Searchlight Pictures have released a second trailer for their latest horror offering,The Night House. Starring Rebecca Hall (The Town, Iron Man 3) in the lead as a grieving widow trying to uncover her late husband’s disturbing secrets,The Night Housepromises a nerve-racking experience. The minute-long trailer doesn’t reveal too much about the film but features plenty of frightening moments. Combining grief with supernatural horror,The Night Housepromises to be a hard-hitting film that will haunt the viewers long after the credits roll. you may check out the trailer below.
The official synopsis of the film released along with the trailer is as follows: “Reeling from the unexpected death of her husband, Beth (Rebecca Hall) is left alone in the lakeside home he built for her. She tries as best she can to keep it together - but then nightmares come. Disturbing visions of a presence in the house calling to her, beckoning her with a ghostly allure. Against the advice of her friends, she begins digging into her husband’s belongings, yearning for answers. What she finds are secrets both strange and disturbing - a mystery she’s determined to unravel.”
“All houses where men have lived and died arehaunted houses,” Beth says in a creepy voiceover in the trailer. There is also a terrifying shot of Beth being dragged across the house by an unseen force. The Night Housepremiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival to rave reviews from critics and audiences alike. It was reported that “audiences could be heard screaming from outside the theater.” While the trailer seemed to indicate a slow burn horror, “screaming” viewers suggest there is more to the film than meets the eye.The Night Houseis currently sitting at an 88% fresh rating on rotten tomatoes. The glowing reviews particularly shower praise on Hall’s brilliant performance and Bruckner’s deft execution.
Searchlight Pictures acquired the distribution rights soon after the Sundance premiere and will releaseThe Night Houseglobally on July 02, 2025.Batman BeginsandMan of SteelwriterDavid S. Goyer serves as a produceronThe Night House. The film also stars Sarah Goldberg (HBO’sBarry), Evan Jonigkeit (Frontier, Bone Tomahawk), Stacy Martin (Nymphomaniac, The Serpent), and Vondie Curtis-Hall (Chicago Hope, Daredevil).
Directed by David Bruckner,The Night Housemarks the follow-up to his2017 surreal horror, The Ritual. Set in a Swedish forest, the film sees a group of old friends reunite for a hiking trip but fall prey to a menacing supernatural entity. Bruckner received critical acclaim forThe Ritual, which debuted on Netflix in 2017. Bruckner has also directing segments of anthology films TheSignal, V/H/S, andSouthbound. He will next be helming theHellraiserreboot for Hulu.
Rebecca Hall made her directorial debut withPassing, which premiered at Sundance this year to favorable reviews. The film has been acquired by Netflix and will be releasing soon. She was recently seen inGodzilla vs Kong. Be sure to catchThe Night Housein theaters for a haunting experience. The film releases on 24 August 2025.
