The Grudge reboot releases its first terrifying trailer with star Demián Bichir: 'Someone was murdered at that house'
It's the fourth movie in the franchise about a mansion cursed by a vengeful ghost who kills anyone who enters it.
And 2020's R-rated The Grudge released its first terrifying trailer on Monday to coincide with Halloween week with the creators promising 'a twisted new version.'
John Cho stars as realtor Peter Spencer who goes to the once grand house to sell it.
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Nice mansion: But all is not as it seems at horror house 44 Rayburn Drive
Not a good idea: John Cho stars as realtor Peter Spencer who goes to the once grand house to sell it and is lured into the bathroom of the seemingly deserted building by a voice
The door is open but no one is home - or so it seems. He is lured upstairs by the sound of a voice to find a bath full of dirty, bloodied water.
He looks down as hands suddenly reach up to grab him but the realtor manages to escape.
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Spooked by the experience he calls Detective Muldoon, played by Andrea Riseborough, and says, shakily, 'Something happened to me at 44 Rayburn Drive.'
She begins an investigation, taping off the house, and questioning one cop, who reveals, 'Someone was murdered at that house.'
Scary scene: He leans down to look at the murky, bloodied water as two hands suddenly reach up to grab him
Toilet terror: A shocked Spencer manages to escape and goes home
When Muldoon asks, 'Why do you never go into that house?' he replies, 'Something never felt right about it.'
Meanwhile a long dead body is found in a car in the woods as another detective says, 'Looks like we've got another one.'
'Do you think that the body we found is related?' she asks.
On the phone: The rattled realtor calls Detective Muldoon, played by Andrea Riseborough, to report the incident
Concerned cop: Muldoon looks worried as she receives the call
And even though everyone in the audience knows it's a bad idea, Muldoon goes back to the house to check inside, calling, 'Police Department' as she enters.
Fingers grasp the side of the bath and something begins to climb out.
Cut to a shaken Muldoon back at her house musing, 'I think someone followed me home.'
Not good: Meanwhile a long dead body is found in a car in the woods as another detective says, enigmatically, 'Looks like we've got another one'
Wet and wild: Hands begin to creep out of the bloodied bath
Terror ride: The suspense is ramped up as a head appears
Panicked, she wakes up her son who asks, 'Mommy what's wrong?' and catches a glimpse of dark blood disappearing as she says, 'We need to leave, right now.'
Cut to a slew of deeply disturbing images including Muldoon screaming and falling down a staircase, Spencer being chased by something and ending with him in the shower in what looks like a take from the classic Psycho scene.
But it's not a hand holding a knife that wreaks the terror, it's actually far worse as a bloodied and dirty hand grabs his head as he washes his hair.
Worried mom: Muldoon realizes something has followed her home from the mansion rushes to grab her son and leave
Taking the fall: One scary flash shows a woman tumbling down the well of a staircase
Spooked: Demián Bichir, whose character has yet to be revealed, drives away as a woman with blook pouring out of her mouth tries to stop him
If audiences still aren't clued up, the words, 'When someone dies in the grip of rage a curse is born. Once you enter it will never let you go,' appear in sections throughout the 144-second trailer.
The scarefest also stars Betty Gilpin, Lin Shaye, Demián Bichir and Jacki Weaver.
The original Grudge is a 2004 Japanese-American remake of the 2002 Japanese film, Ju-on: The Grudge, starring Michelle Gellar as a nurse cursed by the spirits of the house.
It was followed by The Grudge 2 in 2006 and straight-to-video The Grudge 3 in 2009. The scary new movie will hit theaters on January 3.
Fright in store: Harking back to director Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 chiller Psycho, Peter takes a shower
Relaxing moment: He looks down as the water runs over his head
That's not good: A hand reaches out of his head as he begins to wash his hair. The reboot of The Grudge, rated R, will hit theaters on January 3
