Dakota Fanning & Kathryn Hunter in ‘Vicious’ Original Horror Trailer
by Alex Billington
September 17, 2025
Source: YouTube
“This is will be for you now… You are going to die tonight. Unless you give it what it wants.” Paramount+ has revealed the first official trailer for a brand new original horror creation called Vicious, the latest from filmmaker Bryan Bertino, creator of The Strangers franchise and director of a few other indie horror films as well. Vicious will premiere at Fantastic Fest 2025 later this month before it’s streaming on Paramount+ to watch in October for horror season. A woman spends the night fighting for her own existence as she slips down a rabbit hole contained inside a gift from a late-night visitor. It comes with simple instructions if she wants to live – place three things inside: something you need, something you hate, and something you love. Starring Dakota Fanning as Polly and a very creepy Kathryn Hunter, along with Mary McCormack, Rachel Blanchard, Devyn Nekoda, Klea Scott, and Emily Mitchell. So, from this tease it seems like Hunter is just another victim of this box, and an evil supernatural force is hiding inside this box, controlling people to give it what it wants? Yep seems like a wicked cool concept for a horror movie – check it out below.
Here’s the first official trailer (+ poster) for Bryan Bertino’s horror thriller Vicious, direct from YouTube:
When Polly (Dakota Fanning) receives a mysterious Box from an unexpected late-night visitor (Kathryn Hunter), it comes with a simple instruction: place three things inside: something you need, something you hate, and something you love. What begins as a strange ritual quickly unravels into a waking nightmare. Trapped in a terrifying world where reality bends and memory betrays, Polly must navigate a series of impossible choices. As time slips away, she’s forced to confront the darkness not just around her, but also within her—before it consumes everything and everyone she’s ever known. Vicious is written and directed by acclaimed American genre filmmaker Bryan Bertino, creator of The Strangers franchise, and a director of the films Mockingbird, The Monster, and The Dark and the Wicked previously. It’s produced by Richard Suckle. This is premiering at Fantastic Fest 2025 this month. Paramount will then debut Bertino’s Vicious movie streaming on Paramount+ starting October 10th, 2025 during the spooky season. Who’s intrigued?
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