“Fear turns men into Monsters” a tagline for the upcoming horror flick It Comes at Night couldn’t be any truer after watching the trailer for the critically acclaimed film which premiered at the Outlook Film Festival over the past weekend.
The new trailer, which was released by A24 this morning, will chill you to the bone as well as wince at the spewing blood from a young women’s mouth while in the throes of passion with a young man. Joel Edgerton takes the lead in which see two families come together in the middle of a desolate forest – yep that alone gives it all the hallmarks you need for a horror – in their bid to stay safe from an outside threat. A red door seems extremely symbolic in the trailer as the only way in or out. Both families, consumed by their paranoia start to take drastic horrifying measures whilst without really giving anything away.
The highly anticipated horror which has a slow building of tension to give it that scary edge of anticipation is brought to us by Trey Edward Shults at the helm has said in interviews this is going to be a bumpy ride. He conceived the movie as a response to his feelings of fear, death, and, ultimately, men, “The opening scene is literally what I was saying to my dad on his deathbed.” From that line itself is an intriguing statement.
It Comes at Night release June 9
It Comes at Night Official Synopsis
Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorises the world, the tenuous domestic order a man has established with his wife and son is put to the ultimate test with the arrival of a desperate young family seeking refuge. Despite the best intentions of both families, paranoia and mistrust boil over as the horrors outside creep ever-closer, awakening something hidden and monstrous within him as he learns that the protection of his family comes at the cost of his soul.
