The boarding house residents felt something strange in their residence. Rumors circulated that the cheap boarding house asked for a sacrifice in the form of someone's life. One of the apparitions they often saw was a terrifying pocong.
Set on a New York subway, The Dutchman centers on an encounter between a well-to-do Black man and an enchanting white woman who match wits in a sexualized game of cat and mouse that leads to a violent conclusion.