The Christina Ricci Resurgence continues with trailer for new horror movie called Monstrous

The Christina Ricci Resurgence continues as Ricci adds to her hot streak, following Yellowjackets and news of her reunion with Tim Burton and the Addams family with a new horror movie called Monstrous. The trailer dropped yesterday, and while I dig the retro aesthetic, man does this trailer give away a LOT. Kinda feels like they could have played a little more with the “is there a monster or is she being stalked” idea, but no, the trailer shows us a full-on monster. At least it looks cool, I guess, but between this trailer and the day-and-date release, seems like no one has faith that Monstrous can deliver.

That’s too bad because Ricci is riding a wave of renewed popularity and public visibility, and genre films are having a moment at the theater, what with Everything Everywhere All At Once stirring up audiences. Once upon a time, a film like Monstrous would have been a no-brainer sell, the kind of movie guaranteed to wrangle $40-50 million against a likely low budget. But it’s a different game now, and while horror can still draw audiences to theaters (see also: Scream), it also does well on VOD. Thus, the hybrid release. Still! No excuse for spoiling the whole movie in the trailer! And if you think it could be a fake out, I looked up the log line, which reads in part, “In their new, remote sanctuary, they find they have a bigger, more terrifying monster to deal with.” So yeah, there’s an actual monster, which is fully shown in the trailer. Monstrous, indeed.