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A FILMA PICTURES LINE FILM PRODUCTION
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER JEONG Tae-sung
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER BANG Ok-kyung
PRODUCED BY LEE Sang-hak, SONG Ki-yoon, HAN Man-taek
LEE Si-young
UM Ki-joon
Hit webcomic “History of Lunacy“ surpasses 1m copies sold!
Leading horror writer Kang Ji-yun, her next comic is due August 27!
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BASED UPON THE ORIGINAL NOVEL BY LEE Hoo-kyung
SCREENPLAY BY LEE Sang-hak
A vengeful ghost comes with a story...
CINEMATOGRAPHER LEE Joong-hae
LIGHTING SUPERVISOR SONG Jae-wan
PRODUCTION DESIGNED BY KANG So-young
WEBCOMICS BY SONG Sun-chan, KIM Dae-i!
EDITED BY KIM Mi-joo VISUAL EFFECTS BY KIM Min-sun
MUSIC BY CHOI Yong-rak SOUND BY LEE Sung-joon
PRODUCER KIM Kyung-joon
DIRECTED BY KIM Yong-kyoon
Kang Ji-yun: Ms. Suh, I've uploaded the manuscript
Sorry for missing the deadline, I'm so tired I might pass out
Kang Ji-yun
The Black Veil
If Kang keeps this up, my promotion is a given
What the?
1987 Sanho Elementary Graduation
Wanna go out with me?
Go out! Go out!
TO Mi-sook
I like you
Mi-sook
Black monster!
It's a ghost!
Mi-sook
So disgusting!
Why are you here?!
Ghost? That woman's the ghost!
Whose mom?
Mi-sook, I think
Yeah, you didn't know?
- Let's go - Why?
Want Mi-sook as a friend?
- No - Then let's go
Alright, so disgusting
- She's a monster, - Yuck!
So irritating!
I'd rather just kill myself.
So embarrassing, I wish mom was dead
Mom!
Mom! Don't die!
Mom!
The black monster is her mom
I'd rather die
So irritating!
Mom...
Die...
Please...
Just die!
Your call cannot be connected, please leave a message...
Ms. Kang, I saw the manuscript
Ms. Kang...
Kang Ji-yun.
How do you know the secret of my mom's death?
Only she and I were there
So how the hell do you know?!
How did you find out?!
Is someone there?
Who is it?
Anyone there? Please open the door!
Hello? Anyone there?
Hello?!
Who are you?
Why are you doing this to me?
Who is it? Come out!
Come out!
Kang! Is that you?!
KILLER TOON
Suh Mi-sook, head of Daum webcomic,
she was 39 years old
Estimated time of death is 1 a.m.
According to the security log, she was alone in the office
until she was discovered by a janitor at 6
That all you got?
And that CCTV
I combed the footage,
but after 11 p.m., no one else came in or out
And that?
It's... not possible to exit through there
Then it's obvious
Suicide
Let's not jump to conclusions
And this?
It's locked, so not yet
Should I look into probable cause first?
Sure
Check the call log, question her colleagues
Regardless...
of the outcome, you handle the case
What?
Captain and I have promotion to think of
Promotion?
And since you're primary, you'll take the heat?
You're fully capable of handling a suicide case, prick
Boss!
What now?
You should come check this out
Are you alone? It's dangerous out here
Running an errand
Miss, my house is just up this way,
could you drive me?
You're such a nice kid, do you live nearby?
Yeah, that Hog Farm
Pretty shoes
What's your name?
Mi-jin
Pretty name too, how old are you?
16
Liar
You look no more than 10
That's when I died
What?
Help me
Hog Farm Area contaminated
- She's clean - What?
Corpses are the best witnesses but this one's a mute
No sign of intrusion at the scene?
None
Prints on the knife were all hers
Same thing here
Cause of death is severing of carotid artery here,
with the Xacto knife in her hand
From the way it looks, she must've punctured it
What is that?
Nothing, go on
What baffled me...
is this pan
It was inflicted before death, must've been very painful
So you're saying it's self inflicted?
- Are you insane? - Yeah
Insanity is the only answer
Scientifically, it's definitively a suicide
My instincts say it's a murder!
Your instincts?
You're at it again?
Asshole, I'm not falling for it anymore
You know the new commissioner?
