The Man in the Shadows

The Man in the Shadows
Directed byJoshua Fraiman
Written byAdam Tomlinson
Produced by
  • Brigitte Kingsley
  • Tasso Lakas
  • Adam Tomlinson
  • (executive producers
  • Andrew Cymek
  • Brigitte Kingsley
  • Adam Tomlinson)
Starring
CinematographyAndrew Cymek
Edited byAndrew Cymek
Music byAdrian Ellis
Production
companies
Good Soldier Films, Thunder Wolf
Distributed byTombstone Distribution
Release dates
  • 1 June 2015 (2015-06-01) (Dances With Films)
  • 22 September 2015 (2015-09-22) (Cinéfest)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The Man in the Shadows (US/UK video release: The Shadow Man) is a 2015 Canadian supernatural horror film, the first feature film directed by Joshua Fraiman and written by co-star and co-producer Adam Tomlinson, based on a personal experience, as well as on reports by "millions of people around the world" of so-called shadow people, a phenomenon associated with sleep paralysis. The plot centres around a prescription drug-addicted newlywed photographer (Sarah Jurgens) who appears to be stalked by a dark man in a brimmed hat who follows her from her nightmares into reality. Rachel is aided by William (Adam Tomlinson) who has been investigating the "Hat Man" phenomenon.