May 2025 – Some secrets should stay buried.
Lionsgate has released the chilling official trailer for The Awakening (2025), a gripping horror-mystery starring Jane Levy (Don’t Breathe, Evil Dead) in a story that blurs the line between psychological trauma and supernatural terror. Directed by Osgood Perkins (Gretel & Hansel), the film promises a haunting descent into memory, guilt, and the ghosts that refuse to be forgotten.
Scroll down to the bottom of the article to see the Trailer
Plot Summary
Levy plays Emma Holloway, a trauma psychologist who returns to her abandoned 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥hood home in the English countryside after receiving news of her mother’s mysterious death. But as she begins to uncover forgotten rooms and old journals, Emma starts to experience horrifying visions — of her past, and something older… something waiting.
The village locals whisper about a spirit known only as The Awakened, said to inhabit those who deny their own pain. As Emma’s dreams merge with reality, she must confront not only her family’s legacy, but the possibility that she has been haunted since 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡.
Trailer Highlights:
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Jane Levy entering a decaying manor as whispers echo through the walls.
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Flickering candles lighting themselves in reverse.
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A scene where Emma discovers old 8mm film reels labeled “DO NOT WATCH”, revealing forgotten family rituals.
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A shadowy, faceless figure seen behind her in every mirror.
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The final frame: Emma levitating in a pitch-black hallway, eyes glowing white as her own voice says: “I remember now.”
Tone and Visual Style
The Awakening draws inspiration from The Others, The Witch, and Hereditary. The trailer is soaked in fog, candlelight, and creeping dread. Cinematographer Jarin Blaschke (The Lighthouse) brings a surreal, dreamlike quality to every frame, and the score by Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow builds from eerie stillness to symphonic terror.
Cast and Credits
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Jane Levy as Emma Holloway
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Toby Jones as Dr. Cray, a local historian with a secret
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Olivia Cooke as Claire, Emma’s estranged sister
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Directed by: Osgood Perkins
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Written by: Nicole Kassell
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Produced by: Lionsgate & Blumhouse (in association)
Release Date
The Awakening is set to release in theaters and in 4K streaming formats on September 26, 2025, just ahead of the Halloween season.
As Jane Levy described in a recent interview: “This is the kind of horror that finds you when you’re alone… and refuses to leave.”
