First trailer for 'Afraid', starring John Cho and Katherine Waterston.

It was only a matter of time before some director decided that all this anxiety we feel about artificial intelligence was good material for a horror movie. 'Afraid' is a film that doesn't have a demon or a ghost as a monster a la the smart house from 'The Simpsons' episode of 'The Little House of Horror'. The first teaser trailer for 'Afraid' certainly has all the horror movie platitudes, including the obligatory car crash or the scare when the door opens, but perhaps the most disturbing thing about the teaser is that the 'monster' speaks in the same soothing voice as Alexa.

The synopsis of 'Afraid' reads as follows: "Curtis (John Cho) and his family has the opportunity to test a revolutionary home device: a family assistant called AIA. Taking the idea of Smart Home to the next level, once the unit, all its sensors and cameras are installed in their home, AIA seems to be able to do everything. It learns the family's behaviors and learns to anticipate their needs. And she can make sure that nothing - and no one - can get in her family's way."

The Blumhouse studio produced the film. In fact, the company has experience and history with suspense/horror stories, including the most recent adaptation of 'Five Nights at Freddy's', 'M3ghan' and 'Get Out'. So there doesn't seem to be any better hands to tell this story… and in the process awaken a new fear in most.

The idea of a killer AI is not new in science fiction. The chapter of 'The Little House of Horror' is, in fact, inspired by the movie 'A Space Odyssey' and the famous supercomputer HAL 9000 that decides to kill the entire crew of the ship.