Dark Woods II

Five contract workers are sent to inspect a derelict sanatorium tucked in a remote mountain forest, charged with checking for hazardous waste before the building can be torn down. They arrive as snow closes in and the site’s silence feels heavier than the equipment they carry. Their task sounds routine—test the air, sample the dust, verify structural stability—but the place speaks through shadows, creaking corridors and cold drafts that seem to carry voices from the past. The team members bring their own scars, and old rumors about the hospital’s grim history surface as they map asbestos and mercury while walls reveal memories. It becomes clear that some histories refuse to stay buried.

Directed by Pål Øie and Kjersti Helen Rasmussen Dark Woods II is a Norwegian horror film released in 2015. It has a budget around 1.5 million dollars and stars Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen and Tomas Norström.

Critical responses were mixed, with praises for tense atmosphere and committed performances, while some found the setup familiar. The film centers on memory and collective guilt, using isolation, the mountain setting, and a decaying sanatorium to probe how the past continues to haunt the present.

Dark Woods II sits within a wave of Nordic horror that favors grounded settings and psychological dread. While not a breakout international hit, it has earned a modest following among fans of regional thrillers and is occasionally cited in discussions of Scandinavian atmospheric storytelling.