Realizing the urban legend of their youth has actually come true, two filmmakers delve into the mystery surrounding five missing children and the real-life boogeyman linked to their disappearances.

Joshua Zeman
as Himself

Barbara Brancaccio
as Herself

Bill Ellis
as Himself - Professor of Folklore, Penn State

Dorothy D'Eletto
as Herself - Archivist & Researcher

Geraldo Rivera
as Himself - Reporter (archive footage)

Karen Schweiger
as Herself - Jennifer Schweiger's Mother

David Navarro
as Himself - Former Newscaster

Donna Cutugno
as Herself - Founder, Friends of Jennifer

Ralph Aquino
as Himself - Retired Detective, NYPD

Bobby Jensen
as Himself - Retired Detective, NYPD
John Chard
The Facts or the Folklore? What is a Cropsey? A Cropsey is the name given to a bogeyman used to frighten children by way of safe education (stay away from that place/that man/them woods etc). When Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio grew up they learnt that their Cropsey was in fact real. Or was ...