Night Swim

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We go ultra-modern with this tale of a haunted swimming pool that premiered this month on the Peacock network streaming service. How far can you go with the concept of possessed water? We take a deep dive into this Blumhouse / James Wan production to find out.

Night Swim is directed by Bryce McGuire, based on a 3-minute short film he made 10 years ago that got optioned for film by James Wan. Here’s the short that started it all:

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