They Wait is a
2007 Canadian horror-thriller film inspired by true events.
It stars
Jaime King as a mother attempting to find the truth and save her son,
Regan Oey, when threatened by spirits during the Chinese tradition of
Ghost Month. The other leading star is Chinese Canadian actor
Terry Chen, who plays her husband. The film was featured at the 2007
Toronto Film Festival.
Plot
Married couple, Sarah (
King) and Jason (
Chen), along with their son Sammy (
Oey), return to Vancouver from their home of Shanghai of 6 years, for the funeral of Uncle Raymond (Foo). It is during this time that Sammy begins to see ghosts and falls gravely ill, all coinciding with the Chinese festival of
Ghost Month. The traditional western medicine proves to not help, so Sarah turns to a mysterious pharmacist who tells her that her son is held in a death grip by a living corpse. Sarah now must find what the spirits want before the last day of Ghost Month, or Sammy will be lost forever.
Cast
