A young man begins his community service gig as a janitor at a nursing home, which seems like a boring, ordinary place at first—though he’s cautioned against ever visiting the fourth floor. Since The Home is a horror movie, you can guess he’ll discover there’s a lot more to that warning than he realizes at first—and since The Home is from the guy who created The Purge, you can assume the darkest sides of humanity will absolutely be making themselves known.
Check out the first trailer for The Home, which stars Saturday Night Live alum Pete Davidson and offers an urgent reminder that if someone says “you’ve got interesting eyes” early in the movie, there’ll definitely be someone poking into your corneas by act three.
“There’s something very wrong with this place! Something terribly wrong!” Could it be that whatever’s happening on the fourth floor involves organ theft or maybe even some kind of supernatural appropriation of youth? It’s unclear, but tuxedos are a part of it, in the most sinister way possible.
In a statement included with the trailer release, James DeMonaco—creator of The Purge franchise, and director and co-writer of The Home—gave a tiny bit more insight into his latest film.
“When I set out to create The Home, I aimed to capture the spine-chilling eeriness of ’70s horror, where suspense simmers and ultimately erupts into glorious chaos,” he said. “Joining me is my Staten Island brother, Pete Davidson, who unveils a darker, dramatic side as his character navigates a bizarre group of residents in an old age home. The growing tension culminates in an epic blood-soaked finale, designed to leave audiences gasping, terrified, and cheering. I can’t wait for everyone to visit The Home. Cover your eyes, folks.”
We will definitely be doing just that—or at the very least peeking through our fingers—when The Home hits theaters July 25.
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