Our take
Mudborn is a Taiwanese horror film about a game developer who brings home a haunted clay doll. Expect possession scares, supernatural dread, and jumpy horror atmosphere. Details are limited to premise and genre tone. Teen horror fans only
Story (may spoil tone)
Hsu-Chuan, who works at a game company, accidentally brings home a broken clay doll from a haunted house while developing a new horror VR game. Unexpectedly, his pregnant wife, Mu-Hua, a cultural relic restorer, develops an obsession with the doll and relentlessly tries to repair it. As strange things begin to happen in the house, Mu-Hua's condition deteriorates, and Hsu-Chuan, at his wits' end, seeks help from a spiritual medium, Ah-Sheng. Meanwhile, the horrifying secret hidden behind the clay doll begins to surface.
What we flagged
Scores are 0–5: 0 means none; 5 means the strongest we flagged in that category.
Details
Violence Horror peril implied by genre though dialogue detail is limited
Horror peril implied by genre though dialogue detail is limited
Language No language found in this title
No language found in this title
Sex / nudity No sex found in this title
No sex found in this title
Drugs / alcohol No drugs found in this title
No drugs found in this title
Frightening Haunted doll and possession premise built for supernatural horror
Haunted doll and possession premise built for supernatural horror
Bullying / discrimination No bullying found in this title
No bullying found in this title
Gore / death / weapons No gore found in this title
No gore found in this title
Dangerous behaviour No dangerous behavior found in this title
No dangerous behavior found in this title
Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title
No eating found in this title
Mental health No mental health found in this title
No mental health found in this title
Gambling No gambling found in this title
No gambling found in this title
Grief / bereavement No grief found in this title
No grief found in this title
Talk after watching
- Everyday objects turn sinister in horror. Why do cursed items feel so unsettling?
- Work stress and superstition collide. How does the lead ignore warning signs?