The upcoming horror thriller ‘The Tall Man,’ staring Jessica Biel, Jodelle Ferland, Stephen McHattie, William B. Davis and Samantha Ferris, is set to hit theaters on August 31. The film, which will be distributed by Image Entertainment, was written and directed by Pascal Laugier.

‘The Tall Man’ is set in an isolated, dying mining town where children are vanishing without a trace. The towns people believe the children were abducted by a mysterious entity known as The Tall Man. Town nurse Julia Denning, played by Biel, is skeptical of the legend, until her son David disappears in the middle of the night. She begins frantic to save her son as she lives every parent’s worst nightmare.

Written by: Karen Benardello