Step Into the Dark

Step Into the Dark

1998 · 95 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy, Horror

A doctor falls in love with a mysterious young woman, unknowing that he has stepped in a paranormal world of a sinister past and the loss of innocent lives. He must find the true intentions about the young woman and bring those that did her and her family harm to justice.

Directed by Dick Cho · Written by Wong Jing

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