Mi-jung became a hot commodity when her short film was well received and sparked the interest of producers. A lack of inspiration has hindered her ability to fulfill her obligation to these producers with a script for a horror film. She’s getting desperate but hope comes in the form of an urban legend shared with her by her friend Joon-seo. He vaguely recollects a supposedly cursed film created by a student who claimed the damn thing was shot by a ghost. He can’t remember the student’s name but he can remember the audience reaction to the film was one of pure terror which led to half the viewers fleeing in panic and one audience member dying of a heart attack. Well, Mi-jung’s curiosity is piqued and she begins digging and sleuthing on the hunt for this lost film. She eventually finds the artist behind the movie and he is sufficiently a fucking mess. His threats and cryptic musings don’t deter the young woman and her fascination with the forbidden media becomes an obsession. When she eventually (and illegally) gets her hands on the footage, it sends her down a rabbit hole which may prove to give her the horrifying script she’s been searching for but it also makes her a target for the supernatural entity better left forgotten. Gorgeous Seo Ye-ji is easy to root for and crafty enough to get behind as she makes some poor decisions on her tumble into the kind of darkness you can’t just shake off. Lost media is always an intriguing addition to a horror flick and the specter may be the usual phantom girl with long, wet hair draping over herself like a funeral shroud but this one’s burnt up a little and is still effective enough at being spooky. Solid but standard fright flick contains a compelling hook and affable lead but also seems to be lacking much depth to really get a recommendation beyond a once over.
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