Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum2018
“Experience the horror.”
Directed by Jung Bum-shik
🏆 3 wins & 9 nominations total
The premise
The crew of a horror web series travels to an abandoned asylum for a live broadcast, but they encounter much more than expected as they move deeper inside the nightmarish old building.
Horror Vault's take
A group of thrill-seeking content creators descend on one of South Korea's most notorious abandoned asylums to stage a live horror broadcast for their online audience. What begins as a calculated bid for viral fame quickly unravels as the crew discovers the building's walls hold something far more malevolent than urban legend. Gonjiam ratchets up the tension methodically, weaponizing the found-footage format and real-time livestream conceit to make every dark corridor feel inescapable. Korean horror at its most viscerally effective, it earns its scares through atmosphere and dread rather than relying solely on cheap jolts.
Content: Jump Scares, Disturbing Imagery, Depictions Of Psychological Breakdown, Confined And Claustrophobic Sequences
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