The undertone guided meditation video begins like any other — a soothing voice over tranquil nature imagery — but it becomes increasingly sinister as the forest closes in around you.
The slow-burn horror film will be released in theaters on March 13 via A24.
Nina Kiri (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) stars as Evy, a paranormal podcast host who moves into her dying mother’s house to be her primary caregiver.
When she receives audio recordings of a young pregnant couple experiencing supernatural noises, she realizes the woman’s story mirrors her own. Each new recording scratches at her sanity, drawing her into a fate she cannot escape.
Adam DiMarco (“The White Lotus “), Michèle Duquet (The Virgin Suicides), Keana Lyn Bastidas (“The Hardy Boys”), Jeff Yung (The Shrouds), and Ari Millen (“Orphan Black”) round out the cast.
Writer-director Ian Tuason makes his feature debut on the project, which earned him a gig helming the new Paranormal Activity movie.
Slaterverse Pictures’ Dan Slater and Black Fawn Films’ Cody Calahan produce. Executive producers include Steven Schneider & Roy Lee for Spooky Pictures, Chad Archibald for Black Fawn, Brit MacRae & Daril Fannin for Kino Studios, and DimensionGate.
Joe Lipsett wrote in his 4.5-skull review, “I can’t remember the last time a movie made every hair on my body stand up, but undertone got me good.”
The film premiered at last year’s Fantasia Film Festival, igniting a seven-figure bidding war, and made its US debut at Sundance last month.