A séance goes south in A24’s new horror movie ‘Talk to Me’

A24 has unveiled the first trailer for the supernatural horror-thriller Talk to Me, marking the feature directorial debut of Australian twin brothers Danny and Michael Philippou.

The first trailer for the film was released on Tuesday ahead of its upcoming release and showed off just a bit of the gruesomeness that this possession movie has up its sleeve.

The movie follows a group of teens who have a mysterious statue of a hand (supposedly a real one that’s been mummified) that can connect them with the spirits of the dead. As any good teen would, the group immediately start using it like a party drug, letting spirits possess them for a short time to snatch a one-of-a-kind high. Of course, one of them enables a spirit to stay for a little too long, and everything goes south quickly.

Talk to Me premiered at Sundance 2023 to rave reviews and was quickly purchased for release by A24. The movie is directed by first-time feature filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou – who initially shot to fame with their RackaRacka YouTube channel – and stars Sophie Wilde (You Don’t Know Me), Alexandra Jensen (Joe vs. Carole), and Miranda Otto (The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King).

Talk to Me premieres in the UK and the US on July 28th.