Official PAY THE GHOST Trailer Here is the official PAY THE GHOST trailer! The film, directed by Uli Edel (Body of Evidence), stars Nicolas Cage, and Sarah Wayne Callies. PAY THE GHOST will be released in theaters on September 25. One year after Mike Lawford’s young son disappeared during a Halloween carnival, he is haunted by eerie images and terrifying messages he can’t explain. Together with his estranged wife, he will stop at nothing to unravel the mystery and find their son-and, in doing so, he unearths a legend that refuses to remain buried in the past.