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Be Afraid

Be Afraid

20176.01h 39m

Overview

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.

Directed by Drew Gabreski
Written by Gerald Nott
Produced by Jay Lavely, Sam Curphey, Drew Gabreski
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Top Cast

Brian Krause

Brian Krause

Dr. John Chambers

Jaimi Paige

Jaimi Paige

Heather Chambers

Louis Herthum

Louis Herthum

Chief Collins

Jared Abrahamson

Jared Abrahamson

Ben Chambers

Michelle Hurd

Michelle Hurd

Christine Booth

Michael Leone

Michael Leone

Nathan Chambers

Noell Coet

Noell Coet

Nikki Collins

Sade Kimora Young

Sade Kimora Young

Emms Booth

Kevin M. Horton

Kevin M. Horton

Officer Cass

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Eric Chandler

Officer Mills

Themes & Keywords

suicidepennsylvania, usaloss of loved onemurdershadowy figuresabduction

About Be Afraid

Be Afraid is a horror, mystery, thriller film released in 2017 exploring themes of suicide, pennsylvania, usa, loss of loved one, murder, shadowy figures, abduction. Directed by Drew Gabreski, it stars Brian Krause, Jaimi Paige, Louis Herthum. 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.

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