The Shadows

The Shadows

4.5

Jul 15 2007

1h 20m

Mystery

Wunderkind horror novelist Stephen Grimes is hard at work coming up with new ways to kill people when, on a late-night drive, he hits a young man and rushes him to the hospital. A tentative friendship between the two men erupts into a heated affair. Stephen is soon trapped in a dangerous plot, as Emett and Emett's friends reveal a sinister side that could be a storyline from one of his own novels.

Emett Allen

Emett Allen

Emett Grimes

Joe Lia

Joe Lia

Stephen Grimes

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