'Welcome To The Blumhouse' Trailer: An Anthology of Horror Comes To Amazon In October

Let’s face it, producer Jason Blum’s Blumhouse production company runs the horror game in Hollywood and no one else comes close. The “Halloween” franchise? Given to Blumhouse. Universal’s planned Monster-verse? After its failure, Uni gave it to Blumhouse to pick apart and so far, (“The Invisible Man”), it’s only been hits. Blumhouse makes relatively inexpensive movies and turns major profits on movies. Ambitious scale doesn’t seem to be necessary, as all their projects seem to really nail the psychological and violent emotional nitty gritty of horror. You don’t need to spend $200 million (or even $75+ million) for that and Blumhouse seems to know this perfectly. Up next? Horror for the high rollers over at Amazon who enlisted Blumhouse for a new anthology horror project: “Welcome To The Blumhouse,” which is essentially four different, cost-effective horror movies made by diverse talents all under the Blumhouse banner.

Eight were shot in total, a co-production between Amazon Studios and Blumhouse Television, but four are rolling out starting October 6 on Amazon, the rest sometime later in 2021. The new trailer features a reimagining of the song “What’s Up” by FJØRA produced by former 4 Non Blondes singer and super-producer Linda Perry.

The films themselves? “The Lie” is directed by acclaimed writer/director Veena Sud (“The Killing,” “7 Seconds”) and “Black Box” directed by up-and-coming writer/director Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr. (“Born with It”), both premiere on October 6. Launching the following week on October 13 is “Evil Eye,” from directors Elan Dassani and Rajeev Dassani (“A Day’s Work,” “Jinn”) and executive produced by Priyanka Chopra Jonas (“Quantico”), and “Nocturne” written and directed by filmmaker Zu Quirke (“Zugzwang,” “Ghosting”) making her feature film debut.

Cast members throughout include Mireille Enos (“The Killing”), Peter Sarsgaard (“An Education”), Joey King (“The Act”), Sydney Sweeney (“Euphoria,” “The Handmaid’s Tale”), Phylicia Rashad (“Creed”) and many more.

Here’s the various film’s synopses:

“Black Box“
(October 6 on Amazon Prime)
After losing his wife and his memory in a car accident, a single father undergoes an agonizing experimental treatment that causes him to question who he really is.

“The Lie”
(October 6 on Amazon Prime)
When their teenaged daughter confesses to impulsively killing her best friend, two desperate parents attempt to cover up the horrific crime, leading them into a complicated web of lies and deception.

“Evil Eye“
(October 13 on Amazon Prime)
A seemingly perfect romance turns into a nightmare when a mother becomes convinced her daughter’s new boyfriend has a dark connection to her own past.

“Nocturne“
(October 13 on Amazon Prime)
Inside the halls of an elite arts academy, a timid music student begins to outshine her more accomplished and outgoing twin sister when she discovers a mysterious notebook belonging to a recently deceased classmate.

“Welcome To The Blumhouse” begins October 6 and then two more films are revealed on October 13 and you could even save them for Halloween if you’re that kind of horror viewer. Watch the first trailer below.