His House May 2026

At the heart of the haunting is an , or "night witch." Unlike traditional Western ghosts, the apeth is a creature from South Sudanese folklore that Bol and Rial believe followed them across the ocean. The film uses this entity to externalize the couple's survivor's guilt —the haunting isn't just about malevolent spirits, but the weight of the moral compromises they made to escape their homeland. The Horror of Bureaucracy

desperately wants to assimilate, painting over the peeling walls and trying to live like his neighbors to "be one of the good ones." His House

: The film maintains a rare 100% critic score , praised for its "visceral scares" and "stark, thoughtful" storytelling. At the heart of the haunting is an , or "night witch