Enter the Vietnamese Found-Footage Horror ‘The Deadliest Mansion’ in Theaters [Trailer]

Vietnamese found-footage horror film Lầu Chú Hoả: The Deadliest Mansion is opening in North American theaters on Sept. 4, with Mockingbird Pictures placing the title across AMC, Regal and Cinemark circuits, reports Variety.

Directed by Hùng Trần, the film became Vietnam‘s first theatrical found-footage horror release and turned into a breakout hit after its June debut. It topped the local box office, drew more than one million admissions and crossed VND78 billion ($3 million) in cumulative grosses, reports the site.

The story pulls from a well-known Vietnamese urban legend: a band of young streamers forces their way into the notoriously haunted Hứa family estate, hoping the stunt will bring them fame and money. Instead, their broadcast captures a dormant, malevolent force stirring back to life, pulling them into the century-old tale of the “Ghost of the Hứa Family.” The entire film was shot in found-footage style.

Lầu Chú Hoả: The Deadliest Mansion was produced by Runup Vietnam alongside South Korea’s Hive Media Corp, marking the Korean company’s first production investment outside its home market.

Mockingbird Pictures is overseeing the North American theatrical rollout as part of its broader effort to bring Vietnamese commercial films to international audiences.