The Bye Bye Man

Review by Bob Ignizio

A trio of college students move into a creepy old house together. Shortly after taking up residence, they find themselves terrorized by a paranormal force that causes hallucinations and, eventually, leads to violence.

Elliot (Douglas Smith) and Sasha (Cressida Bonas) are an item. John (Lucien Laviscount) is Elliot's best friend, and possibly carries a torch for Sasha, as well. After settling in to their rented digs, they discover a nightstand that has strange writing inside its drawer – "Don't think it, don't say it" is scrawled over and over again. Beneath the contact paper with this cryptic writing, which Elliot of course peels off, the drawer reads "The Bye Bye Man".

Greater Cleveland Film Commission Welcomes "The Bye Bye Man" To Cleveland

[Press release from the Greater Cleveland Film Commission.]

The Greater Cleveland Film Commission is happy to announce that the film "The Bye Bye Man" has arrived in Cleveland to prep for filming in November.

Ivan Schwarz, President of the Greater Cleveland Film Commission said, "The Greater Cleveland Film Commission is excited that another film has decided to film here and help us continue with our mission to build a year round industry in Cleveland and Northeast, Ohio. So far we have created 1,729 full time equivalent jobs, have had an economic impact of $400 million and a return on investment of $2.01."

The supernatural thriller's director is Stacy Title ("Snoop Dogg's Hood Of Horror," "Let The Devil Wear Black," "The Last Supper"), and was written by Jonathan Penner ("Let The Devil Wear Black") from a short story by Robert Damon Schneck, "The Bridge To Body Island", which recounts a series of terrifying events experienced by three Wisconsin college students in the 1990s.

Trevor Macy of Intrepid Pictures ("The Strangers," "Safe House," "Oculus") is producing along with Jeffrey Soros and Simon Horsman of The Los Angeles Media Fund ("The Disappointments Room"), and executive producer Seth William Meier ("Cooties," "The Briefcase").

The film stars Doug Jones ("Hellboy," "Pan's Labyrinth"), Douglas Smith ("Vinyl," "Terminator: Genisys," "Ouija"), Cressida Bonas ("Dr. Thorne," "Tulip Fever") and Lucien Laviscount ("Scream Queens," "Coco").