Be Afraid

4.7
2017 1 hr 39 min Horror , Thriller , Mystery

Not long after John Chambers and his family arrive at their new home in a small country town of Pennsylvania, John begins to experience sleep paralysis. Lying there paralyzed, trapped within his own nightmare, other-worldly beings visit John. They are entities which exist in the darkest shadows of the night and can only be seen out of the corner of one's eye. These encounters begin to haunt John, transforming to complete terror as he discovers the entities' sole purpose... the abduction of his seven year old son. In the end, John will uncover the town's horrific secret, a portal on his land, and make one last attempt to save his son before the shadow people permanently take him away to their world.

  • Cast:
    Brian Krause , Jaimi Paige , Louis Herthum , Jared Abrahamson , Michelle Hurd , Michael Leone , Noell Coet

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Reviews

Steineded
2017/06/01

How sad is this?

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Curapedi
2017/06/02

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

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SanEat
2017/06/03

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

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Erica Derrick
2017/06/04

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

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zombiefan89
2017/06/05

Nothing you haven't seen done better in a dozen other horror movies. and then it just...ends. The actors do pretty good. Brian Kraus has definitely improved over his time on Charmed. I checked the spoiler box, but I honestly don't understand the plot enough to spoil or not spoil it. From what I gathered, it was about ghosts or demons that abduct children. It's really all over the place. It was not scary at all. Oh, yes, the monsters come from the closet. Because of course! Overall, the only thing I can complement is the acting. They did their best with what they had.

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leal-michael-d
2017/06/06

The whole vibe of this movie made me think "This is what Silent Hill would look like if Lifetime made this film." Being a horror film based of sleep paralysis, it did give me somewhat of the chills, but going back to Silent Hill, the ending was similar to that of the first film in that series, just less horror-esque.

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Flow
2017/06/07

The subject for this one isn't quite overused, I do like the approach, bold, but the only thing standing in its way was clearly the budget.Perhaps with more funds they would have been able to produce something far better, a horror for the masses, like this tho it shall remain mostly unknown and unappreciated. Quite the shame because the people involved did a good work and if you do watch it, you'll see that is an OK indie production.Is it recommendable? I don't think so. You won't be afraid, but you will forget about it in a few days top. With more money, Be Afraid could have delivered far better. Overall 4 stars out of 10 from me. Do not look for horror here. Just a pretty good written story.Cheers!

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adamgrant-70619
2017/06/08

This film I really enjoyed. When I first seen this rated as low as 4 I wasn't going to watch it. But after I did I'm so glad I did. The acting is top notch in this title and although the story is a bit weird I loved every minute of watching this title. It wasn't boring in the slightest. It grips you to your seat until the last minute as you really want to find out what happens and why. The ending was a bit odd as it just ended so suddenly. But all the same well worth buying, well worth watching

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