My Soul to Take
On the day the Riverton Ripper vanished without a trace, seven children were born. Today, they're all turning 16... and turning up dead.
Why it matters
A late-2000s slasher that tries to blend teen angst with supernatural folklore, capturing a transitional moment before the found-footage tsunami.
- Wes Craven’s return to pure slasher territory after the meta-heavy *Scream* era, mixing classic stalking with a supernatural twist.
- Practical makeup and effects by KNB deliver memorable kills, even if the CGI occasionally undercuts the mood.
- For fans of atmospheric small-town dread and ’80s/’90s slasher callbacks, it’s a mixed bag worth revisiting.
- Struggles with pacing and a cluttered mythology, but it’s an uneasy time capsule of post-*Halloween* and pre-*Insidious* horror trends.
Director
21 horror films in catalog
The Last House on the Left 1972
The Hills Have Eyes 1977
Stranger in Our House 1979
Deadly Blessing 1981
Swamp Thing 1982
A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984
Invitation to Hell 1984
Chiller 1985
The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 1985
Deadly Friend 1986
The Serpent and the Rainbow 1988
Shocker 1989
The People Under the Stairs 1991
Wes Craven's New Nightmare 1994
Vampire in Brooklyn 1995
Scream 1996
Scream 2 1997
Scream 3 2000
Cursed 2005
My Soul to Take 2010
Scream 4 2011
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
57
Slow Burn
50
Psychological
71
Supernatural
40
Creature
18
Disturbing
67
Fun Factor
50
Cerebral
14
Survival
66
RevengeSerial KillerSlasher
