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Ghost Month

Ghost Month

Once A Year. They Come.

2009 1h 40mHorror

Writer/Director Danny Draven takes the helm for this supernaturally driven shocker about an unassuming housekeeper drawn into a terrifying world of vengeful apparitions. According to the Chinese calendar, the seventh month of every year marks the time when the restless spirits of the dead break free from the gates of hell to mix among the mortals. During this time, specific rules must be followed to avoid falling prey to the spirits of the damned. When a solitude-seeking housekeeper arrives at the desert home of a superstitious Chinese woman and her devoutly religious aunt, death senses an opportunity to extend its grip into the mortal realm.

2.0/5

TMDB score· 21 votes

Synopsis

Writer/Director Danny Draven takes the helm for this supernaturally driven shocker about an unassuming housekeeper drawn into a terrifying world of vengeful apparitions. According to the Chinese calendar, the seventh month of every year marks the time when the restless spirits of the dead break free from the gates of hell to mix among the mortals. During this time, specific rules must be followed to avoid falling prey to the spirits of the damned. When a solitude-seeking housekeeper arrives at the desert home of a superstitious Chinese woman and her devoutly religious aunt, death senses an opportunity to extend its grip into the mortal realm.

The vibe

haunted housechinese folklorerestless spiritsvengeful apparitionsseventh monthsupernatural rulesdesert isolation

Behind it

Danny DravenDirectorJojo DravenJojo DravenComposerMike KingMike KingCinematography

Cast

Marina ResaMarina ResaAlyssa
ToonyunToonyunMiss Wu
Akiko ShimaAkiko ShimaAunt Chen
Rick IrvinRick IrvinBlake
Jerod EdingtonJerod EdingtonJerome
Kierstin CunningtonNicole
Erica EddTessa
Anna LeeHair Ghost / Mei Ling
Tam AlbertsonCrawling Ghost
Buddy BarnettTaxi Driver

Director

Danny Draven

Writer

Danny Draven

Release date

26 May 2009

Runtime

1h 40m

Studio

Darkworld Pictures, Cosmic Creations

Language

English, Cantonese

Country

United States of America

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