The Apparition is a 2012 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Todd Lincoln, in his directorial debut, and starring Ashley Greene, Sebastian Stan, Tom Felton, Julianna Guill, and Rick Gomez.

Years later, four college students, Patrick (Tom Felton), Lydia (Julianna Guill), Ben (Sebastian Stan) and Greg (Luke Pasqualino) attempt to recreate the Charles Experiment on a larger scale by using modern technology.

Ben gets 36 "urgent" emails from Patrick that first inform him of a new attempt at the Charles Experiment, followed by a warning that "containment failed" and finally "you are in danger".

Patrick explains that the initial experiment enabled a malevolent entity to enter their world, but that he has built a room surrounded by a negative current that he believes protects him from it.

Inside the house, they hear Patrick's personal log being played back, including information about the members of the original experiment.

Patrick's narration explains that the entity gets stronger with each person it claims, and that it will wear its victims down until they are too weak to resist.

[5] Joel Silver cast Twilight actress Ashley Greene for the lead role of Kelly on November 5, 2009.

[6] On December 9, Lincoln announced via Twitter that pre-production had begun on the project,[7] which was financed by Dark Castle Entertainment.

[9] Harry Potter star Tom Felton was cast on February 8,[10] and was joined one week later by Sebastian Stan and Luke Pasqualino.

The Apparition was criticized for its lack of originality, overuse of jump scares, poor acting and screenplay, and bad plot.

[2] According to Box Office Mojo, "With the unusually-low theater count and a practically non-existent marketing effort, it's clear Warner Bros. was trying to bury this movie, and they appear to have succeeded.