My Soul to Take

My Soul to Take
My Soul to Take
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Wes Craven
Written by	Wes Craven
Produced by	Wes Craven; Anthony Katagas; Iya Labunka;
Starring	Max Thieriot; Denzel Whitaker; Raul Esparza; Shareeka Epps;
Cinematography	Petra Korner
Edited by	Peter McNulty
Music by	Marco Beltrami
Production; companies	Rogue Pictures; Relativity Media; Corvus Corax;
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	October 8, 2010;
Running time	107 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$25 million
Box office	$21.5 million

My Soul to Take is a 2010 American slasher film produced, written, and directed by Wes Craven, marking the first time he's worked as all three since Wes Craven's New Nightmare in 1994.^[5]^[6] The film stars Max Thieriot as Adam "Bug" Hellerman, who is one of seven teenagers chosen to die following the anniversary of a serial killer's death. Denzel Whitaker, Raul Esparza, and Shareeka Epps also star. The film's title comes from a line in the prayer "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep", which reads "If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take": Craven previously used the prayer as a mantra by Nancy Thompson in A Nightmare on Elm Street.

My Soul to Take was released by Universal Pictures on October 8, 2010. It was unsuccessful at the box office, grossing just $21 million against its $25 million budget,^[7] and received mostly negative reviews from critics.^[8]

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^ "My Soul to Take (2010) - Financial Information". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on March 14, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
^ Fritz, Ben (October 7, 2010). "Movie projector: 'Secretariat' and 'Life As We Know It' will battle 'Social Network' for No. 1". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
^ Cite error: The named reference mojo2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "25/8". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
^ "Wes Craven's My Soul to Take Gets a Release Date". March 24, 2010. Archived from the original on March 24, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
^ Cantor, Brian (October 10, 2010). ""Social Network" Wins Weekend Box Office, "My Soul to Take" Bombs". Headline Planet. Archived from the original on February 20, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
^ "My Soul to Take (2010)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on March 19, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2011.

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[2] "My Soul to Take (2010) - Financial Information". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on March 14, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2021.

[budget-3] Fritz, Ben (October 7, 2010). "Movie projector: 'Secretariat' and 'Life As We Know It' will battle 'Social Network' for No. 1". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2010.

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[bd-5] "25/8". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2009.

[6] "Wes Craven's My Soul to Take Gets a Release Date". March 24, 2010. Archived from the original on March 24, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2020.

[box-7] Cantor, Brian (October 10, 2010). ""Social Network" Wins Weekend Box Office, "My Soul to Take" Bombs". Headline Planet. Archived from the original on February 20, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2011.

[rt-8] "My Soul to Take (2010)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on March 19, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2011.

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