Released to theatres by Universal
Pictures in the United States on January
5, 2024, “Night Swim” — a supernatural
horror film — started the 2024 New Year
off with a terrifying splash!
This movie was adapted from a 2014
short film with the same name by Rod
Blackhurst and Bryce McGuire; McGuire
then went on to write and direct this
feature-length version of the story.
Starring Wyatt Russell (as father Ray),
Kerry Condon (as mother Eve), Amélie
Hoeferle (as teenage daughter Izzy)
and Gavin Warren (as young son Elliot),
“Night Swim” follows the story of the
Waller family moving to a new home with
a beautiful backyard swimming pool;
however, the more they swim in the pool,
the more chilling the film becomes.
The father was forced to forgo his
Major League Baseball career due to
a degenerative illness, so he uses the
pool for physical therapy purposes,
in hopes of maybe one day being fit
enough to get back into baseball.
But as therapy goes on, his wife and
kids start to notice him changing
supernaturally instead of physically.
Both the Waller children experience
pool hauntings of their own; the boy
grabs hair from the drain instead of
his toy, only to end up being grabbed
himself, and the daughter plays Marco
Polo with a supernatural creature
instead of her boyfriend (red flag for
sure). In the end, the mother tries to
save her family from the pool by diving
in deep; however, she may not be able
to find the surface and save herself
from the hauntings below.
Instead of watching a romantic
comedy this Valentine’s Day with your
significant other, switch things up by
watching this supernatural horror film
related to the pool and spa industry.
But beware, after watching this movie,
you might be too scared to return to
work for at least a couple of days…
