Trailer for Producer Sam Raimi's Family Horror Film NIGHTBOOKS with Krysten Ritter as a Fabulous Witch

Netflix has a new trailer for their original Nightbooks, and it looks amazing. The movie is based on the novel by J.A. White and was adapted by Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis. It is directed by David Yarovesky (Brightburn) and produced by Sam Raimi, Romel Adam, Mason Novick, and Michelle Knudsen.

Kid actors as the leads always make a movie feel like it will be a hit or miss for me, but based on this trailer these child actors look like they have some great acting chops already. I also really like Krysten Ritter in almost everything she’s in and casting her as an evil witch feels inspired.

Here’s the synopsis:

Alex (Winslow Fegley) is a creative boy with a strong passion for writing scary stories. But when he’s labeled weird and rejected for what he likes, he swears he’ll never write again. That’s when an evil witch (Krysten Ritter), captures him in her magical apartment in New York City and demands that he tell her a new tale every night if he wants to stay alive. Trapped inside with Lenore, the witch’s spiteful cat watching his every move, Alex meets Yasmin (Lidya Jewett), another young prisoner who has learned how to survive the witch’s wicked whims. With Yasmin’s help, Alex must learn to embrace what makes him unique – his love for scary stories – and rewrite his own destiny to break them free.

Everything looks great. It kind of has the same feel as the Netflix adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events which I really enjoyed. I will definitely be checking this one out on September 15.