FilmGhosts & Haunting Comedy Horror Supernatural

Secrets in the Hot Spring2018

Name: Secrets in the Hot Spring
Genre: Ghosts & Haunting, Comedy Horror, Supernatural
Released: 2018-07-11
Rating: 6.2

Directed by Kuan-Hui Lin

6.2

Crypt Score

Blended from 2 sources

IMDb 6.1TMDB 6.6

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Year

2018

Runtime

108 min

Box Office

🏆 2 wins & 7 nominations total

The premise

Xiaogin transferred to the third school during his fifth year at high school. During the winter vacation, his grandparents tricked him into returning to the hotel which was founded by his parents. Xiaogin’s classmates Little Princess and Lu Qun tagged along uninvited to escape being bullied at school. While the three boys were temporarily staying at Xiaogin’s family hotel, they quickly found out that the hotel was in terrible shape and was also haunted. Xiaogin and his friends have developed an extremely close friendship while they are trying to step closer to the truth. Will they find out the secret that hides underneath the steaming hot springs?

Horror Vault's take

When high schooler Xiaoqin is lured back to his family's rundown hot spring hotel by his scheming grandparents, he ends up with two uninvited classmates in tow — and a ghost problem nobody bargained for. The dilapidated inn hides more than peeling wallpaper and lukewarm pools, and the trio's unlikely bond is tested as strange occurrences pile up around them. Equal parts teen comedy and ghost story, this Taiwanese crowd-pleaser balances laughs with genuine supernatural unease. Beneath the humor lies a heartfelt mystery rooted in family history and long-buried secrets.

Content: Mild Horror Imagery, Jump Scares, Bullying Depicted