{
  "id": 9012097,
  "title": "Jeremy Saulnier welcomes fall with cryptic, unsettling Slayground trailer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/jeremy-saulnier-welcomes-fall-with-cryptic-unsettling-slayground",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-21T17:55:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/slayground-teaser-trailer-jeremy-saulnier"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A24 is set to launch the fall horror season with a cryptic teaser trailer for Slayground, a slasher film helmed by director Jeremy Saulnier. The trailer, unveiled on Monday, showcases striking black-and-white footage of people screaming and fleeing from terrifying entities in a horror-themed attraction. These entities include a werewolf-like beast, an ax-wielding masked figure, and a scarecrow-like individual with barbed wire entwined around their head.\n\nThe trailer also presents ghastly images like a severed head on a woman's body, a man's torso partially concealed in a blood-soaked sheet, and other unsettling visuals. \"A24 invites you to an experience you'll never forget,\" the teaser declares, accompanied by a chilling remix of Drowning Pool's \"Bodies.\" The video offers minimal details, hinting at a fall release date. Following the trailer, viewers are directed to runlikehell.com, a website displaying similar footage set in a variety of locations, including a portrait room, a lab, a dungeon, and a kill chamber. The site also features a countdown clock, signaling October 20 as a significant date, possibly the film's release date, or a countdown to the next trailer drop. Slayground was previously known as October, likely referencing a haunted attraction where the main character, portrayed by Cory Michael Smith, works. The film's cast includes Chase Sui Wonders, Sophie Wilde, Stephen Root, Imogen Poots, Matty Matheson, and Young Mazino. This marks Saulnier's return to the horror genre, following his 2015 film Green Room. Recently, Saulnier directed the award-winning series Rebel Ridge.",
  "summary": "Director Jeremy Saulnier’s return to horror looks like a scary-good time.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Jeremy Saulnier’s ‘Slayground’ Gets Mysterious First Trailer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/jeremy-saulniers-slayground-gets-mysterious-first-trailer",
        "published": "2026-09-21T15:55:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}