STX, who most recently released The Gift and The Boy, with Hardcore Henry releasing this Friday, is next going to spook audiences with The Bye Bye Man.
The Bye Bye Man recounts a series of terrifying events experienced by three Wisconsin college students, played by Douglas Smith, Cressida Bonas and Lucien Laviscount.
Michael Trucco plays the brother of one the students, whose mind has been invaded by the unstoppable Bye Bye Man (Doug Jones).
The first trailer reminds me of Scott Derrickson’s Sinister, although I’m surprised that they’ve chosen to reveal the title character already. Still, there are some chilling moments as it’s brimming with insanity.
In theaters June 3, 2016, The Bye Bye Man also stars Carrie-Anne Moss and Faye Dunaway.
“Set in 1990s Wisconsin, when three college students move into an old house off campus, they unwittingly unleash a supernatural entity known as The Bye Bye Man, who comes to prey upon them once they discover his name. The friends must try to save each other, all the while keeping The Bye Bye Man’s existence a secret to save others from the same deadly fate.”
Stacy Title directed from Jonathan Penner’s script, based on Robert Damon Schneck’s short story “The Bridge to Body Island.” Trevor Macy produced for Intrepid, and Jeffrey Soros and Simon Horsman produced for Los Angeles Media Fund.
Intrepid is behind the film and has produced a few solid horror films from The Strangers to Safe House, Oculus and Before I Wake, starring Kate Bosworth and Thomas Jane.
