KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 1 -- Following the success of his folk-horror film White (2025), which grossed more than RM2.5 million at the Malaysian box office, local filmmaker JeRR PS Rion has returned with another supernatural production, Lunar July.

This time, the director is drawing inspiration from the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar, commonly known as Ghost Month observed by Chinese communities across East and Southeast Asia.

The film, which opened in Malaysian cinemas on October 29, features an elaborate recreation of the festival, including a towering Da Shi Ye effigy, a grand ceremonial hall and a traditional seventh-month getai stage.

For JeRR, who also directed White, the inspiration for his latest film came from an unexpe...