'Under the Shadow' Trailer Should Overjoy Horror Fans (Exclusive)
It’s getting close to that magical time of the year for horror fans — those glorious few weeks leading up to Halloween when a spate of scary films hit theaters. Hollywood has a solid lineup in store this year, with a new Blair Witch movie and that mysterious, freaky-deaky-looking Morgan on the way.
But the horror film that might make the most noise this fall comes imported from unexpected terrain: That would be Iran, the setting for Under the Shadow, writer-director Babak Anvari’s buzzed-about fright-fest. Watch the exclusive trailer above.
Filmed in Jordan, Under the Shadow takes place in 1988 as the Iran-Iraq War ravages Tehran. It’s there Shideh (Narges Rashidi) and her young daughter, Dorsa (Avin Manshadi), are haunted by an evil force after family patriarch (Bobby Naderi), a doctor, is dispatched to the frontlines.
Under the Shadow received rave reviews after premiering at January’s Sundance Film Festival – and then again at March’s South by Southwest. The beauty of the film’s trailer is that it captures the spirit (pun intended) of the film’s spooky vibe without actually revealing too much. Hollywood horror flicks — which often spoil their best scares in the previews — could take a lesson.
Under the Shadow will screen at Sundance’s NextFest in Los Angeles on Aug. 14 before opening in theaters on Oct. 7.
