Previously titled The Beacon, Take 2 Releasing will distribute a Haunting at the Beacon on DVD September 13th. This is a tale of a mother's (Teri Polo) woe, as a deceased child looks for supernatural revenge! This film was shot at the famed Rogers Hotel in Texas and director Michael Stokes became frightened on set by "sightings of strange orbs and even the sounds of children laughing and crying." Haunting at the Beacon also stars Michael Ironside, Davis Rees Snell and Elaine Hendrix.
Fans of film might recognize director Stokes from his writing on the horror feature The Marsh (2006) starring Forest Whitaker, or the high-octane thriller Exit Speed (2008). Haunting at the Beacon is Stokes directorial debut and this latest feature stays true to Stokes trend to write, almost exclusively, restricted rated horror features. Get your haunted disc below and re-visit the ghostly trailer inside.
The synopsis for Haunting at the Beacon:...
Fans of film might recognize director Stokes from his writing on the horror feature The Marsh (2006) starring Forest Whitaker, or the high-octane thriller Exit Speed (2008). Haunting at the Beacon is Stokes directorial debut and this latest feature stays true to Stokes trend to write, almost exclusively, restricted rated horror features. Get your haunted disc below and re-visit the ghostly trailer inside.
The synopsis for Haunting at the Beacon:...
- 8/15/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Writer/director Michael Stokes sent along a few new pics from his supernatural thriller The Beacon, with the news that the film will have sneak-preview screenings in six Texas cities later this month in advance of its wider release next year. Check out the photos and dates/venues below.
Produced by Sally Helppie and Sabbatical Pictures, The Beacon (which we last covered here) stars Teri Polo (first photo) and David Rees Snell as Bryn and Paul, a married couple grieving the death of their son who move into the titular apartment building, where Bryn begins sighting the ghost of another dead young boy. The cast also includes Elaine Hendrix, Ken Howard, genre fave Michael Ironside (second photo with Everett Sifuentes) and Marnette Patterson; Vincent Guastini created the makeup FX. Stokes (third photo) informs us that the movie (retitled Haunting At The Beacon for international distribution by American World Pictures) will...
Produced by Sally Helppie and Sabbatical Pictures, The Beacon (which we last covered here) stars Teri Polo (first photo) and David Rees Snell as Bryn and Paul, a married couple grieving the death of their son who move into the titular apartment building, where Bryn begins sighting the ghost of another dead young boy. The cast also includes Elaine Hendrix, Ken Howard, genre fave Michael Ironside (second photo with Everett Sifuentes) and Marnette Patterson; Vincent Guastini created the makeup FX. Stokes (third photo) informs us that the movie (retitled Haunting At The Beacon for international distribution by American World Pictures) will...
- 10/7/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
The first (hopefully) annual Paranoia Film Festival on the illustrious Queen Mary has come and gone, so of course people have been wondering which film won the Best Feature award.
We recently got word from the winner himself, Michael Stokes, that the entry he wrote and directed, The Beacon, took top honors for the weekend. Strange that we haven't heard much about this film, but that seems about to change thanks to the kudos handed out during Paranoia Fest. The Beacon’s leading lady, Teri Polo (pictured below), was also honored, winning the award for Best Actress.
A bit of plot has been provided by the filmmakers as follows: While trying to get their lives back on track after the loss of their four-year-old son, Bryn (Polo) and Paul Shaw (David Rees Snell) move to the charming old Beacon Apartments. Bryn begins seeing a ghostly little boy skulking around the building.
We recently got word from the winner himself, Michael Stokes, that the entry he wrote and directed, The Beacon, took top honors for the weekend. Strange that we haven't heard much about this film, but that seems about to change thanks to the kudos handed out during Paranoia Fest. The Beacon’s leading lady, Teri Polo (pictured below), was also honored, winning the award for Best Actress.
A bit of plot has been provided by the filmmakers as follows: While trying to get their lives back on track after the loss of their four-year-old son, Bryn (Polo) and Paul Shaw (David Rees Snell) move to the charming old Beacon Apartments. Bryn begins seeing a ghostly little boy skulking around the building.
