In the wake of horror hits Saw, Insidious and The Conjuring, modern day master James Wan plays around in an entirely different arena with DC’s Aquaman, headed to theaters later this month. Early reviews indicate that Wan has done a whole lot of course correction for the DCEU with this one, and it promises to be a wild and visually striking good time.

Star Jason Momoa was on The Tonight Show the other day, and he brought along a clip from Aquaman that we think you’re gonna love. The clip, running just under one-minute long, gives us our first look at “The Trench,” an ocean-dwelling race of evil creatures that allowed Wan to tap into his horror roots and bring some crazy monster action to the screen.

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Aquaman battles The Trench (and other adversaries) on December 21st.