A young girl pretends to be the deceased granddaughter of an ailing grandmother who is about to celebrate her birthday. The aged woman does not know her granddaughter has died; thinking she has only left, and the young girl, with her remarkable resemblance, is asked by the family to accompany the grandmother in her last days; posing as her granddaughter in order to cheer her up. The young girl suddenly experiences horrific visions of the dead granddaughter, and her life is threatened when the rest of the family suddenly conspires to kill her. Now in danger, she seeks the truth about the dead girl, while slowly succumbing to insanity as illusion and reality merge.
Chinese Horror Explained EP#006: The Strange House | Horror
What to Expect
If you like your Chinese movies to be, or at least try to be, good then this is one you might enjoy. It's directed by Danny "The Eye Trilogy" Pang, who has managed to craft a decent horror film within the confines of the usual Chinese movie censorship. This isn't a gore fest, instead relying on the more psychological aspects of horror, including paranoia.