Trailer for ‘Suspiria’ Remake Looks as Creepy as the Original

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On a day when the trailer for Widows was unleashed upon the world, another female-led film stirred up social medial in an equal fashion, and that movie was the remake of the 1977 Italian horror/art film Suspiria.

Luca Guadagnino couldn’t have had a more different follow-up to his Academy Award-nominated Call Me By Your Name, and honestly, he couldn’t have chosen a more difficult project.

The original Suspiria is one of the all-time iconic /art house horror movies.

It’s highly regarded in critical circles and has a cult following like no other.

Needless to say, there was some trepidation when the project was announced.

When the trailer was released on Monday, many fears were quelled:

It simply looks fantastic, and the sounds and music are eerie and haunting.

There’s a throwback feeling to the way it’s filmed, sort of like, well, a 1970s horror film.

And let us not forget how immensely talented Tilda Swinton is, especially in a role this creepy, this straight-faced, this horrifying.

The people of the Internet now seem incredibly open to the idea of the remake:

For those concerned it won’t be as brutal as the original, well, there are already rumors!

My one concern is that the remake doesn’t seem to have the same vibrant, anxiety-inducing color palette that the original did. It’s a very minor concern, yes, but that’s one of the things that separated Suspiria from the muted colors of so many other horror movies of the area.

Still, I have to admit I’m pretty damn hyped for the remake.

Guadagnino is an immensely talented director, and as an Italian himself, I’m sure he feels a tremendous amount of pressure to get this right.

Based on the trailer, he’s nailed it.

The horror movie lover in me is in Utopia.

This moment, this time in film history, will be defined by the art house horror film.

Movies from A24 like The Witch, It Comes at Night, and Get Out, and other beautiful, thought-provoking horror films like The Babadook and It Follows, will be what’s remembered from this era decades from now.

Suspiria has a chance to be in that conversation.