THE BYE BYE MAN (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Douglas Smith (Ouija), Lucien Laviscount (One Night in Istanbul), Cressida Bonas (film debut), Doug Jones (Pan’s Labyrinth), Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix), Faye Dunaway (Mommie Dearest), Michael Trucco (Next), Cleo King (Pineapple Express), Jenna Kanell (Sassy Pants), Erica Tremblay (A Perfect Wedding), Jonathan Penner (Wedding Bell Blues)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Stacy Title (The Last Supper), director; Jonathan Penner (Let The Devil Wear Black), writer; Simon Horsman (The Squeeze), Trevor Macy (Oculus) and Jeffrey Soros (True Crimes), producers; The Newton Brothers (Ouija: Origin of Evil), composers; James Kniest (Annabelle), cinematographer; Ken Blackwell (The Expendables), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Three college students move into an old house off-campus, only to find themselves targeted by a supernatural entity known as The Bye Bye Man (Jones), which possesses people and forces them to commit killing sprees…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The first major horror film of 2017 may bring the right amount of scares to satisfy audience’s cravings until the next – and probably better – horror film this year.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 13TH JANUARY 2017

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