There’s nothing more terrifying than someone telling you they’re starting a podcast. (To be clear, the Empire Podcast does not count in this instance.) That seems to be the starting point for A24’s latest horror outing, Undertone – a spooky-looking pod-horror that conjures terror in audible form. There’s a freaky first trailer, from the studio that made a name for itself with supremely terrifying indie horror films – take a look here and see if Undertone might be set to join that lineage.
There’s a nice hooky premise here; that a podcast recording of crime series ‘The Undertone’ unearths a treasure trove of files containing increasingly sinister messages (especially when played backwards), bringing forth an eerie entity intent on, at best, leaving a 1-star review on Apple Podcasts, and, at worst, delivering demonic activity via your earholes. The film comes from writer-director Ian Tuason, with a cast of largely-unknown actors: Nina Kiri, Kris Holden-Ried, Michèle Duquet, Keana Lyn Bastidasand, Sarah Beaudin, Seled Calderon and Adam DiMarco. Here’s hoping the results are more Bring Her Back than Opus, when looking at A24’s recent horror output.
Undertone is set to hit US cinemas on March 13; hopefully it won’t be too long a wait beyond that for UK viewers. In the meantime, you can get a horrific dose of weekly pod-pain via the Empire Podcast every Friday.
