‘The Piano Killer’ – Eli Roth Made a New ‘Grindhouse’ Trailer for a Faux Murder Piano Movie [Video]

Eli Roth is channeling his Grindhouse past with The Piano Killer, a new trailer for his horror studio The Horror Section that will be playing in theaters nationwide starting August 15, attached to the first theatrical release from Roth’s new company, Jimmy and Stiggs.

The team previews, “The Piano Killer trailer offers a first taste of the twisted, genre-smashing direction Eli Roth is taking with The Horror Section. Created alongside longtime collaborator Jeff Rendell (Thanksgiving), the trailer follows in the footsteps of their original Thanksgiving teaser, which famously morphed into a cult-favorite feature.

“What starts as an ordinary opening moment, turns into total mayhem…when the mystery killer turns out to be a piano. It’s absurd. It’s terrifying. And it’s exactly the kind of audacious, offbeat horror that defines The Horror Section.”

For now, it’s just a fake trailer for a Dario Argento-style Giallo movie about a killer piano. But like Thanksgiving, which started as a fake Grindhouse trailer, it could become a feature…

“I love a good fake trailer. You get to make the best parts of the movie without having to figure out the boring things like plot, character, or emotional arc. It’s pure cinematic junk food,” said Eli Roth. “I wanted to add it as a little amuse bouche before Jimmy and Stiggs. And who knows, maybe there will be a feature film in this pianoverse or I’ll just keep making Piano Killer sequel trailers for the rest of my life. That would definitely end my career on a high note.”

Eli Roth stars in The Piano Killer faux trailer alongside Hailey Kittle, Jeff Teravainen, Russell Yuen, Tomaso Sanelli, Jonathan Craig, Justin Harding, Leah Sharp, and Joe Delfin.

Grab your tickets to see Jimmy and Stiggs in theaters on August 15.

The first theatrical release from Eli Roth’s new label The Horror Section is Jimmy and Stiggs, the latest blast of insanity from director Joe Begos (Bliss, Christmas Bloody Christmas).