Ahead of its premiere on Shudder January 19th, the platform released the first trailer for its horror-comedy Sorry About the Demon, which is written and directed by V/H/S‘s Emily Hagins.

The film follows the brokenhearted Will (Jon Michael Simpson), a toothpaste customer service worker who, after being dumped by his girlfriend Amy (Paige Evans), is offered a massive house at a very low rent. The catch is that the restless spirit haunting the place needs a human sacrifice, and the owners – the Sellers family – plan to give up Will to the resident evil force.

So, Will must figure out how to make things right with his ex-girlfriend, move on with his life, AND banish the demon residing in his house. Jeff McQuitty and Sarah Cleveland also star.

Hagins previously wrote and directed for various genre anthologies, including Scare Package and Chilling Visions: 5 Senses of Fear, as well as Grow Up, Tony Phillips and My Sucky Teenage Romance.

The film had its world premiere at FrightFest 2022, before going on to show at the Other Worlds film festival in Austin, Texas. Read our review here.

Watch the trailer for Sorry About the Demon below, via Deadline. The film releases to Shudder from January 19th.