Helen Mirren looks chilling as she transforms into a haunted widow to star alongside Jason Clarke in new horror film Winchester: The House That Ghosts Built

Published: 09:50 GMT, 19 December 2017 | Updated: 09:54 GMT, 19 December 2017

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She's proved that she can turn her hand to a variety of roles.

And Helen Mirren looks set to dazzle with a role in her first horror film as she plays a haunted widow in Winchester: The House That Ghosts Built.

Stills from the film, in which she stars alongside Jason Clarke, show the 72-year-old actress expertly portraying the grieving Sarah Winchester - who is based on an American heiress from the 19th century.

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Chilling co-stars: Helen Mirren looks set to dazzle with a role in her first horror film as she plays a haunted widow in Winchester: The House That Ghosts Built alongside Jason Clarke

Meanwhile, Jason takes on the role of Eric Price a psychiatrist who attempts to evaluate Sarah's mental state.

In the pictures, Dame Helen looks haunting in her mourning clothes, clad in a black lace veil teamed with a Victoriana dress.

Another creepy image shows Jason being followed by a ghostly figure.

Spine-tingling: One creepy image from the upcoming supernatural horror shows Jason - who plays a psychiatrist attempting to evaluate Sarah's mental state - being followed by a ghost

In the trailer, fans are introduced to Helen's character - Sarah, a historic figure and the resident of the 'Winchester mystery house' found in San Jose, California that is believed to be haunted.

The movie tells the story of the property and Sarah's plight to expand it, following the death of her spouse and her child, in an attempt to banish the evil spirits she thinks are locked inside.

Sarah is convinced that she was cursed and her home was haunted by the souls of those who had been killed by the Winchester rifle - her family business. She is told by a medium that she will be fine if she moved to California and started construction on a house, but never finished it.

It began as a two-story farmhouse and today boasts 160 rooms and a number of nonsensical features including a window fitted into a floor, stairs leading up to the ceiling and doors built into blank walls.

Spooktacular: In the pictures, Dame Helen looks haunting in her mourning clothes, clad in a black lace veil teamed with a Victoriana dress

Transformed: Stills from the film show the 72-year-old actress expertly portraying the grieving Sarah Winchester - who is based on an American heiress from the 19th century

Winchester: The House That Ghosts Built is set for release in March 2018 and has been directed by brothers Micheal and Peter Spierig.

Others starring in the movie include Sarah Snook, Angus Sampson, Laura Brent, Tyler Coppin and Dawayne Jordan.

Filming took place in Australia and some scenes were shot in the actual mansion located in Northern California.