
‘Never After Dark’ Is an Eerie and Unique Ghost Story
There are quite a few familiar elements in Never After Dark. The psychic medium who aches from a tragic past, even as she helps lost souls cross over. The restless spirit whose presence signals imminent danger.
- ▪There are quite a few familiar elements in Never After Dark.
- ▪The psychic medium who aches from a tragic past, even as she helps lost souls cross over.
- ▪The restless spirit whose presence signals imminent danger.
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| Original publisher | Gizmodo |
| Canonical URL | https://gizmodo.com/never-after-dark-film-review-dave-boyle-2000812901 |
| Publication time | Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:00:39 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-09-21T16:03:49.647Z |
| Last seen | 2026-09-21T16:03:49.647Z |
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| Publisher visit | Yes — open original |
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There are quite a few familiar elements in Never After Dark. The conspicuously isolated old house. The psychic medium who aches from a tragic past, even as she helps lost souls cross over. The restless spirit whose presence signals imminent danger. These pieces fit together in unexpected ways, resulting in a film that will catch you off guard while delivering quite a few genuine frights. Never After Dark was written and directed by Dave Boyle, who is American but whose films tend to foreground Japanese and Japanese American settings and characters. His latest is very much in that vein, with an all-Japanese cast headed up by Shogun star Moeka Hoshi.
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