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Margaret Cho runs a haunted matchmaking service. Your dream career costs more than student loans.
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IMDb
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Koreatown Ghost Story (2021)

folk horror with bitegenerational trauma-coreneedle-prick tension

Overview

Horror

A woman entertains a macabre offer that would let her pursue her dreams, for better or for much much worse.

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short filmforced marriagethanksgivingacupuncturekorean cultureghost marriage

Standout Aspects

Acting

Cho's honey-voiced menace—your favorite auntie who'd sell your soul.

Direction

Needles as erotic-horror imagery. You'll never get acupuncture casually again.

Production

Koreatown specificity: marriage brokers meet ghost stories in cramped apartments.

Best for:Solo: Late-night anxiety spiral fuel. You'll side-eye your ambitions after.·Friends: Horror-savvy crew who can handle 14 minutes of escalating dread.·Rewatch: Catch every needle placement and Mrs. Moon's micro-expressions.
Heads up:Disturbing: Body horror via acupuncture needles; forced spectral marriage coercion.·Triggers: Immigrant family pressure depicted as literal supernatural trap.
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Director

Minsun Park

ReleasedMay 16, 2021
Runtime14m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy

Top Cast

Margaret Cho

Margaret Cho

Mrs. Moon

Lyrica Okano

Lyrica Okano

Hannah

Brandon Halvorsen

Brandon Halvorsen

Edward

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Cultural

Ghost marriage (minghun) is a real Korean/Chinese tradition where the deceased are wed to ease ancestral unrest—here weaponized against the living.

Insight

Margaret Cho rarely plays villains; her casting subverts the supportive Asian elder trope into something genuinely predatory.

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Koreatown Ghost Story - The Trailer

Koreatown Ghost Story - The Trailer

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