Synopsis

The movie centers on Bryn (Polo), a thirtysomething woman grieving over the loss of her 4-year-old son. Along with her college professor and author husband (Snell), Bryn moves into the charming old Beacon Apartments. There, she begins to see a boy who died in a fall down the Beacon's elevator shaft while trying to escape his abusive father. With the help of an eccentric young professor (Urie), Bryn tries to save the boy's spirit. Ironside plays a tough career cop who has adopted the residents.

Official Review

Oh, Haunting At The Beacon, you scamp! As horror fans, we are often placed in the difficult position of defending a genre that many others have absolutely zero respect for. We ourselves are starving for good films, since it’s quite often that the people making these movies are the same people that have no respect for the genre. And too often, because we are so hungry, we give stuff a pass for being “good for what it is”. I have been guilty of it on occasion, and since I’m not a machine, I’m sure I’ll be guilty of it again. …Read More