Fifteen years after stabbing a classmate to conjure an imaginary phantom known as Mercy Black, Marina Hess is coming home. She's being released from psychiatric care to live with her sister and young nephew. But in the years since her crime, the myth of Mercy Black has gone viral inspiring internet rumors, stories, and even copycat crimes. Marina is haunted by what she has done and the phantom she imagined. Though she would rather leave the past buried, her nephew becomes inc... (Full plot summary below)
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Fifteen years after stabbing a classmate to conjure an imaginary phantom known as Mercy Black, Marina Hess is coming home. She's being released from psychiatric care to live with her sister and young nephew. But in the years since her crime, the myth of Mercy Black has gone viral inspiring internet rumors, stories, and even copycat crimes. Marina is haunted by what she has done and the phantom she imagined. Though she would rather leave the past buried, her nephew becomes increasingly obsessed with Mercy Black. To save him, Marina must face her past and uncover the truth behind Mercy Black. What she discovers is a very real and very deadly horror that will stop at nothing to claim her and her nephew.
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| Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayThe film's mostly about one grown woman’s lingering regrets over that one dumb adolescent mistake, although Egerton doesn’t let his more serious themes get in the way of scaring the bejesus out of his audience. The result is a movie that’s a much better riff on the Slender Man urban legend than the terrible 2018 thriller of the same name. |
| IGNWilliam BibbianiWhile there are some creepy ideas in this surprise Netflix-Blumhouse offering, the quality of Mercy Black is strained. |
| Austin ChronicleMatthew MonagleThose satisfied with a few solid jump scares - of the Things-In-a-Mirror or Hands-on-the-Shoulder variety - will likely find just enough in Mercy Black to pass muster. It’s just a shame that a horror movie smart enough to ask all the right questions cannot seem to provide us with many answers. |
| RogerEbert.comNick AllenIf having their own Momo is Netflix’s latest attempt to grab viewers, they’re gonna need a much more disturbing monster. |
| User ReviewJLauPair of girls made up a ghost but the girl that they pretended to sacrifice to it genuinely believed what was happening so starting killing people herself. |
| User ReviewseabassreviewsIt's weird that this is a Slender Man rip off that's better than the Slender Man movie. |
| User Reviewgalagaguy113It's weird that this is a Slender Man rip off that's better than the Slender Man movie. |
