The first trailer for Alan Moore’s Tales of the Black Freighter (the spinoff DVD featuring a subplot from the author’s Watchmen) reveals imagery and tone ripped straight from the original graphic novel.

Premiered at MTV.com (above), the gothic horror tale describes one man’s ill-fated battle of wits with a cursed ship crewed by deadly (not to mention dead) pirates. The rapid-fire montage should give fans no reason to worry that someone tampered with the animated Black Freighter during the production process.

Set for a March 24 release, the Black Freighter DVD includes a re-creation of Watchmen‘s "Under the Hood," a fictional, autobiographical film about the story’s original Night Owl, Hollis Mason.

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