Director Nia DaCostas eagerly anticipated and modern take on Candyman, at long last, hits theaters on August 27. But, if you can recall, the trailer made its theater debut in the Before Times a.k.a. way back in February 2020 before last thing we all saw in theaters: The Invisible Man. This means the truly creepy trailer (starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, and the OG Candyman, Tony Todd) has been living in our heads rent-free for a well over a year now.
It uses some of the most effective horror movie trailer tricks that, ahem, hook moviegoers, like disturbing imagery (why the bees?) and chilling warnings (maybe dont say his name, okay?). So, before we finally get to see Candyman, lets look back at some of the other iconic horror trailers that grabbed our attention and gave us years of nightmare fuel in just a few short moments.
a photo of Yayha Abdul Mateen in Candyman horror film trailer wearing a grey shirt, red knit cap, and standing in an elevator with mirrors
Universal Pictures
Proving there would be no sophomore slump for new horror king (and Candyman co-producer) Jordan Peele, the Us trailer sent a chill down audiences spines with a creepy cover of Lunizs I Got Five On It. Of course, nothing was scarier than the raspy warning from Lupita Nyongo to Lupita Nyongo and, in turn, us: Be careful.
One of the title cards that pops up during the utterly frightening preview for The Strangers asks, What are you afraid of? Oh, who knows, perhaps a masked intruder standing, silently, yet menacingly, right behind Liv Tyler? Or maybe its the sound of a skipping record playing a seemingly sweet lullaby while violent mayhem unfolds? To answer your question, preview, we were afraid of all of it.
Alien has, arguably, the best horror tagline of all time: In space, no one can hear you scream. So, it was no wonder they used it to conclude the nerve-wracking preview, which also features moments that would become synonymous with classic horror, including the extraterrestrial eggs and the interior of Sigourney Weaver and her crews ultimately doomed spacecraft. All of it is so intense, your heart may just burst out of your chest.
Story continues
Sometimes the most rattling thing about horror movies isnt the messed-up things that you see. Its the unnerving sounds that you hear. Whether its the snap of a tree branch or the clink of a knife, you may be more inclined to plug your ears rather than cover your eyes. Case in point: the irritating and ominous pops from the mouth of Milly Shapiro in the skin-crawling Hereditary trailer.
The Conjuring franchise has become nothing short of a horror juggernaut. Some of that is likely due to the original movies teaser trailer and the intrigue it conjured up with audiences. This preview had it all and more: a creepy basement at night, furniture moving on its own volition, and worst of all, a pair of hands suddenly clapping behind Lili Taylor in the dark.
All good horror should make you afraid of the dark. But what happens when it basically leads to you having obscene electric bills for the rest of your life? Well, that would be thanks to the Lights Out trailer, in which Lotta Losten (who appears in the short film of the same name) turns off the lights at the end of her shift only to face a creepy silhouette. It gets closer and closer with each flip of the switch to set up a chilling scare.
The Shining has no shortage of blood-curdling images, from the twins in the hallway to Jack Nicholson bursting through a door with an axe. But the folks behind the trailer made the wise decision to just rely on one: the elevator doors opening to release gallons and gallons of blood. The preview simply leaves viewers with one haunting question: What the hell is going on in that hotel?
Nothing is scarier than parenthood, and thats incredibly evident than in The Babadooks trailer. Poor Essie Davis is saddled with a seriously disturbed (and, lets be honest, annoying) kid. And, of course, this child managed to find the one haunted pop-up book in all of England, thus unleashing an evil entity into their lives. The titular Babadook haunts this already-damaged family and, in turn, viewers who were likely telling themselves It isnt real, it isnt real during previews.
Slow-burn horror and psychological horror can mess with you for years, but sometimes theres nothing more satisfying than a good jump scare that sends shockwaves through your body in one single moment. Just ask Patrick Wilson and that awful red demon that pops up behind him in the Insidious trailer. In fact, that moment was so scary, even if you knew it was coming from the preview, it could still scare the hell out of you.
The four little words that changed everything: I see dead people. A young Haley Joel Osments shaky and scared confession was more than enough to propel The Sixth Sense to become an Oscar-nominated box office smash. Of course, even though we all know the shocking twist all these years later, the pitch-perfect preview can still send prickly chills down the back of our necks.
The post CANDYMAN and 10 Other Horror Trailers That Give Us Nightmares appeared first on Nerdist.
