: Household objects are destroyed, pets are found dead, and bloody messages appear on the bathroom walls.

: The central motif of the film is a deadly, twisted game of hide-and-seek orchestrated by this unseen entity. 🎭 Cast and Key Characters

as Emily Callaway: In a widely praised breakthrough performance, Fanning plays an incredibly eerie, traumatized child. She famously wore a dark wig for the role instead of dying her hair.

Instead of healing, Emily becomes increasingly withdrawn and reveals that she has made an imaginary friend named What initially seems like a standard coping mechanism quickly turns sinister: