An inherited house hides something far worse than clutter in Yellow Eyes, a 2026 horror feature built entirely around a single cursed relic.
What is Yellow Eyes about?
A young couple moves into a house they've just inherited, only to find it holds a strange relic tied to a powerful demon. When the object takes hold of the husband, his wife is left racing to understand what has happened to him before it becomes permanent, eventually turning to an exorcist as her last option. Director Jesse Korman keeps the film's focus tight, centering the tension on the marriage itself as much as on the supernatural threat, so the horror plays out as a story about a partner watching someone they love slip away. The relic, rather than the house, becomes the true antagonist, giving the film a clear, contained shape.
About the cast
Nena Martins leads as the wife determined to save her husband, opposite Michael Kunicki in the role of the man the relic takes hold of. Jimmy Chung, William Derrick III, Margo O'Donnell, Brian Rooney, and Joette Waters fill out the supporting cast around the couple's ordeal.
Context & significance
Yellow Eyes belongs to a familiar strand of American possession horror, one built around an object rather than a haunted location, which keeps the scope of the story small and the danger personal. Its 86-minute runtime keeps the pacing brisk, favoring escalation over slow-burn atmosphere. The relic-as-antagonist approach also lets the film sidestep the sprawling mythology many haunted-house stories lean on, keeping every scene anchored to the couple's immediate crisis rather than a wider history the audience has to piece together.
Watching Yellow Eyes on Ktime
Yellow Eyes is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, making it easy for Farsi-speaking audiences to follow the couple's ordeal from the first sign of trouble. Browsing the film's page is free; watching it only requires a free K-Time account login, and the full site experience is offered in Farsi for the diaspora.