Brand new trailer for Osgood Perkin’s Keeper revealed

Osgood Perkins has dropped a new trailer for Keeper, and it's oozing with surrealism and eerie moments, that bring back the director's signature horror edge. The trailer leans hard into unsettling imagery and atmospheric dread, and that will be familiar to you if you have watched Perkins' work before. Tatiana Maslany and Rossif Sutherland are leading the project, that is being praised by some of the industry leaders, Damien Leone and Guillermo del Toro.

The film's official synopsis reads,

“Keeper follows a couple as they escape for a romantic anniversary weekend at a secluded cabin. When Malcolm (Sutherland) suddenly returns to the city, Liz (Maslany) finds herself isolated and in the presence of an unspeakable evil that unveils the cabin’s horrifying secrets.”

The trailer doesn’t give much away, which feels intentional. Perkins has always preferred atmosphere over exposition, and Keeper looks drenched in his signature visual unease, unnatural silences, flickering lights, and faces that linger a second too long. The imagery implies something haunting, which, as Perkins has teased before, has something to do with an entity that will toy with the main characters. It’s the kind of horror that crawls under your skin, not the one that jumps out at you, and with everything we have seen in the teaser, this one's going to be a wild ride!

More details about Keeper

Like most of his previous projects, Keeper, looks like another dive into the unnerving, slow-burn surrealism that’s made him one of horror’s most fascinating filmmakers. Written by Nick Lepard, the film stars Orphan Black’s Tatiana Maslany and Rossif Sutherland as Liz and Malcolm, a couple celebrating their anniversary at a remote cabin that holds more than just memories. When Malcolm abruptly leaves, Liz finds herself alone, and face-to-face with something sinister that knows more about her than it should.

In an interview with ComicBook.com, the director opened up on the themes the film is following, and how it centers on toxic masculinity. Speaking to the outlet, Perkins said,

“It’s the worst part of being male […] It’s a look at disgusting maleness. If you wanna call it the patriarchy, you wanna call it misogyny, you wanna call it toxic masculinity, whatever you wanna call it. It’s a depiction of our worst selves as men. That’s my answer to you. Sometimes we have to look and be like, ‘ew, gross.’ And I think that Keeper is a look at men, ‘gross.’”

Behind the camera, cinematographer Jeremy Cox and composer Edo Van Breemen, both known for crafting haunting textures, reunite with Perkins to build a world that feels both intimate and alien. Interestingly, the film was shot entirely in Vancouver during Hollywood’s 2023 labor disputes, with a mostly Canadian cast and crew. Perkins and producer Chris Ferguson found creative ways to keep production alive when most projects were frozen, a move that feels very much in the rebellious spirit of indie horror.