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BOOM! Studios
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The first night you hear him. The second night you see him. The third night he finds you.
On the trail of a missing girl, an ex-cop comes across a secretive group attempting to summon a terrifying supernatural entity.
Gordon
Jul 19, 2026 · via TMDB
This movie starts off strong but, turns BLAH really quick. It could have been much more than it was and it saddens me that such an original idea doesn't live up to it's potential.
Dean
Mar 18, 2026 · via TMDB
The Empty Man is an ambitious and deeply unsettling film that defies the typical boundaries of the horror genre. What begins as a seemingly standard urban legend mystery quickly spirals into a massive, multi-layered descent into cosmic dread and nihilistic occultism. The film’s structure is masterfully unconventional, starting with a gripping prologue in Bhutan that establishes an ancient, untouchable evil before shifting into a gritty, neo-noir investigation in the American Midwest. The atmosphere is the film's greatest achievement—it is thick, heavy, and relentlessly grim. The world-building around the Pontifex Institute and the concept of "tulpas" is intellectually stimulating, moving far beyond simple scares to explore deep philosophical questions about identity and a "great binding nothingness." The sound design is equally legendary, featuring a haunting collaboration with dark ambient pioneer Lustmord, whose industrial soundscapes make the silence feel as threatening as the visuals themselves. James Badge Dale delivers a powerhouse performance as the weary ex-cop James Lasombra, bringing a grounded reality to a story that eventually shatters the concept of reality itself. While its long runtime and dense mythology might be a lot to digest in one sitting, The Empty Man is a standout for those who crave complex, high-stakes horror that lingers in the mind like a fever dream. It is a bold, uncompromising work of art that rewards those looking for something much deeper than a surface-level thriller.
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James Badge Dale
James Lasombra
Marin Ireland
Nora Quail
Sasha Frolova
Amanda Quail
Samantha Logan
Davara Walsh
Evan Jonigkeit
Greg
Virginia Kull
Ruthie
Robert Aramayo
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Ron Canada
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Jessica Matten
Fiona
Aaron Poole
Paul
Stephen Root
Arthur Parsons
Jamie-Lee Money
Lisa Schwartz
Owen Teague
Duncan West
Joel Courtney
Brandon Maibaum
Vere Tindale
Pontifex Young Man
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Allison Lasombra
Michael Bundred
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Reine Swart
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Bryan Kreutz
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Phoebe Nicholls
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Eric Lange
Peter Quail
Craig Lathrop
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Erik Messerschmidt
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Anastas N. Michos
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Mike Elizalde
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Aaron Crippen
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Colleen Knox
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Daniel Himschoot
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DeVille Vannik
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Jeff Shannon
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Natalie M. Meyer
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David Prior
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Andrew Buckland
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Christa Schamberger
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Adam Yoelin
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Philip Waley
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Stephen Christy
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Craig Lathrop
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Philip Waley
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Christopher Young
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