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A traveling psychic who helps lost souls cross over encounters a powerful entity at a remote house. While investigating its origins, she uncovers dark secrets and faces a deadly threat from an unexpected source. (NR, 105 min.)
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Awandering medium, Airi (Moeka Hoshi, “Shogun”), spends her life guiding restless spirits out of the world of the living accompanied by her constant companion: her dead sister Miku (Kurumi Inagaki). Summoned to exorcise a spirit from an isolated country house by the new owner, Teiko (Tae Kimura), she comes face to face with a grotesque apparition with powers that defy Airi’s experience. Faced with skepticism from Teiko’s son, Gunji (Kento Kako), she digs deeper into the house’s past until 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 spins a uniquely terrifying and hauntingly atmospheric ghost story. [Magnolia]
Starring: Moeka Hoshi, Kurumi Inagaki, Kento Kaku, Mutsuo Yoshioka, Bokuzō Masana and Tae Kimura
Director: Dave Boyle
Language: Japanese, with English subtitles
Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Thriller
"A ghost story with soul."
— Mike McGranaghan, Aisle Seat
"A mind-bending, deeply satisfying addition to the genre."
— Julian Singleton, Cinapse
"A palpably chilling, suspenseful and atmospheric psychological horror film."
— Avi Offer, NYC Movie Guru
"Boyle makes the most out of his singular location, and with a committed and compelling lead, he guides this unique J-horror with a steady hand."
— Kevin L. Lee, Awards Watch
"Alternately beautiful, mysterious, and - especially in its action-packed climax - exciting, Never After Dark is an unexpected delight. This film marks Boyle as a director to watch."
— Joe Lipsett, Queer Horror Movies
"Freshening genre conventions while confining all the action to a single, creepy location, the film gains an emotional foothold as a chilling examination of memory and mortality."
— Todd Jorgenson, Cinemalogue
"Stunningly realized, fastidiously scripted and executed on every level, and genuinely frightening, Never After Dark is a beautiful nightmare from which I never wanted to wake up."
— J Hurtado, ScreenAnarchy
"Hoshi’s deeply present, engaged performance is one of the main reasons 'Never After Dark’ works so well, but it’s also an undeniably well-made piece of horror filmmaking in terms of craft."
— Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com
"Writer/Director Dave Boyle combines both ghosts and human monsters into his Japanese chiller, elevating a conventional atmospheric haunted house with a unique approach to the supernatural."
— Meagan Navarro, Bloody Disgusting
"It’s one of the best horror films of 2026 so far—and that’s saying something. A perfect SXSW midnighter, Never After Dark proves Dave Boyle knows how to craft a lovingly epic nightmare."
— Kristy Strouse, Film Inquiry
"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."
— Laura Clifford, Reeling Reviews
"The technical artistry, from its practical lighting and chilling sound design to Moeka Hoshi’s commanding lead performance, creates a hypnotic and atmospheric mystery that effectively twists familiar ghost story tropes into something fresh."
— Sara Clements, Next Best Picture
"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."
— David Ehrlich, IndieWire
"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."
— Elliott Collins, Movie Files
