Shot by Shot with the ‘Knives Out’ Trailer

The mystery assailant is also an arsonist, and Harlan’s death clearly hasn’t marked the end of this person’s reign of terror.

Here we see an ax on the table, as everyone in attendance laughs nervously.

Up until the trailer’s final moments, the film is reminiscent of mystery movies from the past. However, in this scene, Alan Steven (Frank Oz) asks Joni if she googled something. She confesses to turning to the internet for answers, and the teaser ends with us being transported back to the modern world.