Art student Jeong-hwa (Seo Woo) is moving to a smaller apartment by her school when she trips and falls, breaking a small statue on a box. She bends over to pick up the pieces and notices an amulet the shape of a queer mask and decides to use it for her exhibit assignment. After she moves she hears a weird knocking sound next door. She can’t sleep because of the knocking sound every midnight and starts sketching the amulet. One night, Jeong-hwa comes home late and runs into a strange woman with long tangly hair and barefoot in front of the elevator. She gets off without a word and starts knocking next door. Jeong-hwa is terrified, what is going to happen to her?
Practical Effects
That tangly-haired ghost design hits different on zero budget
Production
Cramped apartment sets amplify every creak and shadow
Director
Lee Joo-heon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The mask amulet draws from Korean talisman (bujeok) traditions, where protective symbols become corrupted when mishandled—reflecting real anxieties about appropriating spiritual objects for aesthetic purposes.
Seo Woo reportedly did her own elevator stunt work after the barefoot ghost encounter, filming multiple takes in freezing conditions. The tangled wig was a last-minute practical solution when the original prop failed.
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