Gale - Stay Away From OZ (Official Trailer)

Long gone are the days of emerald cities and yellow brick roads. In this dark re-imagining of the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy Gale is now an elderly woman, broken by years of paranormal entanglement with a mystical realm, which has now echoed down to her only living relative, Emily, who is being called to settle unfinished business in this terrifying world of Oz.

[gretazimmerman]

All that's missing is a creepy version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" playing in the background

[Oxygen]

For those who do not like the darker element presented in this trailer, remember the original film was based on the first book. And the book is dark, creepy and has many elements of horror. (At that time it would have been much, compared to today.) However, it was the film’s adaptation that made the story into a light, musical fantasy. Because the film is many people’s first introduction to the story is why they would think the story was a wholesome family oriented type fantasy. It was not.
The original books are a 13 book series. Growing up I read them all. So much was changed in the movie. (For example: The Great and Powerful Oz was a shapeshifter who appeared to Dorothy as a head with no body, to Tin Man as a horrific beast, to Lion as a ball of fire and to Scarecrow as a beautiful lady. And in the books, the shoes were silver, not ruby.

There is a lot of dark wizardry in the books. The books caused a lot of controversy at the time and in fact, some groups managed to get the books banned and pulled from libraries in some cities.
Anyway, it’s been a while, but from the way I remember the stories, this movie would fall right in line with the original stories of the book series. I am looking forward to seeing it.

Check out the movie, “Return to Oz” based on the second book that is more true to Frank L. Baum’s original stories. But I still love the musical with Judy Garland. It is one of my all time favorite movies.

[WhoDat]

This would be such an awesome take. Think about it, all these decades going by, she doesn't know if she was dreaming or it really happened. She has been telling everyone about it but they think she is crazy. The more she dwells on it and thinks it is real, the crazier she gets, starts losing her mind because all she wants now is to go back to OZ, but she cant figure out how to get back or why her friends from oz wont come rescue her. She starts Lashing out at friends and family for not believing her and thinking she is nuts. Finally they have her committed.

[brettcooper]

People tend to romanticize Wizard of Oz, but they forget that there truly were some horror elements in the original film, so it's natural that somebody would eventually do a horror take on it.

[sharoncredell]

My Mother grew up in the time the original books came out. She read everyone, she had, and now l have the original books. She loved both the movie with Judy Garland, and attended the movie's premier. She also enjoyed the movie, "The Great and Powerful Oz" with James Franco, as well. My Mom passed away five years ago, l miss her terribly. I have learned so much from the comments recently left. Thanks too all of you. These tales and your texts are a great memory of her. Sincerely, Sharon

[eliscoby]

To be fair, this is one of the better trailers I've seen in recent years. Doesn't give the entire movie away and just has a few clips

[dan]

"SHE WORE A CROWN AND CAME DOWN IN A BUBBLE, DOUG"!!!~Dorothy's inner monolog.

[thebeast]

It’s cool to see people talking about “Return to Oz” in this comment section. It’s always been one of my favorite childhood movies and they should make more like it.

[danielalexanderfilms]

We are thrilled to announce that following the viral success of the short film 'Gale Stay Away From OZ', the production team is now embarking on an exciting new journey. The forthcoming feature film, 'GALE - YELLOW BRICK ROAD', is currently in production and is set to captivate audiences worldwide in 2025. Check out our channel for the "official announcement video" which gives a sneak peek at what's to come. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to making this possible, your support will be forever appreciated.

[Wiantjie]

What I LOVE about this trailer is it doesn't give away the plot which I hope matches up to this trailer tho!

[ArchTeryx]

I really like this take. The original Oz could be absolutely creepy and sometimes plain horrifying. It was a faerie land, ruled by faeries. The Fair Folk in traditional tales could be extremely hostile, and their lands alien, even eldritch. Nobody in Oz died - even when they were torn to pieces - but they could be destroyed by being eaten or through magic. And traditionally, those humans unfortunate enough to be lured into the fey lands either never were seen again, or came back *wrong.*

As long as Dorothy stayed in Oz, she never aged, never grew up and was effectively frozen in time, and that's how it was in the original series. But if she returned to our world to stay, after an extended time in Oz? It would have... changed her. And not in good ways. This is even a darker take than Return to Oz - it posits that her stay in Oz *corrupted* Dorothy and drove her to insanity, as any eldritch land would. There were a lot of good people and heroic beings in Oz. There also were abominations out of your worst nightmares, hidden in areas one could quite easily stumble into.

[Maxx]

Anyone else catch the Easter Egg?? Granddaughter is named Emily….Auntie Em ring a bell?? Nice touch.

[adrianghandtchi]

I’m so happy to see something explore the darker sides of Oz. As much as it’s a tale of whimsy and fantasy, there’s so much darkness in it as well, that should not be forgotten just because the film portrays it as nothing but full of light.

[mattdragoneed]

Oz always was a world of horror even in the books.... I mean the Tin Man's backstory and even how Dorothy's journey began with her house falling on and crushing the Wicked Witch's sister was horrifying... Flying monkeys and I always thought that the Wizard held some really, really dark Emerald City was one of my favourite versions of the novels and I can't wait for this one

[CarlFurfaro-tmud]

Two years ago I decided to binge watch every episode of Supernatural. Among my very favorite story arcs was the one featuring Dorothy and her determination to return to Oz to find her dog. And I STILL keep my eyes peeled for one of those Men of Letters coffee cups when I go to thrift stores...

[rosem]

I'm 53 and The Wizard of Oz has been one of my favorite movies since childhood. I also am a horror movie fanatic. I've never been so excited as I am to see this movie.

[blissdharma]

For someone like me who grew up watching Wizard of Oz, and then it’s darker sequel in 1985, The Return to Oz, I will definitely be watching this one.
And this is coming from a 42 year old. Most definitely am I watching this one.

[danielalexanderfilms]

Official Announcement
We are excited to announce that we have partnered with ‘Chilling’, the #1 app for horror stories and now evolving into the ultimate horror streaming platform, to bring you GALE in 2023. Thank you to everyones support, see you in OZ! will be landing this Autumn

[ronerreis]

The most sad part is when Emily holds the photo of TOTÓ in her hands still in black and white showing that TOTÓ has passed away so many years ago. I hope that they make something epic for this Tin-Man, Lion and Scarecrow deserve to be in this movie. But i hope too that TOTÓ are still alive in OZ, he was an great canine actor.

[danielalexanderfilms]

We are excited to announce that Gale - Stay Away From Oz will be streaming on September 18th 2023 exclusively on “Chilling”, the #1 app for horror. Thank you for everyones support & allowing us to turn an idea into reality. See you in OZ!