A trailer has dropped for the pandemic-themed slasher Sick, co-written by Scream's Kevin Williamson and Katelyn Crabb, just in time for its January premiere.
The Peacock film made waves last year at Toronto International Film Festival and Austin's Fantastic Fest, and fans have been awaiting potential release details ever since. Directed by John Hyams, Sick entails two friends, Parker (Gideon Adlon) and Miri (Bethlehem Million), who hole up in a lake house to ride out the quarantine only to find that they are far from alone. Sick also stars Marc Menchaca (Ozark) and Jane Adams (Twin Peaks).
Sick will debut on Peacock next week. In anticipation of this surprise Friday the 13th premiere, Peacock has released a new trailer filled with the sort of frights and slasher acumen typical from Williamson. The Sick trailer begins with two girls jubilantly arriving at a remote, luxurious cabin and fending off COVID-19 pandemic fears by masking and sanitizing frozen pizzas. However, they succumb to more deadly and violent attacks than the virus, including sinister black-clad murderers and unwelcome guests.
From Blumhouse and Miramax, Sick involves an equal measure of horror and comedy, which Williamson does well. This combination made him one of the best horror writers, particularly teen-driven horror, with past successes like the Scream franchise and I Know What You Did Last Summer. Williamson also created television hits like Dawson's Creek and The Vampire Diaries over the past three decades.
Scream, which changed the landscape of '90s horror with its wry and humorous take on horror movie conventions, made Williamson one of the most in-demand screenwriters. He will undoubtedly excel with this new contemporary spin on isolation and quarantine. Sick will appeal to audiences looking for raucous, bloody slasher flicks with a strong dose of commentary and comedy on horror and contemporary societal fears.
Sick joins other pandemic and quarantine-themed horror like Host, which debuted in mid-2020 on Shudder as a fitting depiction of lockdown life and zoom socialization, proving that supernatural horror is a fitting accompaniment to the real-life horrors of the contemporary world.
Sick premiers on Peacock on Friday, January 13, 2023.
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