‘Malevolent’ Trailer: Phony Psychics Get More Than They Bargained For In A Real Haunted House
It’s officially October, which means it’s time to kick-off spooky season, the most wonderful time of the year, and make with the horror movies. Netflix is here to help withMalevolent, a scary-looking haunted house story full of creepy children, moving mannequins and more ghoulish goings-on.Florence Pughplays a con artist posing as a medium who ends up running afoul of some real pissed-off spirits. What could go wrong? Watch theMalevolenttrailer below.
Malevolent Trailer
InMalevolent, a team of phony psychics like to prey on the grieving by staging paranormal activity. What would happen if these same fakers ran afoul ofrealghosts? We’re about to find out in this film from directorOlaf de Fleur Johannessonand writersBen KataiandEva Konstantopoulos.
First impressions: This looks fun! And also a bit derivative! Watching theMalevolenttrailer, I couldn’t help get the impression that the film was going through a Scary Movie Checklist. Ominous one-word title likeInsidiousorSinister(orHereditary, even)? Check. Flashes of scary children? Check. Crackly, deteriorated audio setting a spooky mood? Check. And yet, despite all these by-the-numbers factors, I’m still sold. I’m a sucker for haunted house movies, and I’ll happily buy whatever Netflix is selling here. Here’s the synopsis:
Brother and sister team Angela (Florence Pugh) and Jackson (Ben Lloyd-Hughes) are nothing more than scam artists. Preying on the grief stricken and the vulnerable, they convince the bereaved that Angela has the ability to contact the dead. It’s a simple con, until Mrs. Green (Celia Imrie) summons the pair to her home — the orphanage that was once stage to a string of murders of young girls — and Angela grows less and less certain of what’s actually real. The fake paranormal investigators suffer the ultimate reality check when they are confronted by the true horrors and terrifying past that lie hidden within the haunted orphanage.
Like I said: sold. Not just a haunted house, but a hauntedorphanage! That’sdouble-spooky. Plus: Florence Pugh is fast becoming one of those actresses worth seeing in anything, no matter what the film. All that said, I worry this trailer gives way too much away. Practically the whole story is mapped out here. Hopefully there are still some surprises lurking within the movie itself.
Malevolentwill give Netflix users the heebie-jeebies this weekend, as it drops onto the streaming serviceOctober 5, 2018. Happy spooky season, everyone!
