Joseph Gordon-Levitt Learns Death Isn’t the End in Creepy New ‘Pendulum’ Trailer

Death is not the end, and the new trailer for Vertical’s Pendulum shows why that’s a terrifying concept.

The film follows a young couple, Patrick (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and Abigail (Phoebe Dynevor), on a journey to a new-age retreat in New Mexico, drawn by the possibility of recovering with the much-revered mystical healer Ella-Rose (Jacki Weaver) after going through a traumatic event.

Patrick is willing to do anything to help his wife but becomes distrustful of Ella-Rose even as Abigail falls under her spell. As paranoia builds, the couple must determine whether Ella-Rose’s intense spiritual practices offer genuine healing or mask a terrifying truth that threatens to consume them both.

Watch the Creepy Trailer

I never want to hear the groan that opens this trailer again, because it sufficiently creeped me out. Though the rest of it looks like your average sinister cult toying with death flick, I’m willing to give it the benefit of the doubt considering some of the trippy imagery and the featured cast.

Anna Deavere Smith, Jena Malone and Norman Reedus also star in the film.

Pendulum marks Mark Heyman‘s (Black Swan scribe) directorial feature debut.

Darren Aronofsky produced through his Protozoa outfit along with Jacob Jaffke (X, Dream Scenario) for Motel Mojave and Dave Caplan (Longlegs, The Monkey) for C2.

Pendulum is rated R for “.”