Overview

• The Horror Section debuted The Piano Killer trailer on August 7 as a fake Grindhouse–style teaser centered on a killer piano.
• The faux teaser will accompany Joe Begos’s Jimmy and Stiggs in U.S. theaters starting August 15 as the label’s inaugural release.
• Eli Roth stars in the surreal short alongside Hailey Kittle, Jeff Teravainen, Russell Yuen and other supporting cast members.
• Created with longtime collaborator Jeff Rendell, the trailer channels the blueprint of their Thanksgiving teaser that evolved into a cult feature.
• Roth called fake trailers “pure cinematic junk food” and indicated The Piano Killer could expand into a full-length movie based on audience reaction.