After multiple trailers and panels at various conventions, in which footage of a werewolf transformation scene was shown (read my thoughts on it here), a red band trailer for Eli Roth's Hemlock Grove has been released. You can catch it below...
The trailer reworks a lot of bits we have seen already but obviously, the emphasis here is on the level of gore and teenage promiscuity. For the first time there is also a hint at other creatures that may roam the troubled Pennsylvanian steel town.
I have to say, I'm in two minds about Hemlock Grove. On the one hand I think brilliant - another horror series to hit our screens which doesn't look afraid to push boundaries. It's also a nice occupant whilst we wait for the likes of The Walking Dead and American Horror Story to return. On the other hand I think - such programmes (not forgetting NBC's new venture, Hannibal) have treated us to series that are both gory and thematically adult. Hemlock Grove is clearly targeted more toward a teenage demographic so high school drama could reign as a foreground narrative device. Admittedly, I have not read the novel from which this is based so I do not know where the series is going and could therefore be totally wrong. Furthermore, who's to say that teenage-come-werewolf high school drama won't be utterly captivating!? I mean... look at Teen Wolf... Nevertheless, I can't help but feel slightly apprehensive. I guess all will be revealed this Friday, April 19th, when all 13 episodes become available on Netflix.
Are you looking forward to Hemlock Grove? Or do you think we've got a hardened Twilight on our hands? Post a comment!
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