Five horror clichés in The Hole in the Ground trailer
Critics are calling Irish horror film The Hole in the Ground this year's Hereditary , yet on the evidence of the trailer alone it looks like a by-the-numbers horror movie. While the trailer for Jordan Peele's Us promised us a bizarre set-up and arresting imagery, The Hole in the Ground ticked off an impressive number of horror clichés in its two and a half minute runtime. Yet Hole has already been picked up by horror powerhouse A24 ( Hereditary, The Witch, It Comes at Night ) following its Sundance premiere, so doubtless it's destined for great things. But if, like us, you're thinking that Lee Cronin's debut feature sounds a bit like every other scary movie you've seen in the past few years, here's five tropes it's "borrowed" from recent horror films. 1) Let's move to a house in the middle of nowhere We get that house prices are through the roof – but come on! We completely get why Pyewacket's Leah is pissed o