After tracing the origin of a disturbing supernatural affliction to a wealthy family's ancestral gravesite, a team of paranormal experts relocates the remains—and soon discovers what happens to those who dare to mess with the wrong grave.
Sound
The guttural chants and geomantic feng shui cues are genuinely unnerving.
Acting
Choi Min-sik's exhausted shaman carries decades of weariness.
Direction
Jang builds dread through procedure, not jump scares.
Director
Jang Jae-hyun
Choi Min-sik
Kim Sang-duk
Kim Go-eun
Lee Hwa-rim
Yoo Hai-jin
Ko Young-geun
Lee Do-hyun
Yoon Bong-gil
Kim Jae-chul
Park Ji-yong
Jeon Jin-gi
Park Geun-hyeon
Kim Sun-young
Oh Gwang-sim
Kim Ji-an
Park Ja-hye
Kim Min-jun
Daimyo Oni
Rikiya Koyama
Daimyo Oni (voice)
Park Jeong-ja
Park Ji-yong's Aunt
Park Ji-il
Park Ji-yong's Butler
Lee Jong-gu
Bodhisattva
Lee Young-ran
Park Ji-yong's Mother
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film sparked massive debate in Korea about its portrayal of shamanism—some practitioners praised its authenticity, others found it exploitative. The geomantic rituals shown are actual practices, not invented horror tropes.
The 'vertical' grave positioning that causes the haunting references real Japanese colonial-era burials meant to spiritually suppress Korean land. Jang treats this as literal, not metaphorical.
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