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Be Afraid ()


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In order to protect his family, Dr. John Chambers must solve the town's deadly secret, which lives within the darkest shadows of the night.

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Dr. John Chambers
Jaimi Paige ...
Heather Chambers
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Chief Martin Collins
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Ben Chambers
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Christine Booth
Michael Leone ...
Nathan Chambers
Noell Coet ...
Nikki Collins
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Emms Booth
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Officer Kass
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Officer Mills
Todd Goble ...
Jimmy Perkins
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Darren Schmidt
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Annabelle Fletcher
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Dean Booth
Jonathan Visser ...
Shadow Person #1
Bill Laing ...
The Hat Man
Kevin Corrigan ...
Dr. Cullen
Tracey Turner ...
Nurse Carter
Rachael Smith-Murray ...
Nurse Tara (as Rachael Murray)
Gerald Nott ...
Shadow Person #2
Shawn Zerfoss ...
Officer Zerfoss
Don Hosey ...
Paramedic #1
Ian Hollobaugh ...
Paramedic #2
Jeffrey T. Miles ...
Trooper McKinnon
Brooklyn Decker ...
Young Nikki Collins
Jett Gabreski ...
Jesse Smith
Xander Gabreski ...
Levi Smith

Directed by

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Drew Gabreski

Written by

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Caleb G. Brown ... (story consultant) (as Caleb Brown)
 
Gerald Nott ... (written by)

Produced by

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Lawrence B. Benenson ... executive producer
Sam Curphey ... producer
Drew Gabreski ... producer
John Hollaway ... executive producer
James Keitel ... producer (produced by) (as P. James Keitel)
Brian Krause ... executive producer
Heather Kritzer ... co-producer
Jay Lavely ... producer
Jeff Murphy ... executive producer
Brandt Myers ... executive producer
Scott Peck ... co-producer
Scott Perrin ... executive producer
Alessandro Rafanelli ... executive producer

Music by

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Corey Wallace

Cinematography by

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Scott Peck

Editing by

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Jeff Murphy

Editorial Department

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Katie Boyum ... assistant editor
Joel Ides ... colorist
Eric Lalicata ... on-line supervisor
Gerald Nott ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Linda Lamontagne

Production Design by

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Niko Vilaivongs

Set Decoration by

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Azul Hicks

Costume Design by

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Lazara Peck

Makeup Department

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Ron Karkoska ... makeup supervisor: creature effects
Melanie Littlewood ... hair / makeup
Julia Perez ... department head hair & makeup (as Julia 'Julz' Perez)
Josh Wasylink ... sculptor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Renee Haas ... first assistant director
Bobby Pittless ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Aaron Bautista ... graphic designer
Jocelyn Collins ... property master (as Jocelyn Coffman)
Angela D'Urso ... art department assistant
Billy Hager ... art department assistant
Dan Melton ... leadman
Gina Murphy ... graphic designer
Regina Pangelinan ... assistant props

Sound Department

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Dicken Berglund ... ADR mixer
Tara Blume ... foley artist
Tom Boykin ... re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
Jonathan Bruce ... additional foley artist
Shaun Cunningham ... foley mixer
Brian Dunlop ... dialogue editor
Ben Forman ... production sound mixer
Ryan Gegenheimer ... backgrounds editor
Eric Lalicata ... supervising sound editor
Kyle Lane ... foley editor
Ryan Maguire ... foley mixer
Wes Poland ... additional re-recording mixer / temp sound editor
Leah Putlek ... foley editor
Dan Snow ... sound supervisor
Alex Weiss ... sound designer / sound effects editor

Special Effects by

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Alexi Bust ... sculptor: Monster FX LLC
Aaron Eiermann ... sculptor: Monster FX LLC (as Aaron Eierman)
Ron Karkoska ... creature design
Teresa Koniski ... sculptor: Monster FX LLC
Mike Rotella ... sculptor: Monster FX LLC
John Russell ... sculptor: Monster FX LLC
Jasmine Schwab ... sculptor: Monster FX LLC
Ray Torrillo ... special effects coordinator (as Ray Torillo)
Jason Trosky ... special effects
Mark Villalobos ... creature design
Josh Wasylink ... sculptor: Monster FX LLC (as Josh 'Wozzy' Wasylink)

Visual Effects by

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Katie Boyum ... visual effects artist
Jeff Murphy ... visual effects supervisor: Quest Pacifica LLC
Benji Newell ... opening title animation
Gerald Nott ... visual effects artist

