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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.)
(TBD)
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
