Premiering at the ongoing FanTasia Film Festival is The Shrine, Jon Knautz’s follow-up film to Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer. Starring Aaron Ashmore and Trevor Matthews (Jack Brooks) the indie is about a group of young journalists who investigate a cult said to practice human sacrifice – but their ambitious ways may lead them to becoming the cult’s next victims. This afternoon we got our hands on the official trailer that can be viewed below. Tell us what you think.
“After a young American backpacker goes missing in Europe, a group of journalists link his disappearance to a remote Polish village called Alvaina. Upon further investigation, the journalists discover that Alvaina has a history of bizarre cult activity revolving around human sacrifice. Hellbent on revealing the truth, they travel to the small village to uncover the story first hand. But after the discovery of an ancient stone statue hidden within the town, they quickly find themselves pursued by a mysterious and vengeful group of locals. Forced into the gruesome reality of true survival horror, the journalists soon realize that Alvaina hides a much darker secret than they could ever imagine.”