Stunts

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Jake Eavey ... assistant stunt coordinator
Erika Keck ... stunt production assistant
Tj Lanahan ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Andrew Barton ... grip & electric swing
Brian Bazala ... behind the scenes video
Katie Boyum ... camera operator / steadicam operator
Joe Bucci ... behind the scenes video
Tyler Ernst ... second assistant camera
Roger Kean ... grip & electric swing
Tom Klabnik ... grip & electric swing (as Tom Klabnick)
Nathan Larimer ... media manager
Jay Lavely ... aerial footage
Eric Munk ... key grip
Edward Nielsen III ... first assistant camera (as Ed Neilson)
James Schmeichel ... grip & electric swing
Hannah Sprunk ... behind the scenes video
Randy Tambling ... gaffer (as Randal Tambling)
Paul Thomson ... jib operator
Steven Vargo ... dolly grip
Kyle Wentzel ... grip & electric swing
Brett Whitling ... still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Deborah Goldstein ... costume supervisor
Katie Laine Harrison ... costume assistant (as Katie Harrison)

Music Department

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The Budapest Scoring Symphony Orchestra ... orchestra recorded by
Tina Guo ... cello: and electric cello
Bálint Sapszon ... session supervisor: orchestra (as Blaint Sapszon)
Corey Wallace ... orchestrator

Script and Continuity Department

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Danielle Glotfelty ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Morris Aroesti ... transportation coordinator
Jack Colvin ... driver
Mark Nelson ... transportation captain
Chris Schimmel ... driver: honeywagon (as Chris Schimel)
Mark Shingledecker ... mechanic
Jason Smith ... driver
Adina Valenzuela ... driver
Chris Wayne ... driver

Additional Crew

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August Babington ... set production assistant (as August 'Gus' Babington)
Robert A. Bianchin ... guns: handler
Markus Bishop-Hill ... production coordinator (as Markus Hill)
Matt Black ... set production assistant (as Matthew Black)
Eric Chandler ... set production assistant
Samuel Curphey ... production legal
Mark Davis ... chef: Realms of Catering
Chris Jones ... payroll accountant
Benay Karp ... animal trainer
Simon Lakkis ... studio teacher
David Lambert ... set production assistant
Robert Martin ... studio teacher (as Robert 'Marty' Martin)
Justin McDade ... assistant chef: Realms of Catering
James Scharf ... set production assistant
Jordan Schuster ... set production assistant
Mike Tristano ... weapons: provided by
Brian Williams ... production accountant

Thanks

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Joseph Armao ... in loving memory of
Rodney L. Bennett ... in loving memory of
Ron Brosius ... special thank you: Clarion County Commissioners
Rob Burns ... special thank you
Butch Campbell ... special thank you: Clarion County Commissioners
Richard Chapla ... special thank you
Jennifer Criner ... special thank you
Denny Edwards ... special thank you
Andrea Maitland Estadt ... special thank you
Greg Faller ... special thank you: Clarion County Commissioners
Bob Forertsch ... special thank you
Cherie Gabreski ... special thank you
Thomas Gabreski ... in loving memory of
Barry Garbarino ... special thank you
Mark Hall ... special thank you: Clarion Police Department (as Chief Mark Hall)
Bill Hearst ... special thank you
Darla Kirkpatrick ... special thank you
Tom Lewis ... special thank you
Beth McNamara ... special thank you
Joe McNamara ... special thank you (as Dr. Joe McNamara)
Cassandra Neely ... special thank you
Grant Nieporte ... special thank you
Tom Phillips ... special thank you
Doug Preston ... special thank you: Clarion Fire Department (as Chief Doug Preston)
Benton Reichart ... special thank you
Ron Seidle ... special thank you: Redbank Chevrolet
Shawn Zerfoss ... special thank you: Clarion Police Department (as Officer Shawn Zerfoss)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

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, Nathan

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Also Known As
  • Die Angst in meinem Haus (Germany)
  • Se ocultan en la oscuridad (Uruguay)
  • Ác Ma (Vietnam)
  • Бойся (Russia)
  • Se ocultan en la oscuridad (Argentina)
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Runtime
  • 99 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia The QR code on Emms missing person poster in Palmers gas station takes you to Locate The Missings Facebook page, it's an actual missing persons group not associated with the movie. See more »
Goofs When Ben is at the Police Station towards the end of the movie, he is handcuffed. Ben was brought in as a witness, not a suspect, nor was he arrested, therefore he would not be restrained with handcuffs. See more »
Movie Connections Features Night of the Living Dead (1968). See more »
Soundtracks Lullabye See more »
Crazy Credits The Tall Man and Shadow People were not harmed in the making of this film. See more »
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[last lines]
Dr. John Chambers: [unaware he's a ghost] Guys I'm right here
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