Multiple films this year, including the new family comedy “IF,” explore the concept of imaginary friends on the big screen. By Erik Piepenburg In the new family comedy “IF,” Ryan Reynolds plays a ...

I was hesitant to watch Imaginary. Not only because horror movies are often too scary for me, but also because, for the better part of my adult life, I’ve researched and studied the way children ...

There has been a recent spate of movies about imaginary friends. In the winter, I watched Imaginary, a horror flick about a sinister imaginary friend. By spring, IF had introduced us to a group of ...

Having an imaginary friend, sometimes called an imaginary companion, is considered a normal and even healthy part of childhood play. Research on imaginary friends has been ongoing for decades, with ...