John Carpenter’s THE WARD Opens Its Doors Halfway

Besides a few stills and some mediocre reviews following the film’s showing at this past year’s Sitges Film Festival, John Carpenter has kept the doors locked up tight on his new film The Ward.  Because the film is hitting the UK January 21st, the studio has decided to release the first half of the trailer. Wait … what? Though the studio’s plan may seem confusing and pointless, I guess we will have to wait a bit longer till part two of the trailer is revealed (a cliffhanger!).  Beyond the break you can catch the trailer that features some cool music that is eerily similar to the music in Suspiria. Check it out.

The film starring Amber Heard has yet to receive a US release date. Hopefully that will change following the UK release of the film. Beside a pair of episodes for the Showtime series Masters of Horror, Carpenter has not sat in the director’s chair since 2001’s Ghosts of Mars.  I am sure I am not the only one who welcomes Carpenter’s return to horror.  I just hope his newest film is better than his last. You can visit The Ward’s official website by clicking here.