THE SHRINE (2010)

 

(Director/co-screenwriter: Jon Knautz. Co-screenwriters: Brendan Moore, Trevor Matthews.)

Plot: Evil stalks a photographer and two journalists while they investigate mysterious disappearances in Europe.

 

Review

SHRINE is a bland, largely terror-less horror film with a familiar, drawn-out setup, good acting on the part of Aaron Ashmore (WAREHOUSE 13, 2011-14) and the cultists, two fun horror sequences and a not-quite-a-twist that keeps it from being a total rip-off of THE WICKER MAN (1973). SHRINE’s limited budget suggests this might’ve been a made-for-television venture although it’s not.