"Write for your life."

2021

1h 41m

6.1(402 votes)

Fantasy

Family

Horror

Overview

Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, is trapped by a witch in her modern, magical New York City apartment. His original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping him safe as he desperately tries to find a way out of this twisted place.

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16 members

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Winslow Fegley

Alex

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Lidya Jewett

Yasmin

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Krysten Ritter

Natacha

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Jill Frappier

Grizelda

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Neil Emmanuel Lu

Joshua

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Jess Brown

Mom

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Mathieu Bourassa

Dad

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Luxton Handspiker

Todd

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Eden Gjoka

Cody

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Khiyla Aynne

Jenny

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Liam Couvion

Newsie

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Stephen R. Hart

Evil Sorcerer

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Miley Haik

Mia

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Taylor Belle Puterman

Young Natacha

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Riley O'Donnell

Peasant Girl

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Evan O'Donnell

Peasant Boy

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