Tomb Watcher (2025) Review

It looks as though all of Cheev’s (Thanavate Siriwattanagul) dreams have come true. When his wealthy wife Lunthom (Woranuch Bhirombhakdi) passes away, he finds himself free to live openly with his young mistress Rossukhon (Arachaporn Pokinpakorn). Set to inherit his late wife’s assets, it seems Cheev and Ros have a bright future ahead of them, though there is one small catch…

Finding herself haunted by the spirit of the departed, Ros comes to discover that Lunthom isn’t quite as ‘dead and buried’ as Cheev suggested. Well, he was half honest. An unusual condition set for Cheev inheriting his late wife’s fortune means the couple must live with Lunthom’s corpse encased in a glass coffin for 100 days.

Is the scorned woman unleashing her fury from beyond the grave, or are we instead witnessing the guilt fuelled mental breakdown of our protagonists?

Thai film Tomb Watcher brings the psychological and paranormal together in a tense tale that explores themes of guilt, retribution and revenge. There are elements that almost make the feature merit a mention in the category of ‘good for her’ films like 2020’s The Invisible Man or 2019’s Ready or Not, yet whilst there is the characteristic violence and vengeance, it sorely misses a core of female empowerment.

Lunthom’s ghostly rage is infuriatingly misdirected, creating a situation where two wronged women are pitted against each other whilst the fundamental cause of everyone’s misfortune appears to get off with very little repercussions. No one is innocent in this messy menage a trois, but I found myself trying to compel the female characters to look past their differences and make a living/dead alliance against the root of all of their trouble.

Whilst Tomb Watcher starts strong, this frustrating direction annoyed me to the point that it overshadowed the clever scares and beautiful cinematography.

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