​Watch The Trailer For The Scariest Film Of This Year

Just one month into 2018, critics are already hedging their bets about the scariest film of the year, tipped to be the forthcoming American horror flick that recently terrified Sundance.

WATCH THE TRAILER HERE:

Looks pretty bloody creepy, huh?

Hereditary - which comes from indie entertainment powerhouse A24 - is the feature debut of writer and director Ari Aster, and stars Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Ann Dowd and Milly Shapiro.

It follows the Graham family after its matriarch, Ellen, passes away. The family then begins to unravel increasingly cryptic and terrifying secrets about their ancestry - the more they find out about the dark past, the more they try to outrun the sinister fate they've inherited.

The film received its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival a few days back, having been screened as part of the festival's Midnight section. Naturally, since then it hasn't taken long for word to spread about just how creepy the film is, with critics left so spooked that they're labelling it this year's scariest.

Early reviews also claim that the Hereditary isn't just an unnerving watch, but it's also one very solid film, generally - already having garnered a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

In his review of the film, Time Out film editor Joshua Rothkopf said: "A harrowing story of unthinkable family tragedy that veers into the realm of the supernatural, Hereditary takes its place as a new generation's The Exorcist - for some, it will spin heads even more savagely."

Dork Shelf's Jason Gorber said: "An exercise in dramatic tension, character drama and creepy, cultish horror, Hereditary is a fascinating hybrid that nourishes our desires to be entertained, thrilled and emotionally impacted all at once."

While Sara Stewart of The New York Post wrote: "This remarkable directorial debut from Ari Aster builds on classical horror tropes - the occult, possession, mental illness- to craft its own unique spin on terror."

Hereditary is due to hit cinemas in the States on 8 June, though the UK release date has not yet been announced.

Topics: Film, TV and Film, Movie

Jess Hardiman

Jess is a journalist at LADbible who graduated from Manchester University with a degree in Film Studies, English Language and Linguistics - indecisiveness at its finest, right there. She also works for FOODbible and its sister page Seitanists, which are both a safe haven for her to channel a love for homemade pasta, fennel and everything else in between. You can contact Jess at [email protected].

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