‘Slayground’ Trailer: Jeremy Saulnier’s Halloween Horror Movie Opens With a Haunted Attraction Massacre

A24 has released the official trailer for Slayground, the new horror thriller from Jeremy Saulnier (Green Room, Rebel Ridge). Previously titled October, the film follows a haunted attraction employee who wakes up surrounded by dead co-workers, triggering a desperate search for answers as a statewide manhunt closes in.

The newly released trailer offers a first look at the Halloween-set thriller, which begins with a mass casualty event at a haunted attraction on October 24.

What Is Slayground About?

A24 has also unveiled the official synopsis for the film:

“Scare-actor ‘Metal Mike’ Graves wakes up in a haunted attraction surrounded by the dead bodies of his co-workers with no memory of how they got there. As a state-wide manhunt closes in, he races to uncover the truth – even if the trail leads straight back to him.”

Described as a Halloween-set fugitive thriller, Slayground combines a grisly crime mystery with the atmosphere of a haunted attraction, placing its central character at the heart of a massacre he cannot remember.

Watch the official trailer below.

Slayground Cast and Release Date

The film features an ensemble cast led by Cory Michael Smith, Chase Sui Wonders, Sophie Wilde, James Badge Dale, Stanley Simons, Stephen Root, Chris Sullivan, Young Mazino, Imogen Poots, Matty Matheson, and Macon Blair.

The film’s music comes from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, the acclaimed composing duo known for their work across film and television.

Saulnier directs from his own screenplay, with A24 producing and distributing the film.

Slayground will arrive exclusively in theaters on January 29, 2027.

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