As if we needed to be more afraid of Jackson Robert Scott, who played the “You’ll float too” kid from It who unfortunately took back his brother’s paper boat from Pennywise on that fateful rainy day. But now he’s back in a different kind of horror. In Nicholas McCarthy‘s (The Pact, At Devil’s Door) The Prodigy, the young actor will play a kid who is going through a very dark turn in his life, and it is up to his mother, played by Orange Is The New Black‘s Taylor Schilling, to figure out what is causing this before the change becomes permanent. Check out the trailer here below.

Orion Pictures has released an official teaser trailer for The Prodigy starring Taylor Schilling, Jackson Robert Scott, and Colm Feore.

Though listed as a teaser trailer, this one is longer than the usual teaser running over two minutes. You can find a little more information on The Prodigy and check out the trailer below.

The Pact
DIRECTOR: Nicholas McCarthy
WRITER: Nicholas McCarthy
STARRING: Caity Lotz, Casper Van Dien, Haley Hudson, Agnes Bruckner
IFC Midnight
RELEASE DATE: July 6, 2012 (limited); On VOD now

Ghost stories, tales of the things that go bump in the night, and supernatural thrillers in general will always be popular. They won’t always be good, but they will always attract eager eyes seeking a thrill.

The trick is doing things right, above all other things, but it’s also important to offer your own fresh and unique style. People love to be scared, and a big part of that is properly using your viewers’ own brains against them. Brutal violence can be horrifying, but it’s the unseen, the worst fears you instantly imagine in your own minds, that can be the most effective.

Having always been a huge fan of such movies, I was excited to check out The Pact, an indie supernatural thrill from director Nicholas McCarthy.