View original post here:
CANDYMAN and 10 Other Horror Trailers That Give Us Nightmares - Yahoo Lifestyle
- 'Immaculate' ending explained: Was the baby a demon? - Business Insider - April 2nd, 2024
- 10 Horror Movies That Would Have Ended Earlier If Their Heroes Were Smarter - CBR - Comic Book Resources - April 2nd, 2024
- Terrifier 3 director reveals they filmed 'most insanely horrific scenes' that nearly made lead actor vomit on set - UNILAD - April 2nd, 2024
- The Latest Stephen King Horror Movie Has A Killer Cast And Director - SlashFilm - April 2nd, 2024
- THE FIRST OMEN 2024: Release Date, Cast, Plot, And Everything You Need to Know - FANGORIA - April 2nd, 2024
- Sting Review | Excellent Creature Feature with an Emotional Backdrop - MovieWeb - April 2nd, 2024
- IMMACULATE Interview with Director Michael Mohan, Discussing the Making of the Film, Reactions to the Ending, and ... - Daily Dead - April 2nd, 2024
- Mood 'Windigo' - Book and Film Globe - April 2nd, 2024
- A 2016 Thriller Is The Top Movie On Netflix Right Now - HuffPost - April 2nd, 2024
- 10 Harsh Realities Of Rewatching Beetlejuice, 36 Years Later - Screen Rant - April 2nd, 2024
- All the Horror Movies We Can't Wait To See in 2024 - The Mary Sue - April 2nd, 2024
- A Buzzy Korean Horror Movie Is Sneakily One Of The Biggest Box Office Hits Of 2024 - SlashFilm - April 2nd, 2024
- Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 3 horror movie confirmed, after second film debuted to a surprise perfect Rotten ... - Gamesradar - April 2nd, 2024
- Fear Street 4 Is Reviving An Old Horror Trend That Was Perfected 48 Years Ago - Screen Rant - April 2nd, 2024
- Lisa Frankenstein Hides The Fact That It Cast The Real Star Of 2023's Viral $181 Million Horror Movie - Screen Rant - April 2nd, 2024
- Finally, Someone Confirms That A Sequel To HELLRAISER Is In The Works - FANGORIA - April 2nd, 2024
- We're definitely hard at work on: Hellraiser Sequel Promises to Be Even More Terrifying as Producer Vows to Take ... - FandomWire - April 2nd, 2024
- Future Chucky Movie Will Connect To The Series, Says Don Mancini - Screen Rant - April 2nd, 2024
- After Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2, Freddy and Jason Need to Cameo in the Poohniverse - MovieWeb - April 2nd, 2024
- Chucky Creator Reveals He is Working on a New Child's Play Movie: 'Whatever Keeps Me Working' - MovieWeb - April 2nd, 2024
- AI In Late Night With The Devil Sparks Controversy - Forbes - March 24th, 2024
- A horror movie based on a Stephen King novel with a disappointing Rotten Tomatoes score is climbing Netflix's top 10 - Gamesradar - March 24th, 2024
- This is why we're so obsessed with nuns in horror movies - according to the official source, a nun - Gamesradar - March 24th, 2024
- Stephen King reveals the one horror movie he couldn't sit through as he was too scared - UNILAD - March 24th, 2024
- Late Night With the Devil directors address the use of AI art in the film - JoBlo.com - March 24th, 2024
- David Dastmalchian on Late Night with the Devil, The Life of Chuck and Good Fiend Films - Kansas City Pitch - March 24th, 2024
- Welcome to the Poohniverse: Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey Team to Unite Pooh, Bambi, Tinkerbell and More in Low-Budget Horror Crossover (EXCLUSIVE)... - March 24th, 2024
- Late Night with the Devil is the best horror movie of the year so far - Yahoo Movies Canada - March 24th, 2024
- Sydney Sweeney 'wanted to be drenched in blood' in 'Immaculate' - Entertainment Weekly News - March 24th, 2024
- Film of the Week: 'Stopmotion' - The best horror film of 2024 so far - Euronews - March 24th, 2024
- How to Watch Immaculate: Is the Sydney Sweeney Movie Streaming? - TheWrap - March 24th, 2024
- THE FIRST OMEN: A Battle With The Devil And An NC-17 Rating FANGORIA - FANGORIA - March 24th, 2024
- Elevated Horror: The New Wave of Artful Scares Taking Over Hollywood - LRM Online - March 24th, 2024
- Late Night With the Devil Plot Explained: The True Meaning of the Movie - The Direct - March 24th, 2024
- David Chase is directing his first film in 12 years. Its a horror movie. - NJ.com - March 24th, 2024
- Us Was The Box Office Hit That Gave Jordan Peele True Power In Hollywood - SlashFilm - March 24th, 2024
- Cast of 'Gremlins': Catch Up With the Stars of the '80s Hit - First For Women - March 24th, 2024
- 'Immaculate' Review: Sydney Sweeney Is Wide-Eyed but Sly - The New York Times - March 24th, 2024
- Sydney Sweeney explains that bloody 'Immaculate' ending - Entertainment Weekly News - March 24th, 2024
