The Crooked Man

The Crooked Man

NO SOUL IS SAFE

2016 · 87 min · ★ 4.6 · Horror

While at a slumber party, twelve-year-old Olivia is blamed for the horrific and mysterious death of her friend after singing a song, created by a reclusive mastermind, Milo, which summons a demonic figure known as “The Crooked Man.” Returning to her hometown six years later, a string of unusual deaths lead Olivia to believe that she’s still being haunted by whatever she saw that fateful night. Once you sing the rhyme, everyone in the house is cursed to die by his hands.

Directed by Jesse Holland · Written by Peter Sullivan

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Michael Jai White Milo
Angelique Rivera Olivia Shaw
Cameron Jebo Noah Palmer
Dina Meyer Margaret
Amber Benson Grace Hutchinson
Marco Rodríguez Matthew Shaw
Daniel Booko Steven
Dmitrious Bistrevsky The Crooked Man
Reilly Brooke Stith Charlotte
Alexis Wilkins Alice
Dia Frampton Mia Johanssen
Brianne Tju Violet

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