“If you hear the whispers in his forest, he’s come to eat your soul.” Dark Sky Films has revealed an official trailer for The Soul Eater, a new horror thriller film from the acclaimed French horror filmmakers Julien Maury & Alexandre Bustillo. This first premiered at the 2024 Rotterdam Film Festival earlier this year, with stops at other genre film festivals throughout 2024. From the two creators of Inside (2007), The Deep House, and Leatherface. When violent and gruesome deaths starts plaguing a small mountain village, an old legend about a malevolent creature resurfaces. Based on the French novel of the same name (Le Mangeur d’âmes) written by Alexis Laipsker. Who is “The Soul Eater” coming for next? The French horror film stars Emmanuel Lanzi, Malik Zidi, Paul Hamy, Sandrine Bonnaire, and Virginie Ledoyen. This trailer is for the English dubbed version – which will be added to its release in the US this fall. Have a look below.
Here’s the official US trailer (+ poster) for Bustillo & Maury’s The Soul Eater, direct from YouTube:
Jump-started by a perplexing murder scene of absolute carnage and a group of missing 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren, two investigators from different departments are sent down the same dark and unforgiving trail. As the bodies continue to pile up and another 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 disappears, all clues lead to the local legend of The Soul Eater. A chilling crime procedural with plenty of gore to spare. The Soul Eater, also known as Le Mangeur D’âmes in French, is co-directed by acclaimed French genre filmmakers Alexandre Bustillo & Julien Maury, both directors of the films Inside, Livid, Among the Living, Leatherface, Kandisha, and The Deep House recently. The screenplay is written by Annelyse Batrel & Ludovic Lefebvre; adapted from the novel written by Alexis Laipsker. Produced by Pierre-Marcel Blanchot, Fabrice Lambot, and Leo Maidenberg. This first premiered at the 2024 Rotterdam Film Festival earlier this year. Dark Sky Films releases Bustillo & Maury’s horror The Soul Eater direct-to-VOD in the US starting on December 10th, 2024 this fall. Looking scary?
