SXSW 2026 Review: NEVER AFTER DARK, A Ravishingly Horrific Ghost Story With A Twist

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A traveling psychic medium who specializes in clearing unwanted spirits arrives at a remote Japanese hotel to take on her most unexpected and dangerous challenge yet in Dave Boyle’s ravishingly dark ghost story, Never After Dark. Airi (Moeka Hoshi) makes a modest living traveling the Japanese countryside helping distraught homeowners shoo away ghosts that typically present more of a nuisance than a threat. When she arrives at the hotel owned by Teiko (Tae Kimura) and her son Gunji (actor/producer Kento Kaku, House of Ninjas), she discovers that the entity that has been plaguing the property is unlike any she’s ever experienced. Sending Teiko and Gunji off-site so she can focus on her work, Airi finds herself in a battle for survival against an adversary who...

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