Salvagers board a derelict ocean liner and discover a chilling mystery and a demonic presence.
Suspenseful and pulpy. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on AMC+.
Real scares and several jump scares, about what an R should carry.
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After discovering a passenger ship missing since 1962 floating adrift on the Bering Sea, salvagers claim the vessel as their own. Once they begin towing the ghost ship towards harbor, a series of bizarre occurrences happen and the group becomes trapped inside the ship, which they soon learn is inhabited by a demonic creature.
No. Brace yourself.
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