- 3/16/2009
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Writer/director Michael Stokes and producer Sally Helppie sent along a few exclusive new photos from their chiller The Beacon, along with the poster and the news that the movie took the Best Feature Film prize at the first Paranoia Film Festival, as well as Best Actress for lead Teri Polo. The event was held this past weekend aboard the Queen Mary cruise ship in Long Beach, CA (see details here).
Polo stars in The Beacon as a woman who moves with her husband (David Rees Snell) into the titular apartment building following the death of their son, and becomes haunted by the ghost of another dead child. Elaine Hendrix, Ken Howard, genre veteran Michael Ironside and Kevin Scott Keating (first photo) also star.
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Polo stars in The Beacon as a woman who moves with her husband (David Rees Snell) into the titular apartment building following the death of their son, and becomes haunted by the ghost of another dead child. Elaine Hendrix, Ken Howard, genre veteran Michael Ironside and Kevin Scott Keating (first photo) also star.
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- 3/16/2009
- Fangoria
Producer Sally Helppie and producer/scripter Michael Stokes sent along some new pics from their violent biker/siege thriller Exit Speed, coming March 3 on DVD from Peace Arch. They also let us know about final specs for the disc.
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Directed by Scott Ziehl, the movie is set in the Texas desert, where bus passengers find themselves trapped and terrorized...
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Directed by Scott Ziehl, the movie is set in the Texas desert, where bus passengers find themselves trapped and terrorized...
- 1/19/2009
- Fangoria
We gave you the first look at the trailer and a photo from the new supernatural thriller The Beacon yesterday; now we’ve got a bunch more exclusive pics to show off! Check ’em out below the cut.
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Written and directed by Michael Stokes (pictured in the first photo with stars Teri Polo and David Rees Snell) and produced...
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Written and directed by Michael Stokes (pictured in the first photo with stars Teri Polo and David Rees Snell) and produced...
- 1/8/2009
- Fangoria
Producer Sally Helppie and writer/director Michael Stokes gave Fango an exclusive trailer and first photo from their new fright feature The Beacon; check ’em both out below. It’s the second feature from Helppie’s Texas-based Sabbatical Pictures, which previously made the Stokes-scripted violent actioner Exit Speed (coming on Peace Arch DVD March 3).
The Beacon stars Teri Polo (also soon to be seen in Joe Dante’s The Hole) and David Rees Snell as Bryn and Paul Shaw, who are trying to put their life back together following the death of their child. After they move into the Beacon Apartments, Bryn starts experiencing visions of a little boy who died there, and comes to believe that freeing his spirit will allow her to contact her own dead son through him. “I love mayhem movies like Exit Speed,” Stokes tells Fango, “but The Beacon is intentionally old-school, with a character-driven story,...
The Beacon stars Teri Polo (also soon to be seen in Joe Dante’s The Hole) and David Rees Snell as Bryn and Paul Shaw, who are trying to put their life back together following the death of their child. After they move into the Beacon Apartments, Bryn starts experiencing visions of a little boy who died there, and comes to believe that freeing his spirit will allow her to contact her own dead son through him. “I love mayhem movies like Exit Speed,” Stokes tells Fango, “but The Beacon is intentionally old-school, with a character-driven story,...
- 1/7/2009
- Fangoria
Teri Polo has been tapped to star in the indie The Beacon.
David Rees Snell (The Shield), Michael Urie (Ugly Betty) and Michael Ironside (ER) co-star in the paranormal thriller, written and directed by Michael Stokes.
The movie, produced by Sally Helppie, 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.
Production on the film started this week in Dallas.
Meet the Parents co-star Polo, who recently wrapped the horror film Two:Thirteen, is repped by UTA and manager Bob McGowan.
David Rees Snell (The Shield), Michael Urie (Ugly Betty) and Michael Ironside (ER) co-star in the paranormal thriller, written and directed by Michael Stokes.
The movie, produced by Sally Helppie, 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.
Production on the film started this week in Dallas.
Meet the Parents co-star Polo, who recently wrapped the horror film Two:Thirteen, is repped by UTA and manager Bob McGowan.
- 2/22/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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