In Gonjiam Haunted Asylum, director Jung Bum-shik explores the sordid history of the Gonjiam Psychiatric Hospital. A real-life facility that once stood in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, it was widely believed to be haunted. His exploration of its disturbing past rang true enough to inspire a lawsuit by the building’s owner, who feared the film’s spookier implications would make it difficult to sell. The building was demolished soon after. But with the intensity and ingenuity of these scares, that fact will hardly comfort you when you lay down to sleep after watching this modern classic.
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