Something evil lurks in the basement in the first trailer for Alberto Corredor’s unsettling new horror film, Baghead.
We’ve had some stellar horror films in 2023, but it’s time to cast our eyes to the future. We’re already looking forward to Imaginary and Night Swim, but Alberto Corredor’s Baghead looks very intriguing indeed.
Take a look at the first Baghead trailer below.
Here’s the official synopsis:
“Following the death of her father, a young woman (Allen) inherits a run-down pub and discovers a dark secret within its basement – Baghead – a shapeshifting creature that will let you speak to lost loved ones, but not without consequence.”
Baghead comes from the producers of IT and Barbarian and there is definitely a bit of Barbarian’s DNA present in the Baghead trailer. Something rather evil was lurking in the bowels of a house in Zach Cregger’s hit horror as well.
We also can’t help but notice a few similarities to this year’s biggest horror film, Talk To Me. In that film, a bunch of teenagers also communicated with the dead, except they used a cursed hand to do it. It seems that the creature that we glimpse in the baghead trailer is more of a witch or perhaps just a shapeshifter of some sort. Whatever it is, I’m sure things are going to go terribly wrong. They usually do when something is creeping around in the ceiling.
On a more serious note, grief has always been a common theme in horror and it seems to be particularly en vogue right now. I’m sure we all would jump at the opportunity to speak to someone we’ve lost, but as Baghead seems to point out, it comes at a terrifying price.
Freya Allen leads a cast that includes Jeremy Irvine, Ruby Barker, Peter Mullan, Saffron Burrows and Julika Jenkins. Baghead is based on Corredor’s 2017 short film of the same name and will be the director’s feature film debut. The script is by Bryce McGuire and Christina Pamies.
Baghead doesn’t have a release date quite yet, but it will definitely arrive in 2024. We’ll keep you posted on the release date and all other Baghead news.
