Check Out The Trailer For Samara Weaving’s Next Horror Role: ‘Azrael’
by Anton Kromoff
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If you have watched our Happy Hour episodes or picked up on my various moments when I get to talk about it, closely on the heels of sword & sorcery my favorite genre of pretty much anything is horror.
This new movie Azrael really seems to be checking all the boxes I look for in a horror film as it has a strange society, some deep occult roots, and a haunting creature that is seemingly otherworldly and occult in nature, but could also be something very grounded.
The description goes as follows…
“In a world in which no one speaks, a mysterious, devout community hunts down a young woman named Azrael (Samara Weaving) who has escaped their imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, she is to be sacrificed to pacify an evil which resides deep within the surrounding wilderness – but Azrael will stop at nothing to ensure her own freedom and survival. From the seeds of this gritty, relentless parable of sacrifice and salvation, comes an immersive, real-time, action horror tale from the visionary minds of Simon Barrett and E.L. Katz.”
Now The Babysitter on Netflix was a solid 8/10 in my opinion and Ready or Not is easily one of my favorite horror movies of all time and something we regularly watch in the house so I am 100% here for anything with Weaving as the lead — she delivers absolutely phenomenal character-driven moments in an often horrific setting.
Barrett and Katz have also worked on some killer offerings like the Channel Zero show, Temple, and V/H/S/. Channel Zero was a stand out show for me and Temple was a ton of fun and a heck of a mind trip the first watchthrough. I live on Shudder, so all of these are regularly in my feed.
I for one am excited for this and will report back as we learn more!
Until next time, that has to be a demon right? Or like … a human possessed by a demon? I need to know more!
