Wu ye fei xu

The failed painter Cheng Zihao is asked by his former university friend Su Fei to help investigate the case of a ghost that is haunting the theatre rehearsals of a drama club.

The movie starts strongly by displaying many paintings, setting a dark mood, and establishing the main character as a proliferous but poor artist.

Another thing catching the attention is the background music, which signals that it is a horror movie. Maybe it is overused by being played even in scenes without an immediate threat.

The ghost is also overused, shown too early and too many times.

Otherwise, it is a solid Chinese horror movie. If you have no experience of the genre and expect something similar to a Japanese horror movie, there is a risk of disappointment, though.

The plot is logical and has charm. It is nice to see two graduates as the main characters, hanging out with the group of students, instead of having only young people.

Something that is in short supply is romance, which the writer easily could have added a little bit more of.