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- The Shining. The teaser trailer for The Shining tells you a lot about the movie. It tells you that Stanley Kubrick directed it, that Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall are starring in it, and that it's based on Stephen King's bestselling novel of the same name.
- The Exorcist. The Exorcist has a reputation for being one of the scariest films ever made, if not the scariest film ever made. When a movie carries a moniker like that, you have to wonder what it was like to see it marketed to a new audience in real time.
- The Blair Witch Project. The Blair Witch Project did not invent the found footage subgenre, or even the found footage horror movie, but this particularly popular variety of scary movies would not be the same today without it.
- Goodnight Mommy. Some horror trailers go for the most outright obvious jump scare moments they can find, and it's easy for an audience to find the beat and get happily lost in the thrills for a couple of minutes.
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- The Blair Witch Project (1999) One of the first found footage films in the horror genre, The Blair Witch Project delivers one of the most obscure trailers ever.
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) This Tobe Hooper masterpiece remains unmatched, in part by the offscreen details revolving production. From the use of real carcasses, the draining filming experience for cast and crew alike, and the controversy the film sparked during its promotion stage, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre set the stage for slashers.
- Black Christmas (1974) One of the longer trailers in the horror genre, Black Christmas' trailer runs at four minutes and 22 seconds. Nevertheless, there's nothing gratuitous about this runtime as it establishes the peril awaiting Jess and her sorority sisters.
- Evil Dead Rise (2023) Evil Dead Rise jumps around when it comes to its genre, going from slasher, dark comedy, and as seen with Army of Darkness, sci-fi.
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