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WITCHBOARD Trailer Conjures Nightmarish Supernatural Occult Mayhem — GeekTyrant
Chuck Russell, the director behind The Blob and A Nightmare on Elm Street: Dream Warriors , is summoning some serious occult energy in his return to horror with Witchboard , a reimagining of the 1986 cult favorite.
The first trailer has dropped, and it's packed with eerie imagery, ritualistic vibes, and a whole lot of supernatural mayhem.
Set in modern-day New Orleans, Witchboard follows a young couple who unwittingly unlock something ancient and malevolent after discovering a cursed pendulum board in their newly-renovated French Quarter café. What begins as a dream venture quickly spirals into a nightmare of possession, temptation, and full-blown occult terror.
Madison Iseman ( I Know What You Did Last Summer ) leads the cast as Emily, alongside Aaron Dominguez ( Only Murders in the Building ), Antonia Desplat ( Shantaram ), and Charlie Tahan ( Ozark ). Also along for the ride is Stranger Things star Jamie Campbell Bower.
Speaking with Bloody Disgusting, Russell said: 'I wanted to get back to the horror genre. I've been keeping an eye out for that over the course of my career, and I wanted to do something even scarier and more imaginative. I wanted to top my other two horror films,' he said.
He added: 'I put everything I hadn't tried into this film. I hope that fans of my work will recognize my touch. But we have dreams; we have deadly hallucinations. We have body swaps; we have literal time travel. It's fun in that regard, but number one is to scare the hell out of people, and I think we've done that, too.'
The trailer and poster showcase something far more visceral and stylized than the original Witchboard . There's a dreamlike terror to the imagery, flashes of fire-lit rituals, warped bodies, and distorted realities that suggest Witchboard is tapping into something deeply unhinged. It's full-blown metaphysical horror.
The film is set to hit theaters August 15, 2025,
