The Boy, previously known as The Inhabitant, is a 2015 American horror-thriller film directed by William Brent Bell (The Devil Inside; Wer) from a screenplay by Stacey Menear. It should not be confused with another 2015 American horror film with the same title directed by Craig Macneill.
The film is scheduled to be released by STX Entertainment on January 22, 2016.
Cast:
Lauren Cohan (Supernatural; The Vampire Diaries; The Walking Dead), Jim Norton (The Face of Fu Manchu; Straw Dogs), Diana Hardcastle, Ben Robson (Dracula: The Dark Prince), (Asylum Blackout; The Canal), James Russell, Javier Botet
Plot:
Greta is a young American woman who takes a job as a nanny in a remote English village, only to discover that the family’s eight year-old is a life-sized doll that the parents care for just like a real boy, as a way to cope with the death of their actual son twenty years previously. After violating a list of strict rules, a series of disturbing and inexplicable events bring Greta’s worst nightmare to life, leading her to believe that the doll is actually alive…
Filming locations:
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Trailer:
