10 Awful Trailers For Surprisingly Good Horror Movies

Nobody was expecting Get Out to be as influential as it was. Because the director, Jordan Peele, was better-known for his comedic sketches, nobody was ready for him to whip up a horror classic. It wasn't just good. It redefined Peele as a filmmaker. It turned Daniel Kaluyaa into a star. It won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay (and two Golden Globes for Comedy... for some reason).

But another reason why we didn't expect Get Out to be that great is because the trailer sucked. In the teaser, we see Kaluyaa's character, Chris, being nervous about meeting his girlfriend's white family for the first time. Even though the family seem nice at first, Chris suspects their true intentions are far more sinister.

After watching this trailer, Get Out looked like it would be the most barebones horror possible. Not only was the premise not particularly compelling, some clips seemed unintentionally funny out of context, including the galloping groundskeeper and the maid who keeps uttering, "No, no, no, no, no".

In a way, the bad trailer worked in the movie's favour since audiences were expecting a cheesy B-movie and instead, got one of the scariest and refreshing horrors of the decade.