A mangled ghost crashes a hang after hours in our exclusive clip from the upcoming supernatural horror movie Never After Dark.
The Japanese horror movie, written and directed by Dave Boyle, releases in theaters on September 25, 2026.
Never After Dark stars Moeka Hoshi (“Shogun”) as “Airi, a wandering medium who 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.”
Airi is enjoying a beer or two with the hotel owner’s son in the clip below and is so accustomed to seeing spirits that not even a ghost missing its jaw startles her.
Kento Kaku (“House of Ninjas”), Kurumi Inagaki (“House of Ninjas”), Mutsuo Yoshioka (Chime), Bokuzo Masana (“Tokyo Vice”), and Tae Kimura (“All Around Us”) also star.
It’s a cozy, creepy supernatural horror movie. I wrote in my SXSW review that it’s “a conventional atmospheric haunted house with a unique approach to the supernatural. It’s that new wrinkle, along with an unwaveringly cool heroine, that sets it apart.”
Boyle was recently tapped to take on a remake of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Pulse.
“We are so thrilled that Magnolia Pictures will bring ‘Never After Dark’ to audiences across North America,” said Boyle and Kaku in a joint statement. “Their passion for the film, their commitment to a theatrical release, and their long history as exceptional stewards of great cinema make this partnership a dream come true for our team. We made this film for the big screen, and we’re delighted that audiences in North America will have the chance to experience it that way.”