Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon   Written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa ... screenplay Earl E. Smith   Cast Addison Timlin ... Jami Veronica Cartwright ... Lillian Anthony Anderson ... Lone Wolf Morales Travis Tope ... Nick Joshua Leonard ... Deputy Foster Andy Abele ... Sackhead Gary Cole ... Chief Deputy Tillman Edward Herrmann ... Reverend Cartwright Ed Lauter ... Sheriff Underwood Arabella Field ... Dr. Kelly Denis O'Hare ... Charles B. Pierce, Jr. Spencer Treat Clark ... Corey Wes Chatham ... Danny Morganna Bridgers ... Kendra Jaren Mitchell ... Johnny Kurt Krause ... Roy Lance E. Nichols ... Arkansas Mayor Geraldine Singer ... Texas Mayor Ricky Wayne ... Sheriff Rutland Lanee Landry ... Ardele Colby Boothman ... Paul Mason (as Colby Boothman-Shepard) Bill Stinchcomb ... Mr. Holland Andrea Cohen ... Mrs. Holland Dodie Brown ... Townsperson John J. Mourain ... Farmer Pam Dougherty ... Mrs. Scott George Wilson ... Older Farmer M. Serrano ... Soldier #1 Gerry May ... Newscaster Garrett Kruithof ... Ronald Murray Tammi Arender ... Newscaster #2 Gracie Whitton ... Young Jami Danielle Harris ... Townsperson #2 Jeff Easterling ... Radio Announcer (voice) John Donnell ... Sparkplug Nathaniel Holt ... Hank Brad Victory ... Benjamin Alyssa Chipman ... Mary Michael McCormick ... Young Jamie's Father Katie Little ... Young Jami's Mother Charles B. Pierce ... Man in Diner Jeremy Ambler ... Gas Station Geezer Grace Roberson ... Chrissie Dave Nelson ... Projectionist Beti B. Gomes-Rejon ... Preacher's Wife Michael P Gardner ... Texas Sheriff Uncredited Cast Teresa Ambler ... Townsperson Joseph Blackstone ... Sound Crew Man Ellis Bussey ... Marine Matthew Dainey Carson ... Miller County Sheriff Tim Childress ... Townsperson Cody Daniel ... Pilot Hutchinson Marian Drey ... Townsperson Tavaris James Durell ... Town Hall Member Cory Eades ... Young Mother / Diner Patron Ron Fagan ... Farmer Ricky French ... Bowie County Sheriff Candiss Nicole Gandy ... Townsperson / High School Student Gloria Gonnillini ... Lady at Café / Lady at Drive-In Movie Barry Hanley ... Bowie County Sheriff Michelle Harvey ... Reporter Roni Hummel ... Aunt to Corey Holland Heather Rene Hutson ... High school student / Airport passenger Vicky Jones-Stanfield ... Dark Haired Wife / Townsperson / Diner Patron Ricky Kennedy ... Extra at town hall Amanda Marie ... Stewardess and High School Student Tony McCullough ... Man Who Finds Victim Amanda McElroy ... Townsperson Starlette Miariaunii ... College Student Herbert Midgley ... Extra at town hall Broc Morgan ... College Student Kaitlynn Neill ... Girl at Slumber Party James Paul ... Townsperson Robert Peoples ... Townsperson Richard Phillips ... Towns Person Alice Searcy ... Townspeople / Drive-In Patron Rebecca Silk ... High School Student Jeffrey Stirl ... Restaurant patron Sarah Stout ... University Student Denise Sweet ... College Student Cait Taylor ... Girl at Vigil Gary Teague ... Funeral Director Produced by Alexis Barzin ... behind the scenes producer Jason Blum ... producer Kaylene Carlson ... co-producer Phillip Dawe ... associate producer Cassidy Lange ... studio executive Jessica Malanaphy ... executive producer Ryan Murphy ... producer Jeanette Volturno ... executive producer Original Music by Ludwig Göransson   Visual Effects by Patrick Clancey ... digital opticals Chris Faczek ... visual effects artist Jhomar Josue ... title designer Josh Miyaji ... visual effects artist Jason Piccioni ... visual effects supervisor Matt Resta ... visual effects artist Zared Shai ... visual effects Tiffany Smith Llorens ... visual effects producer: FuseFX Matt Johnson ... compositor Stunts Andy Abele ... stunt double: Joshua Leonard Allison Caetano ... stunt double: Addison Timlin Steven Guerrero ... stunt diver Oakley Lehman ... stunt coordinator Taryn Terrell ... stunt double: Morganna Bridgers / stunt double: Morganna Bridges Matt Thompson ... stunt rigger Thanks Mimi Blankson ... thanks Jeff Easterling ... thanks Mary Robinson ... special thanks Thelma Schoonmaker ... thanks Martin Scorsese ... thanks

Additional Info Premiere: September 20, 2014 Theatrical Release: October 16, 2014 DVD Release: July 07, 2015 Blu-ray Release: September 08, 2015 Country: Distributor: Image Entertainment Websites: Production Companies Blumhouse Productions Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (Orion Pictures Corporation) Ryan Murphy Productions Distributors Orion Pictures   (2014) (United States) (theatrical) Republic Pictures (II)   (2014) (United States) Image Entertainment   (2015) (United States) (DVD) RLJ Entertainment   (2015) (United States) (DVD and Blu-Ray) Filming Locations Louisiana, USA Shreveport, Louisiana, USA Texarkana, Arkansas, USA Texarkana, Texas, USA Rating Stats Overall Rating 5.6 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #3,906 / 21,515 Site Ranking #3,902 Saving Christmas (2014) #3,903 12 Feet Deep (2017) #3,904 Breaking In (2018) #3,905 Escape Plan: The Extractors (2019) #3,906 The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014) #3,907 Suicide Squad: Hell To Pay (2018) #3,908 Death Wish 3 (1985) #3,909 Gilligan's Island: Season 3 (1966) #3,910 Gilligan's Island: Season 1 (1964)