Film201594 min

Pay the Ghost

Name: Pay the Ghost
Genre: Horror
Released: 2015
Duration: 94 min
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Sarah Wayne Callies, Veronica Ferres, Lyriq Bent, Lauren Beatty

Taste attributes: horrordetectivemonster/alien/supernaturalmysteryholidaysunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"Evil walks among us."

Boxlist takeA fantastical horror film that is small-scale, weighty and dark. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

5.4 /10

TMDB · 592 votes

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What lines up

Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB