... | Jane |
| Juan Carlos Velis | ... | Cop | |
| Mark Irvingsen | ... | Angry Villager #1 | |
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Liam Buckle | ... | Eldest Child |
| Sofia Wells | ... | Middle Child | |
| Aidan Wojtak-Hissong | ... | Youngest Child | |
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Caroline Gillis | ... | Priestess |
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One year after Mike Lawford's young son disappeared during a Halloween carnival, he is haunted by ghostly 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 the legend of the crying woman who refuses to remain buried in the past.
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Sarah plays Dr. Sara Tancredi in Prison Break (2005). She is the love interest of Michael Scofield. For this film, she plays wife of another character named Michael (Cage). See more »Goofs
The bus route is M34. In NYC, the M34 bus is an articulated bus line, and is now the SBS 34 bus. The M34 does not use regular buses on that route. (from a NYC Bus Operator who has done the M34) See more »Crazy Credits
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Having enjoyed 'vintage Cage' in The Rock, Con Air, Face-Off, Captain Correli etc, frankly, I was hoping for a comeback, but, I didn't find it. Scripting at times is woefully simple, used to stitch the scenes, 'we need to discover xyz', 'how will we do that' and into the next scene! It feels predictable, it doesn't go deep, on the plus side, there were a couple of goose-bump scares, so I was submerged well enough at points and certainly the pace picks up during the final third. If there was a blackout power cut during the film, I wouldn't even consider to go back to finish it, it is not a good film, but, its not a bad one. Sunday evening B grade fodder.