Don't Breathe: Red band trailer for new inventive horror film will leave you gasping for air

Teenage robbers mess with the wrong homeowner in this claustrophobic new horror

It's been a relatively strong year for horror what with low-key chiller The Witch creeping its way into the mainstream, the unprecedented US success of Lights Out and the announcement that The Woods is, in fact, a secret Blair Witch sequel.

The Red Band trailer for new film Don't Breathe is about to strengthen that argument.

Ironically, this film is from Fede Alvarez, the director of 2013's pointless Evil Dead remake - we say 'ironically' because Don't Breathe looks like it could be one of the most original horrors in quite some time.

The plot follows a group of friends who, assuming they'll get away with the perfect robbery, break into the home of a wealthy blind man. It soon emerges they picked the wrong wealthy blind man to mess with - and a single watch of the below clip will show you why.

Stephen Lang (Avatar) takes on the role of the fearsome Blind Man while the group of law-breakers are played by Jane Levy (Suburgatory), Dylan Minnette (Goosebumps) and Daniel Zovatto (It Follows).

Don't Breathe will be released in the UK on 9 September.