Horror films are set to flood movie theaters in summer 2025.

NDO - This summer movie season is marked by a series of films, both Vietnamese and foreign, at theaters, with diverse approaches to themes ranging from the deepest inner feelings of human beings to the dark forces created by evil…

The most impressive horror film currently showing in theaters is "Bring Her Back," produced by the renowned Oscar-winning studio A24 and directed by Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou.

The film revolves around the story of two siblings, Andy and Piper, who have to move in with a stranger after their father's death. Andy is intelligent and sensitive, but is trapped by past mistakes stemming from his father's abuse. Piper, on the other hand, is visually impaired, innocent, and longs for a loving family home, but is also quick-witted and possesses sharp judgment.

The house in the forest.

The house, nestled peacefully amidst the trees, with its small kitchen, adorable fluffy cat, and cheerful music, seems to hide dark secrets in every corner. Andy's intuition quickly makes him realize something is amiss in this house…

"Bring Her Back" doesn't exploit gory or gruesome elements like typical horror films, but instead delves deep into the human psyche. A mother, despite working as a child counselor for 20 years, cannot maintain her emotional balance after the death of her young daughter. A father resorts to violence to communicate with his child, regardless of the fact that his deceased wife is the only remaining family member present. Malicious pranks by seemingly respectable teenagers on a disabled person… These are the dark corners hidden deep within the human soul, which, given the opportunity, will erupt and smolder endlessly.

Also hitting theaters this summer is "Until Dawn," a film based on Sony's best-selling horror game from 2015. After a 10-year wait, the film finally made its way to the big screen with the title "Until Dawn" (Vietnamese title: "Until Dawn: The Terrifying Secret"), directed by the talented David F. Sandberg.

A scene from the movie "Untill Dawn".

David F. Sandberg is a Swedish director, screenwriter, editor, and producer. He grew up with a passion for film, having watched his father's VHS-C tapes.

Upon reaching adulthood, David saved up money to buy his own camera and began making short horror films. His films, "Lights Out" and "Annabelle: Creation" (a sequel to Annabelle), were both huge box office successes and even won awards at international film festivals.

David F. Sandberg has become a guaranteed name in the horror genre. His strengths lie in creating a suffocating, gloomy, and terrifying atmosphere that leaves you breathless, along with creative and unexpected jump scares and the ability to produce haunting scenes.

“Until Dawn” centers around a group of friends: Clover (Ella Rubin), Max (Michael Cimino), Nina (Odessa A'zion), Abe (Belmont Cameli), and Megan (Ji-young Yoo). They travel to a mysterious valley to search for Clover's younger sister, Melanie (Maia Mitchell), who disappeared a year earlier.

While staying in a tourist apartment in the middle of the forest, they are each murdered by a masked assailant. However, they unexpectedly awaken at the moment everything began. The hunt resumes, and each time the deaths are more gruesome and different than the last. The group realizes they only have a limited number of deaths and their only way out is to survive until dawn.

This summer's cinemas also mark the simultaneous release of three Vietnamese horror films.

The actors in the film "Under the Lake".

One of them is "Under the Lake," which attracted attention from the audience because it featured two talented individuals, Thanh Duy and Kay Trần, from the show "Brothers Overcoming a Thousand Obstacles."

The film is inspired by the mysterious legends surrounding the deadly lake, with a mysterious story about doppelgangers. Kay Tran, Thanh Duy, and Karen Nguyen play a trio of close friends who uncover the mysteries of the "clones" emerging from the bottom of the deadly lake, plotting to take over the lives of the originals.

To accurately portray the characters' emotions, the actors had to constantly switch between the two versions of their characters' mindsets throughout the filming process.

Director Tran Trong Dan's film "Ut Lan: The Vengeful Spirit Guarding the Treasure" explores the element of amulets and charms in folklore, set in the Mekong Delta in the late 1990s, where spiritual stories and legends about horrifying customs were still widely circulated. After her father's death, Lan (Phuong Thanh) goes to work as a maid for Mr. Danh (Mac Van Khoa) - a widowed man with no children.

Lan faces a series of bizarre phenomena and mysterious deaths that keep occurring. Together with Son (Quoc Truong) – a writer specializing in horror stories – Lan begins to uncover horrifying secrets and explore the dark history of this village.

Scene from the movie "Five Ten".

The Vietnamese horror film "Five Ten," directed by Tan Hoang Thong and written by Hoang Thong and Tien Quang, features a cast including Huynh Tu Uyen, Tran Phong, Tran Van Anh, and others.

The film tells the story of a group of friends playing "five ten"—a familiar childhood game of hide-and-seek—but strange things begin to happen as members of the group gradually disappear. A chilling secret from the past resurfaces. The group faces a supernatural force or becomes a victim of their own past sins…

In addition, audiences can also watch a series of blockbuster horror films this summer in theaters such as "The Conjuring: Last Rites," "Sinners," and "The Devil Bride."

The explosion of horror films in theaters, with a plethora of Vietnamese and foreign movies, shows that this genre remains fertile ground for filmmakers to explore.

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