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An insurance investigator visits a small town while looking into the disappearance of a popular horror novelist. He soon finds that the impact of the author’s books is far more than inspirational.
Language
Budget$8,000,000
Revenue $8,946,600
English
Budget$8,000,000
Revenue $8,946,600
Keywords
small town
insanity
paranoia
diner
new hampshire
disappearance
author
church
gothic
crucifix
new england
insurance investigator
ghost town
publisher
horror novel
lovecraftian
cheerful
Casts

Sam Neill
John Trent

Julie Carmen
Linda Styles

Jürgen Prochnow
Sutter Cane

David Warner
Dr. Wrenn

John Glover
Saperstein

Bernie Casey
Robinson

Peter Jason
Mr. Paul

Charlton Heston
Jackson Harglow

Frances Bay
Mrs. Pickman

Wilhelm von Homburg
Simon

Kevin Rushton
Guard #1
Gene Mack
Guard #2

Conrad Bergschneider
Axe Maniac
Marvin Scott
Reporter
Katherine Ashby
Receptionist
Ben Gilbert
Young Teen
Dennis O'Connor
Cop
Paul Brogren
Scrawny Teen
Sharon Dyer
Homeless Lady
Sean Vertigo
Bicycle Boy
Lance Paton
Little Boy

Jacelyn Holmes
Little Girl

Hayden Christensen
Paperboy
Garry Robbins
Truck Driver
Sean Roberge
Desk Clerk
Robert Lewis Bush
Hotel Man
Louise Beaven
Old Lady
Cliff Woolner
Bus Driver

Deborah Theaker
Municipal Woman

Chuck Campbell
Customer
Carolyn Tweedle
Nurse
Thom Bell
Farmer
Mark Adriaans
Window Teen
Jack Moore-Wickham
Simon's Son (Johnny)
David Austerwell
Kid
Richard Kohler
Kid
Kieran Sells
Kid
Laura Schmidt
Kid
Kyle Sheehan
Kid
Daniel Verhoeven
Kid

Kevin Zegers
Kid
Katie Zegers
Kid
Crews

Michael De Luca
Screenplay

John Carpenter
Original Music Composer
Jim Lang
Original Music Composer

Sandy King
Producer
Elinor Rose Galbraith
Set Decoration
Gary B. Kibbe
Director of Photography

John Carpenter
Director
Edward A. Warschilka
Editor

Rob Coleman
Animation

Michael De Luca
Executive Producer
Robin Michel Bush
Costume Design
Jeff Ginn
Production Design
Artist W. Robinson
Associate Producer
Peter Grundy
Art Direction

Jeff Imada
Stunt Coordinator
Alison Reid
Stunts

Shelley Cook
Stunts
Robert Thirlwell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
James D. Brown
Hairstylist
Stuart Williams
Second Second Assistant Director
Donald Flick
Sound Editor

Donald Mowat
Makeup Artist
Adam Druxman
Second Assistant Director
Artist W. Robinson
First Assistant Director
John Dunn
Supervising Sound Editor
John Pospisil
Sound Designer
Matthew C. May
Sound Editor
Jeff Courtie
Foley Mixer
Larry Hoki
Sound Recordist

Ron Bartlett
Sound Effects Editor
Owen Langevin
Sound Mixer
Ken S. Polk
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Brian Campbell
Location Manager

Danny Lima
Stunts
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