''The Beacon'' (later renamed ''Haunting at the Beacon'') is a 2009 American
horror
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thriller film directed and written by Michael Stokes.
The second film by Sabbatical Pictures, it was shot at The Rogers Hotel in
Waxahachie, Texas and debuted in seven cities in October 2009. It was shown at the 2009 Paranoia Film Festival, where it was awarded Best Picture and Best Actress (Teri Polo). It was also shown at the 2009
LA Femme Film Festival.
Plot
While trying to get their lives back on track after the loss of their four-year-old son, Bryn and Paul Shaw move to the charming old Beacon Apartments. Bryn begins seeing a ghostly little boy skulking around the building. With the help of an eccentric young professor and a tough old beat cop, Bryn tries to uncover the details of the boy's death, hoping that freeing him will allow him to carry a message to her son. She then realizes a second, malevolent entity stalks the Beacon's halls, one that doesn't want the boy to escape.
Cast
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Teri Polo
Theresa Elizabeth Polo (born June 1, 1969) is an American actress. She starred as Pam Byrnes-Focker in the ''Meet the Parents'' trilogy and played the role of police officer Stef Adams Foster in the Freeform series '' The Fosters'' (2013–201 ...
as Bryn Shaw
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David Rees Snell as Paul Shaw
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Elaine Hendrix as Vanessa Carver
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Ken Howard as Officer Bobby Ford
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Marnette Patterson as Christina Wade
* Nick Sowell as Will Tyler
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Michael Ironside as Lt. Hutton
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Jonny Cruz as Simón Valencia
References
External links
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2009 films
Films set in apartment buildings
2000s English-language films