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Mudborn (2025)

Name: Mudborn
Director: Shieh Meng-ju
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Released: 2025-10-09
Duration: 1 h 51 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Tony Yang Yo-Ning, Cecilia Choi, Derek Chang, Tracy Chou, Puff Kuo

TMDB 7.21h 51mHorror Thriller

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Plot Summary

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.

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Must Watch

You step into a house where every corner feels like a whisper of the past. Mudborn (2025), a psychological horror that blends VR tech with ancient craftsmanship, turns the mundane act of restoring a clay figurine into a creeping dread that envelops the whole family. The film’s most arresting scene is when the doll’s eyes glow in the dim glow of Mu‑Hua’s workshop, a moment that carries the weight of both myth and menace. If you crave slow‑burn suspense wrapped in atmospheric dread, Mudborn will keep you guessing until the very end.