Never After Dark

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A wandering medium, Airi spends her life guiding restless spirits out of the world of the living. Summoned to an isolated country house, she comes face to face with a grotesque apparition with powers that defy Airi's experience. As she digs deeper into the house's past, a secret comes to light -- and Airi finds herself hunted by a far more unpredictable force. For the first time, her greatest adversary is not the supernatural, but the living.

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A chilling ghost story that deftly reimagines Japanese horror conventions, Never After Dark pairs Moeka Hoshi's compelling performance with elegant craftsmanship and slow-building, inexorable dread.

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

2 days ago

3/4

Boyle and his collaborators take a few jarring creative shortcuts and by-passes, but pull off most of what they attempt.

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David Ehrlich

IndieWire

3 days ago

B

There’s a real thrill to be found in how “Never After Dark” taps into the temporal dimensions of its timeless genre, its blithe spirit gradually stiffening into the stuff of a Kiyoshi Kurosawa chiller as it confronts the dangers of a broken clock.

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Beatrice Loayza

New York Times

4 days ago

It’s a best-of-both-worlds coup.

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Ria Dhull

Spectrum Culture

1 day ago

With slightly stronger writing, Never After Dark would have felt smoother. Still, the film’s other elements come together to make it a nice horror piece.

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Laura Clifford

Reeling Reviews

1 day ago

B+

Writer/director Dave Boyle raises plenty of gooseflesh with practical effects using mirrors, body doubles and lighting techniques combined with ancient folklore, creepy make-up, exaggerated sound and inventive props.

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Elliott Collins

Movie Files

2 days ago

4/5

A terrific slow-burn horror film that evolves from a supernatural ghost story into something darker, bloodier and surprisingly emotional. Moeka Hoshi is excellent, the atmosphere is haunting, and the final act makes the patient build worth it.

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Elizabeth

2 days ago

Great movie that felt creepy and sad but satisfying ending

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John

2 days ago

Great creepy horror movie with a satisfying ending.

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Eric B

@RT59758276 10 hrs ago

I really enjoyed this film! Genuinely scary with great performances and great visuals. It's a really fresh take on the haunted house movie, with some real surprises along the way. Clever use of some camera techniques and the single location never gets boring. The sound design is impeccable, and it is reliant on the sound for the mood and the creepy vibe. A great find for horror fans.

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peter Z

@RT59105073 3 days ago

I'm not a big fan of horror movies; the usual comly cast doing stupid stuff and being picked off one by one. This a very different film. It's centered on a young woman who is an expert ghost buster, the two of them well known in the occult world. (Yes, two and it's not a gender choice; you have to see the film.) They are retained to rid a resort (occupied only by the owners, a mother and son) of a problem presence. Everyone does everything right and yet some pretty cringe scenes (not recommended for the very sensitive or young) happen. Clever writing, excellent acting and directing. a must see if you like horror, or even if you don't.

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A wandering medium, Airi spends her life guiding restless spirits out of the world of the living. Summoned to an isolated country house, she comes face to face with a grotesque apparition with powers that defy Airi's experience. As she digs deeper into the house's past, a secret comes to light -- and Airi finds herself hunted by a far more unpredictable force. For the first time, her greatest adversary is not the supernatural, but the living.

Director: Dave Boyle
Producer: Dave Boyle, Kento Kaku, Kosuke Tsutsumi
Screenwriter: Dave Boyle
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Signal181
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 25, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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