A professor frantically searches for his son who was abducted during a Halloween carnival.A professor frantically searches for his son who was abducted during a Halloween carnival.A professor frantically searches for his son who was abducted during a Halloween carnival.
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- TriviaFirst announced in 2010 with Dennis Iliadis as the director.
- GoofsOn the Lawford's home, there is a city of Toronto historical plaque under the number 24.
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Charlie: Daddy, can we pay the ghost?
Mike Lawford: Pay the what?
- Crazy creditsIn a mid-credits scene Hannah's corpse is being picked at by ravens. A close up shot of her face ends with her eyelids opening up to reveal black eyes.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Debt Buyers (2016)
- SoundtracksPortal Song
Written by Joseph LoDuca
Featured review
Nick pays the ghost, and we pay to see Nick!
I strongly suspect that, around 2009-2010 or so, Nicolas Cage participated in a secret scientific experiment to have himself cloned, and that since then there are at least three of four Nicks walking around in Hollywood! How else would you explain the large number of Nick Cage vehicles that is getting released each year? I seems that, every time I blink my eyes, two or three titles are added to Cage's filmography here on IMDb. I don't mind, though, and it's even quite clever because I (and surely many others with me) will pretty much watch everything that Nicolas Cage stars in, regardless of the quality. And, granted, a lot of the B-type action/horror movies that he starred in lately are bad. Take "Pay the Ghost", for instance. I probably never would have bothered to continue watching if it weren't for Cage's name prominently decorating the opening credits, as it looks like just another derivative and predictable ghost story with a weak plot and an overload of fake scares. Make no mistake, "Pay the Ghost" IS a forgettable and weak supernatural horror entry, but hey, maybe I was in an exceptionally good mood because I nevertheless enjoyed it. The script is obviously trying to cash in on "Insidious", "Sinister" and every other recently released thrillers featuring ghost children, and Cage strictly acts on automatic pilot, but I was still interested in the plot of his missing son. Charlie mysteriously vanished during last year's Halloween parade and, nearly one year later, his father discovers that several children go missing every year on All Hallows Eve without ever getting found. Mike reunites with his estranged wife and together they stumble upon a harrowing tragedy that occurred nearly three centuries ago. Being a sucker for folklore/urban legend stories involving witchery and burning at the stake, I really dug the tale of Annie Sawquin, and director Uli Edel ("Christiane F.") did his best to insert a creepy atmosphere, decent special effects and eerie scenery. Certain scenes are quite brutal, like the fade of the spiritual medium, and the happy ending doesn't feel too forced. But, like I said, I was in a good mood and Cage himself probably already doesn't remember "Pay the Ghost" anymore.
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- Dec 10, 2018
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- Mặc Cả Với Quỷ
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- $2,914,020
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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