My Soul to Take

My Soul to Take (2010)

Only One Has The Power To Save Their Souls.

On the day the Riverton Ripper vanished without a trace, seven children were born. Today, they're all turning 16... and turning up dead.

Date of release
2010-10-08
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (569)
Runtime
1h 47m
Genres
Horror
Director
Wes Craven

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Budget: $25M

My Soul to Take is a 2010 American supernatural slasher film produced, written, and directed by Wes Craven, marking the first time he had filled all three roles since Wes Craven's New Nightmare in 1994. The film stars Max Thieriot as Adam "Bug" Hellerman, who is one of seven teenagers chosen to die following the anniversary of a serial killer's death. Denzel Whitaker, Raul Esparza, and Shareeka Epps also star. The film's title comes from a line in the prayer "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep", which reads "If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take": Craven previously used the prayer as a mantra of Nancy Thompson in A Nightmare on Elm Street.

Production

The film is produced by Anthony Katagas and Iya Labunka, Craven's wife.

Henry Hopper, son of actor Dennis Hopper, was originally cast in the lead role of Bug, but was replaced by Thieriot after Hopper contracted mononucleosis. Accompanying Thieriot is John Magaro as Alex Dunkelman, Adam's friend who is abused regularly by his sadistic and boorish stepfather, Quint (Lou Sumrall). Paulina Olszynski plays Brittany Cunningham, who shares a mutual secret attraction to Adam.

Production began in April 2008, under the working title 25/8, originally aiming for an October 2009 release. Craven described the killer in March 2009 as "a figure who lives under the river", eats bark, and lives in the woods since his alleged death.

Although many of the main scenes were filmed in multiple rural Massachusetts towns, with the majority of outdoor scenes by the river and covered bridge being shot in Kent, CT at Bull's Bridge, many of the high school scenes were shot in the then-vacant Tolland High School (now Tolland Middle School) in Tolland, Connecticut. Other scenes were filmed in New Milford, CT, Gaylordsville, CT and Westhill High School in Stamford, CT.

The film was shot in 2D. Because of the rising popularity of 3D films, it was post-converted to 3D.

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