Pay the Ghost
A year after his young son, Charlie, mysteriously disappears from a Halloween parade, literature professor Mike Lawford is haunted by unsettling visions and messages, leading him to believe Charlie is still alive. His estranged wife, Kristen, also experiences strange phenomena, prompting them to reunite in a desperate search. As they delve into ancient Celtic legends and local folklore, they uncover a terrifying pattern of child abductions on Halloween every year for centuries. They learn of a vengeful ghost, a "Ghost Mother" or 'Old Woman of the Woods', who lost her children after being burned at the stake and now steals three children each Halloween to keep them in a dark, purgatorial dimension. Realizing Charlie was one of her victims, Mike and Kristen must race against time to enter the ghost's realm on the next Halloween, confront the malevolent entity, and rescue Charlie along with other trapped children before they are permanently lost to the other side.