Universal Pictures have revealed the first trailer for Eli Roth’s creepy and magical tale, The House with a Clock in its Walls.

Based on the beloved children’s classic written by John Bellairs and illustrated by Edward Gorey, The House with a Clock in Its Walls is directed by master frightener Eli Roth and written by Eric Kripke (creator of TV’s Supernatural). The film stars Jack Black and two-time Academy Award® winner Cate Blanchett as well as Kyle MacLachlan, Colleen Camp, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Vanessa Anne Williams and Sunny Suljic.

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The film hits US cinemas September 21 and the UK on the 28th of September.

The House with a Clock in its Walls Official Synopsis

The magical adventure tells the spine-tingling tale of 10-year-old Lewis (Owen Vaccaro) who goes to live with his uncle in a creaky old house with a mysterious tick-tocking heart. But his new town’s sleepy façade jolts to life with a secret world of warlocks and witches when Lewis accidentally awakens the dead.