‘The Shrine’ Comes to VOD on July 15
by Marc Patterson
I haven’t seen this The Shrine yet, but I’ve been following it’s progress for a little while now and it looks like it’s going to be a lot of eerie fun. Perhaps not strikingly original, but should evoke some atmosphere that hints at films like The Wicker Man, Wake Wood, crossed over with some good old fashioned Satanic Panic flicks. Anytime there is a group of crazies in the woods sacrificing young nubile chicks you can count me there!
Here’s the plot outline and details. Trailer below.
After a young American backpacker goes missing in Europe, a group of journalists link his disappearance to a remote village in Poland. They travel there hoping to get the story, but as they unravel the secrets behind this mysterious village, they are suddenly pursued by hostile locals. Unable to escape, they soon become the next victims of ritualistic human sacrifice. Forced into the gruesome reality of true survival horror, the journalists will discover that this village hides a much darker secret than they could ever imagine.
The Shrine debuts on demand from IFC Midnight, via Comcast, Cox, Cablevision, Time Warner, and Bright House starting July 15.
