New Trailer and Poster for Crimson Peak

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Universal has released a new poster and trailer for their upcoming horror film, Crimson Peak, and they are both fantastic! First off, the trailer does exactly what a trailer should do which is create interest in the film. I have always loved horror movies and I have seen the change that this genre has undergone through the years. This is now a genre that relies heavily on very generic stories and very cheap and dull attempts at scaring the viewer. There have been very few truly scary films in recent years, and Crimson Peak looks to be one of those. This trailer showed us mysterious characters in the form of siblings portrayed by Tom Hiddleston and Jessica Chastain as well as terrifying creatures that you would come to expect from director Guillermo del Toro. But what stood out the most to me was the fact that there seems to be an actual story driving this film, rather than being a horror film that tries super hard to scare you without really developing an intriguing story. This does not appear to be the type of horror film that was made simply to attempt to scare its audience before being tossed aside to make room for the next "scariest movie of the year". Instead, this looks to be the type of movie that will haunt you (no pun intended) and will leave you wanting to see more.

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