Mudborn (2025)

Original title

泥娃娃

Directed by

Shieh Meng-ju

Genre

horror film

Country

Taiwan

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

17+

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 52 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A supernatural horror set in Taiwan. It mixes local folklore with virtual reality. People face a threat tied to a nursery rhyme about a mud doll.

creepypsychologicalunnervingfolklore-infusedtensehauntingmodern-techatmospheric

What happens

Mudborn (Chinese: 泥娃娃; Tongyong Pinyin: Níwáwa; Tâi-lô: nî ang-á) is a 2025 Taiwanese supernatural horror film directed by Shieh Meng-ju. The film stars Tony Yang, Cecilia Choi, Derek Chang, Puff Kuo, and Tracy Chou. It combines elements of Taiwanese folklore, psychological horror, and virtual reality themes, and is loosely inspired by the classic Taiwanese nursery rhyme "Mud Doll" (泥娃娃). The film was released in Taiwan on 9 October 2025, Malaysia on 25 November 2025 and later in the Philippines on 18 March 2026. It achieved commercial success domestically, surpassing NT$100 million at the Taiwanese box office. It became Taiwan's third biggest domestic film of 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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