After releasing a teaser that was long on grotesque atmosphere but short on plot details, Amazon Studios has put out a follow-up trailer for its forthcoming shocker “Suspiria” that lays out the story more fully. Like the director Dario Argento’s 1977 Italian horror film of the same name, the remake follows an American ballet student (Dakota Johnson) who enrolls in a German dance school, only to discover it houses murderous secrets.

The new version was directed by Luca Guadagnino, who won acclaim for last year’s sweeping romance “Call Me by Your Name.” The new film is his fourth feature with Tilda Swinton, who plays the spellbinding dance teacher Madame Blanc. Speculation has swirled that Ms. Swinton also donned heavy makeup to play an elderly male psychologist in the film, but the film’s promotional materials attribute the role to one Lutz Ebersdorf, whom the executive producer Stella Savino has insisted is a real-life psychoanalyst with no previous acting experience.

Chloë Grace Moretz co-stars as a dance student who disappears, and Jessica Harper — who played Ms. Johnson’s part in the original — reappears in a new role. The film’s score was composed by Thom Yorke of Radiohead.

“Suspiria” will premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 1 and open in theaters on Oct. 26.