Stupidity: Alex is the only child that did not go missing. No one has seen his parents, and he is presumably still at risk, but neither the police, social workers, nor the school think to do a home wellness check, where they would have discovered the newspapers covering the windows.
Factual error: The film is set in Pennsylvania, but Justine goes into a liquor store that sells beer, wine, and spirits. In PA, beer is sold in package goods stores, supermarkets, and some convenience stores. Wine and spirits are sold in state liquor stores. In PA, you cannot buy beer, wine, and liquor in the same store.
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