A quartet of bored high school friends thought it'd be all giggles if they went online to discover how to summon the shadowy, willowy child predator whispered of in internet myth. Their search results, however, came up with unholy terror, as visions of the Slender Man began to fill their waking moments as well as their nightmares-from which there was no hitting Inchescape.Inch Effective shocker stars Joey King, Julia Goldani Telles, Jaz Sinclair, Annalise Basso, and Javier Botet as the Slender Man. 93 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.

Back in Clinton Era L.A., 13-year-old Stevie (Sunny Suljic) wasn't getting much attention from his oft-absent single mom (Katherine Waterston), or much more than abuse from his moody, damaged big brother (Lucas Hedges). When he falls in with a pack of slightly older skateboard kids, he may find the acceptance he seeks-and maybe more trouble than he can deal with. Jonah Hill's trenchant debut as writer-director co-stars Na-kel Smith, Gio Galicia, Ryder McLaughlin, Olan Prenatt, Alexa Demie. 84 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.