“ For all of mankind's fascination with novel amusements, nothing quite hits like a good ghost story. While the majority of the action surrounds the local folklore of Crichton-by-the-Sea, the fantastic and phantasmic emerge by way frighteningly personal connections to the characters themselves.

Like all good campfire emcees, Osmundsen spools out details at a deliberate pace, keeping the audience engaged instead of trying to puzzle it out for themselves.

Tender, heartbreaking, and ultimately redemptive; "We'd Rather Know If You Weren't Coming Back" makes monsters of our worst days while reminding us that the silver bullet is in our possession. ”