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Saw duo James Wan and Leigh Whannell re-team for this chilling tale of a widower (Ryan Kwanten) who returns to his hometown to unearth clues about his recently departed wife's untimely death. In the quiet town of Ravens Fair, children taunt one another with spooky stories about a ventriloquist whose mind was ravaged by insanity. Mary Shaw was a popular entertainer until she was accused of murdering a young boy. Subsequently hunted and captured by the vengeful townspeople, Mary's tongue was cut out before she was mercilessly killed and committed to the earth in the company of her handmade collection of vaudeville dolls. In the years that followed, the town seemed to be haunted by those ghastly puppets. After mysteriously disappearing from Mary's grave, the menacing figurines would sometimes be glimpsed by the damned in the dead of night -- their appearance consistently foreshadowing the death of whoever laid eyes upon them. Entire families were found slaughtered, their tongues brutally torn from their mouths in a sickening scene that eerily recalled the execution of the elderly ventriloquist. Newlyweds Jamie (Ryan Kwanten) and Lisa Ashen (Laura Regan) both grew up in Ravens Fair. Now, following Lisa's inexplicable death, Paul has returned to the pair's hometown in order to say his final goodbyes and find out the truth about his wife's enigmatic demise. After being reunited with his ailing father (Bob Gunton) and the aging man's pretty young bride (Amber Valletta), the grieving widower will finally uncover the shocking truth behind the curse that has plagued Ravens Fair for as far back as he can remember. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

  • Release date:March 16, 2007

Crew

James Wan
Director
Oren Koules
Producer
Mark Burg
Producer
Gregg Hoffman
Producer
Leigh Whannell
Screen Story
Leigh Whannell
Screenwriter
James Wan
Screen Story
James Wan
Screenwriter
John R. Leonetti
Cinematographer
Charlie Clouser
Composer (Music Score)
Michael Knue
Editor
Julie Berghoff
Production Designer
Anastasia Masaro
Art Director
Peter Oillataguerre
Executive Producer
Denise Cronenberg
Costume Designer
Christina Kuhnigk
Set Decorator
Barbara Fiorentino
Casting
Rebecca Mangieri
Casting
Wendy Weidman
Casting
Aaron Weintraub
Visual Effects Supervisor
Shelley Cook
Stunts Coordinator
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