Rise of the Gargoyles 2009

Two workers digging beneath the Saint Jean André Church in Paris uncover a hidden chamber filled with valuable artifacts, triggering a sequence of events that mix rumor, doubt, and danger. Encouraged by his friend Carol Beckham, the once-respected but now discredited Professor Jack Randall returns to the site to investigate what lies beneath. As night falls, they slip into the chamber and, while Carol carefully collects relics, Jack documents everything on his camera.

Suddenly, a winged monster emerges from the shadows, and the pair flee in a panic. Jack’s camera is damaged in the chaos, but the danger is far from over. A colossal stone collapses onto his car at the bar, and back at his boarding house, Carol is confronted by the same terrifying creature and is brutally killed in her apartment, beheaded by a gargoyle.

The next morning, Jack identifies Carol’s body and finds himself the prime suspect in a string of murders, pursued by the determined Inspector Gibert. Desperate for answers, he seeks out the sensationalist reporter Nicole Ricard and hands over the damaged tape to her cameraman, Walsh. When Walsh recovers the footage, albeit badly formed, Nicole and Walsh realize that Jack did not hallucinate the extraordinary events; a gargoyle really stalked them.

With the evidence mounting, the trio — Jack, Nicole, and Walsh — decide to return to the church to press deeper into the mystery, hoping to separate truth from fear and to uncover what those hidden artifacts truly signify. Their investigation promises to challenge everything they thought they knew about myth, science, and the shadows lurking beneath Paris.