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A stuffy businessman finds himself trapped inside the body of his family's cat.


“Write for your life.”
Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, is trapped by a witch in her modern, magical New York City apartment. His original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping him safe as he desperately tries to find a way out of this twisted place.

Winslow Fegley
Alex

Lidya Jewett
Yasmin

Krysten Ritter
Natacha

Jill Frappier
Grizelda
Neil Emmanuel Lu
Joshua

Jess Brown
Mom

Mathieu Bourassa
Dad

Luxton Handspiker
Todd

Eden Gjoka
Cody

Khiyla Aynne
Jenny
Nightbooks is a fantasy, horror, family film released in 2021 exploring themes of witch, cat, held captive, child protagonist, scary stories. Directed by David Yarovesky, it stars Winslow Fegley, Lidya Jewett, Krysten Ritter. Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, is trapped by a witch in her modern, magical New York City apartment. His original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping him safe as he desperately tries to find a way out of this twisted place.
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