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Mudborn
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Mudborn

2026 · NR · 1h 51m · Mandarin

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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Release & where to watch

Home release
April 9, 2026

Curator Score

Based on 2 curator ratings · How we score

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Age suitability

Mudborn has no MPAA age rating, and Watch Darkly does not assign one either. It scored 5.5/10 for fear and 5.5/10 for gore, and carries 5 content warnings: body fluids, child endangerment, domestic violence, religious themes, and self harm.

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5.1Overall
Fear5.5
Gore5.5
Atmosphere5.5

Genres

horrorthriller

Tags

Subgenre

supernaturalfamilypossession

Tone

slow-burnpsychologicaldread

Content Warnings

child-endangermentreligious-themesself-harmbody-fluidsdomestic-violence
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Directed by

Shieh Meng-ju

Written by

Huang Yen-chiao

Cinematography

Chen Chi-wen

Music

Rockid Lee

Starring

Tony Yang as Hsu-Chuan · Cecilia Choi as Mu-Hua · Derek Chang as Ah-Sheng · Tracy Chou as Hsin · Puff Kuo as Yen · Chen Wei-min as Chang · Li Kuan-yi as Ah-Yi · Mountain Kao as Boss

Production

Gift Pictures

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