Creepy First Trailer for EXIT 8 Turns a Subway Station Into a Psychological Trap
Life can feel like a broken record sometimes. Alarm goes off, same routine, same commute, same walls closing in day after day. That idea has fueled plenty of unsettling stories over the years, and now it’s getting a full-blown horror treatment with the movie adaptation of Exit 8.
The first trailer just dropped, and it leans hard into that creeping sense of being trapped in a place that shouldn’t exist.
Based on the viral indie game, follows a lone man stuck inside a subway station that refuses to end. The corridors loop endlessly, details subtly change, and survival depends on noticing when something feels off.
Miss a single anomaly and you’re right back where you started. It’s a concept that works beautifully in a game, but seeing it translated into a film somehow makes it even more unnerving.
The movie is directed by Genki Kawamura, who clearly understands how to stretch dread out of the smallest details. The trailer plays with silence, empty hallways, and just enough wrongness to keep your eyes scanning every frame.
Exit 8 premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and went on to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival, Sitges Film Festival, and the Busan International Film Festival. It’s already proven to be a hit in Japan, which bodes well for audiences who enjoy slow-burn psychological horror with a mean streak.
The cast includes Kazunari Ninomiya, Yamato Kochi, Naru Asanuma, Kotone Hanase, and Nana Komatsu, all of whom appear fully committed to selling the mounting paranoia of this endless underground maze.
The logline for the film reads: “The rules of [the] quest are simple: do not overlook anything out of the ordinary. If you discover an anomaly, turn back immediately. If you don’t, carry on. Then leave from Exit 8. But even a single oversight will send him back to the beginning. Will he ever reach his goal and escape this infinite corridor?”
The game already built a reputation for making players second-guess their own perception, and the film looks ready to do the same thing to moviegoers.
If the full film delivers on what this trailer promises, Exit 8 could be one seriously unsettling ride through the worst commute imaginable.
The film is officially heading to theaters on April 10th.