Never After Dark

BIFFF 2026 Golden Raven winner A traveling psychic sees dead people, including her older sister, who looks younger now. She is hired to cleanse a haunted hotel, not unlike the Overlook, but without the annoying Jack Nicolson or that little bugger with squeaky tricycle.…

Yves Bouwen

close enough, welcome back the house of the devil 

cob

fantastic slow burn ghost story. beautiful and haunting atmosphere. loved the score and the performances. great dance scene.

Vera Drew

Spooky little haunted house story! A bit slow to start and the pacing feels uneven, but once it picks up it's a thrilling paranormal ride. Really dug the visuals on the ghostly stuff.

moviemattk ✌🏻

Japanese Insidious peppered with The Haunting of Hill House

GiGi

Some of it burns a little too slow but the last half hour is truly bananas. J-horror fans must-see.

Brian Tallerico

Nothing better than wrapping up a festival with a killer film. Never After Dark reimagines the ghost/medium subgenre to new heights, taking some previous horror cliches and turning it on its head, never feeling stale. From the atmosphere to the setting to the haunting…

rikstelling

A haunting slow burn, and very sinister ghost story. Bring a wooden spoon to bite down on. Previous: Flush Next: Goody Goody

CamilleVictoria

From its opening frame, featuring a bloody axe resting on a weathered wooden floor, “Never After Dark” makes a grim promise of atmosphere. The “House of Ninjas” creator, Dave Boyle, doesn’t rush his first horror film. As a writer-director, he stays away from the mainstream…

Sara Clements