Name: Never After Dark
Director: Dave Boyle
Genre: Supernatural Horror
Cast: Moeka Hoshi, Kento Kaku, Kurumi Inagaki, Mutsuo Yoshioka, Bokuzo Masana

The dead aren’t the only ones hiding in the dark.

Synopsis

Never After Dark follows Airi, a wandering medium who spends her life guiding restless spirits out of the world of the living, and when she is summoned to an isolated country house, she expects another routine case of spiritual cleansing, but what she finds is something far more disturbing.

Inside the estate, Airi encounters a grotesque apparition unlike anything she has faced before - a presence that seems to defy the rules of the supernatural itself, and as she investigates the house’s history, she uncovers a buried secret tied to its past occupants, revealing that the haunting is far more complex and dangerous than it first appears.

As the truth begins to surface, Airi realizes she is no longer just dealing with spirits, she is being hunted by something far more unpredictable - and for the first time in her career, the greatest threat may not come from the dead, but from the living.

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About Never After Dark

Never After Dark premiered at SXSW where it won the Midnighter Audience Award, and the film is described as a stylish reinvention of the haunted house story, blending traditional ghost lore with a more grounded, human threat.

Shot on location in rural Japan, the production emphasizes atmosphere, silence, and slow-building dread, supported by detailed production design and practical effects crafted by some of Japan’s top genre artisans.

The filmmakers have emphasized the cinematic intent behind the project:

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.

The film explores the idea that true horror is not always supernatural - and that belief itself can become a trap.

Director and Cast

Never After Dark is directed by Dave Boyle, and the cast includes Moeka Hoshi, Kento Kaku, Kurumi Inagaki, Mutsuo Yoshioka, Bokuzo Masana, and Tae Kimura.