The Shrine is a 2010 Canadian supernatural horror film produced by Brookstreet Pictures.

The film was directed by Jon Knautz and stars Aaron Ashmore, Cindy Sampson, Meghan Heffern, and Trevor Matthews.

The screenplay was written by Jon Knautz, Brendan Moore, and Trevor Matthews.

Carmen asks her boss, Dale, to allow her to investigate the disappearances of tourists in the (fictional) Polish village of Alvainia, including Eric Taylor (who was killed at the beginning of the film).

They discover that no one in the village is allowed to leave and spot a strange area of fog that seems to be concentrated only in one portion of the forest, mentioned in Eric's notes.

Though Marcus wants to leave, Carmen admits that Dale knows nothing about the trip and her career will be over if she returns with no story.

She takes them to a hidden sacrificial shrine where they discover the bodies of several people (including Eric) that the villagers have executed.

Each body has a metal mask stuck on its face, suggesting cultist behavior and ritual black magic.

The couple's son gives Marcus the truck keys and warns him that Carmen is evil since "she has seen the statue".

Henryk explains that the fog is a curse left long ago on the village that cannot be undone.

Marcus does not object, remarking that he would find it difficult to explain why he came back without Carmen and Sara.

The Shrine was directed by Jon Knautz, who also co-wrote the film's script alongside Brendan Moore.

Knautz had previously directed the 2007 comedy horror film Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer.

[1] On 2 August 2009, it was announced that Aaron Ashmore, who had previously starred in the television series Smallville had been cast in the film's lead male role.

[2] Cindy Sampson, Meghan Heffern, and Trevor Matthews were later cast in the film.

[5] Bill Gibron from PopMatters gave the film 6/10 stars, writing, "Clearly, writer/director Jon Knautz hoped the investigative journalist set-up would tie everything together.

As a result, we are stuck grading the effectiveness of each bit, and when the final tally is examined, The Shrine doesn't survive.