- When Will Sydney Sweeney's Horror Film, 'Immaculate,' Be Available to Stream? - AOL - March 24th, 2024
- Blumhouse to Return Insidious and Other Titles to Theaters for Halfway to Halloween Fest - Hollywood Reporter - March 16th, 2024
- Every Movie In The Wrong Turn Franchise Ranked - SlashFilm - March 16th, 2024
- Blumhouse Celebrating 'Halfway to Halloween' With Five Horror Movies Returning to 100 AMC Movie Theaters - Bloody Disgusting - March 16th, 2024
- DeWanda Wise Sings Creepy Theme Of New Horror Film: 'Imaginary' - The Root - March 16th, 2024
- Hostel: Part II (2007) WTF Happened to This Horror Movie? - JoBlo.com - March 16th, 2024
- New LEPRECHAUN Movie Will Be Funny, Scary And Full Of Practical Effects - FANGORIA - March 16th, 2024
- Blumhouse Celebrating Halfway to Halloween With Five Horror Movies Returning to 100 AMC Movie Theaters - IMDb - March 16th, 2024
- The Horror Nail-Biter On Max With A Controversial Ending - Giant Freakin Robot - March 16th, 2024
- "Says the person who was in Madame Web": Sydney Sweeney is Getting Skewered for Saying Modern Horror Movies ... - FandomWire - March 16th, 2024
- First trailer for horror movie reboot The Crow features an unrecognizable Bill Skarsgrd on a bloody mission of revenge - Gamesradar - March 16th, 2024
- You'll Never Find Me Is Unforgettable Horror, See The Terror In Action - Giant Freakin Robot - March 16th, 2024
- The First Omen star has seen all of your internet theories about the horror movie prequel and, well, they're all wrong - Gamesradar - March 16th, 2024
- Sltface take on horror movies with their new single, 'Final Grl' - Dork Magazine - March 16th, 2024
- From 'Five Nights at Freddy's' to 'Imaginary': Why Blumhouse loves PG-13 horror - theday.com - March 16th, 2024
- The First Omen's Big Death Reveal Really Doesn't Bode Well For The Prequel - Screen Rant - March 16th, 2024
- 20 Scariest Horror Movies to Come Out in the Last 5 Years - MovieWeb - March 16th, 2024
- 'The Animal Kingdom' Exclusive Clip Previews the Gnarly Body Horror of Magnet's New Movie - Bloody Disgusting - March 16th, 2024
- 'Oddity' Review: This Supernatural Horror Film Will Tear You To Pieces | SXSW 2024 - Collider - March 16th, 2024
- "Marketing is failing this movie tremendously": David Dastmalchian's Late Night With the Devil Dubbed as One of the ... - FandomWire - March 16th, 2024
- STOPMOTION is a handcrafted tale of beauty and horror - Moviejawn - March 16th, 2024
- Horror Lovers Will Love this Dining Spot in Texas - klaq.com - March 8th, 2024
- Is Late Night With The Devil Based On A True Story? - Screen Rant - March 8th, 2024
- Kooky King: 6 of the Weirdest Stephen King Film Adaptations - Nightmare on Film Street - March 8th, 2024
- The Unknown, the Viral Willy Wonka Experience Villain, Is Already Getting Their Own Horror Movie - IGN - March 8th, 2024
- 13 Original Horror Movies We Can't Wait to See in 2024 - Screen Rant - March 8th, 2024
- From 'Imaginary' to 'Five Nights at Freddy's.' Why Blumhouse loves PG-13 horror - Los Angeles Times - March 8th, 2024
- Imaginary Movie Review: M3gan Meets The Boogeyman - Mama's Geeky - March 8th, 2024
- Christopher Nolan Originally Conceived Inception As A Horror Movie - SlashFilm - March 8th, 2024
- 'Whalefall' Movie in the Works From 'No One Will Save You' Director Brian Duffield - The Mary Sue - March 8th, 2024
- Horror Movie Based On THE UNKNOWN From Glasgow's WILLY WONKA Experience In The Works Horror Movie ... - CBM (Comic Book Movie) - March 8th, 2024
- Horrifying 'Late Night With The Devil' Trailer Released - Outkick - March 8th, 2024
- Imaginary review: M3GAN, take the wheel - Dexerto - March 8th, 2024
- The Unknown: Horror Movie Based on Unofficial Willy Wonka Experience Is in the Works - ComingSoon.net - March 8th, 2024
- Imaginary Film Review: Light on Frights - Loud And Clear Reviews - March 8th, 2024
- Dead Mail Directors on Their '80s Horror Influences - MovieWeb - March 8th, 2024
- HORROR BEAT: Blumhouse offers a non-update on the future of THE EXORCIST - Comics Beat - March 8th, 2024
- And the Oscar for best picture doesn't go to ... horror! - NPR - March 8th, 2024
- Shaitaan OTT Release: When And Where To Watch R Madhavan And Ajay Devgn Starrer Horror Thriller Film - Indiatimes.com - March 8th, 2024
- The 'Wonka Experience' Is Being Turned Into A Horror Movie - UPROXX - March 8th, 2024
- 8 new horror movies on Netflix, Max, Shudder and more in March 2024 - TechRadar - March 8th, 2024
Reviewed and Recommended by Erik Baquero