Coming to select theaters and VOD on August 18th is the psychological thriller The Boy (read our review), which follows 9-year-old sociopath Ted Henley (played by newcomer Jared Breeze) and his fascination with death. The film is based upon Clay McLeod Chapman’s novel “Miss Corpus“.

The synopsis reads:

It’s the summer of 1989. Nine-year-old Ted Henley (Jared Breeze) and his father John (David Morse) are the proprietors of The Mtn. Vista Motel, a crumbling resort buried in the mountains of the American West. Since Ted’s mother left, John has drifted into despondency—becoming a living ghost, haunting the motel—leaving Ted to fend for himself. In this isolation, unchecked by the bounds of parenting, Ted’s darker impulses begin to manifest. The arrival of a mysterious drifter, William Colby (Rainn Wilson), captivates young Ted and the two form a unique friendship – setting the stage for Ted’s final, unnerving metamorphosis. The Boy is a chilling, intimate portrait of a 9-year-old sociopath’s growing fascination with death

The film is co-written and directed by Craig William Macneill and co-written by McLeod Chapman. It was produced under Elijah Wood’s Spectrevision. It stars Jared Breeze, Rainn Wilson, David Morse, Mike Vogel, Bill Sage, and Zuleikha Robinson.