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Rating: 8 stars

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All movies seen on 07/18/2021

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The Empty Man (2020)

Directed by David Prior

Horror | Crime | Thriller

Most recently watched by sleestakk

Overview

Retired cop James Lasombra is asked by a friend to investigate the disappearance of her daughter, who seemingly packed in the night and left an ominous message on the bathroom mirror - “The Empty Man Made Me Do It.” As he investigates this mysterious figure further, James begins to see and hear strange things, and is forced to come to terms with his past and what it means for his future.

Rated R | Length 137 minutes

Actors

James Badge Dale | Marin Ireland | Sasha Frolova | Samantha Logan | Evan Jonigkeit | Virginia Kull | Robert Aramayo | Ron Canada | Jessica Matten | Aaron Poole | Stephen Root | Jamie-Lee Money | Owen Teague | Joel Courtney | Connor Dowds | Vere Tindale | Tanya van Graan | Michael Bundred | Reine Swart | Sven Ruygrok | Brian Wolfman Black Bowman | Bryan Kreutz | Connie Hollins | Jaan Marion | Robert Coutts | Phoebe Nicholls | Eric Lange

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

Completely my kind of weird shit! The opening pre-credits scenes are unsettling and creepy as hell. The movie feels uneven at times but it’s all in service to the story and does a great job of tying the ancient mythological evil from the first scenes to your typical teens in peril horror, and then subverting it.

There are some really disturbing, unsettling scenes peppered throughout this and they catch you off guard. I knew it by its title which doesn’t really sell you on what the hell you’re truly in for. Glad Jay mentioned it and we ended up watching it.

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