Pay the Ghost

Sep 16, 2015

1h 34m

★ 5.4

Evil walks among us.

Overview

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.

Genres

Horror

Production Companies

Midnight Kitchen Productions

Voltage Pictures

PTG Nevada

Pay the Ghost Trailers

Cast

Mike

Nicolas Cage

Kristen

Sarah Wayne Callies

Hannah

Veronica Ferres

Jordan

Lyriq Bent

Annie

Lauren Beatty

Ghost Annie

Kalie Hunter

Charlie

Jack Fulton

Blind Man

Stephen McHattie

Jane

Susannah Hoffmann

Angry Villager #1

Mark Irvingsen

Eldest Child

Liam Buckle

Middle Child

Sofia Wells

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