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Mercy Black (2019)

Mercy Black poster
Directed by
Owen Egerton
Genre
horror film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 234 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman is released from a psychiatric hospital 15 years after stabbing a classmate due to an urban legend. When her nephew becomes obsessed with the same ghost story, she fears the legend might be real.

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What happens

Mercy Black is a 2019 American horror film written and directed by Owen Egerton. It stars Daniella Pineda as a woman who is released from a psychiatric hospital 15 years after stabbing a classmate because of an urban legend about a ghost known as Mercy Black. After her nephew Bryce (Miles Emmons) becomes obsessed with the same ghost, she comes to believe the ghost may be real. Austin Amelio and Janeane Garofalo appear in supporting roles. The film was released to Netflix on March 31, 2019, with no prior announcement. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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