For anyone who associates the name of Charlotte Brontë's classic novel, Jane Eyre, with dreary English lessons at school or genteel Sunday evening costume dramas, the trailer for Cary Fukunaga's new adaptation will almost certainly come as a shock.

Playing up the horror/thriller undertones of the 19th century story, this is Jane Eyre filtered through the mind of Alejandro Amenábar or Dario Argento, and therefore makes it more than worthy of geek attention.

In fact, the classic, jingly tune from Argento's classic Suspiria is cheekily incorporated into a few scenes in the trailer, though we'd be extremely surprised if it made it into the finished cut of the movie itself.

The adaptation stars newcomer Mia Wasikowska as Jane Eyre, the girl of humble origins who works as a governess for the wealthy and faintly sinister Edward Rochester (Michael Fassbender, in magnificent sideburns), and apparently features lots of shouting, creaking doors, and Dame Judi Dench.

Whether the finished film will live up to the creepy brilliance of this trailer remains to be seen, but it's certainly got our attention, at the very least.

Jane Eyre is due for release next year.

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