# Pay the Ghost (2015)

> A grieving father confronts a vengeful ghost and an old curse when his son vanishes during a Halloween carnival.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/175616

## Facts

- Runtime: 94 min
- Genres: Horror, Mystery
- Director: Uli Edel
- Cast: Nicolas Cage, Sarah Wayne Callies, Veronica Ferres, Lyriq Bent, Lauren Beatty, Kalie Hunter, Jack Fulton, Stephen McHattie
- TMDB rating: 5.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3733778/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: eerie, foreboding, brooding, halloween night, late night horror viewing

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