Yeah
He likes big, bold headline cases
Of course
You idiot
Then this is the perfect case
A famous artist's work unfolds in real life
Can't you feel it?
So play up the media with this?
Right
Whatever happens, we'd be linked to big cases
Woke up somewhere else again?
Yes
An unfamiliar road this time
Don't even remember driving
Was it a nightmare?
It doesn't feel like a dream anymore
Not a nightmare, but real life
Like in the dream, things disappear,
and I wake up with mysterious scars
Heard of Alice-in-Wonderland syndrome?
It's a syndrome that the author Lewis Carroll suffered
The fictional world and reality collide
and the wall of reality collapses,
it's a symptom that artists sometimes get
As dreams and reality collide, it affects your senses
Rest is the best treatment, so take it easy
Yeah, let's rest
Rest
Embalmer Jo
Electrocuted while working on subway rail
Shit!
Fuck me
That startled me
Made contact?
Yes, I notified the victim's family
But it was so awkward
They kept saying she had no reason to kill herself...
No, I meant the artist!
Her cell phone's still off
No other contact info?
Coroner ruled it a suicide?
Should I write it up?
Yo, useless prick
Just do what you're told
Ruled a suicide no evidence,
there's no case here
You just sit back, I'll take care of it
Take care of what?
Finally, now you want to work efficiently?
Only took 3 years under you
Forget it
I submitted the report, just work on case plan
I got a kid on the way next month
Why is that relevant?
Well, it's just...
What?
I need paternity leave too
I'll take good...
You're a real piece of work
Paternity leave my ass
Ms. Suh!
This is really unexpected
Please come inside
I left my cell phone off...
Anyone home?
Ms. Kang Ji-yun?
I'm from the police
Suicide?
The Ms. Suh I know would never do that
Do you always work here?
Yes
Then,
did you draw this here too?
How do you have that?
It was the last thing she saw before her demise
Was it your manuscript?
Yes, I sent it as soon as it was done
Has anyone seen this other than you two?
Probably not
I uploaded it to her server,
and the designers get it after her approval
- Maybe someone you... - Never
Not one
Not a single person
Perhaps an intern or a visitor to the studio...
Never!
I work here alone
I sign my work with my blood as a seal
Blood?
People say I'm making a big deal,
but my work is a pan of me, it's very symbolic
What's this all about?
You were the last person she called
I didn't receive it
After submitting it I turn my phone off
- Hey! - Let go!
These are Ms. Suh's autopsy photos
The coroner ruled it a suicide,
but I don't think she killed herself
Because of this
This is the fatal stab wound
It's an inch deep into the neck
It's not just a stab wound but a hole bored into her
Before she died her face was slashed...
many times, and they're self inflicted
It's the same method as your protagonist's death
One more thing
Look
Spirits playing a trick?
At first I thought it was a copycat
Where were you on that night?
Home...
I was working at home
Can you verify that?
Boss!
It's Suh's last call
She left a voice message
Ms. Kang, I saw the manuscript
Ms. Kang...
how do you know the secret of my mom's death?
Only she and I were there
So how the hell...
I've never told anyone in my life!
So how the hell do you know?!
The fictional world and reality collide,
and the wall of reality collapses...
It's the same method as your protagonist's death
Embalmer Jo
Electrocuted while working on subway rail
Moron
What is it?
This is...
you can make calls, browse the Internet,
and most importantly, you can read comics
Heard of webcomics?
Dumbass, still reading kiddie books? Act your age!
Fuck that, you're a techno illiterate
"Fuck" what?! Whatcha call me?
Don't do that! It will break!
Just marry it, why don't you!
This right here is a phone
Hello, Best Funeral Home
Where?
Okay
Electrocution?
The paramedics didn't do...
No, we can take care of it
Okay, thank you
It's double! Hear that?
I, uh, it's my grandma's memorial service
Hwa-sook again?
- She's just a friend - You useless shit
I loved my grandma!
Forget it, dumb-ass, what's the point?
Generosity is wasted on the living
At least the dead put food on my table
Know that?
Go to Hwa-sook
Drop me off then
Daughter?
How did you know?
It doesn't have the thing
Penis
These are private matters!
I'm just jealous that's all
Congrats, prick
For what?
You wanted out of this case for paternity leave and shit
I'm sending you to unit ♪2 as support
You're luring me?
I work just fine without a useless prick like you
It's so weird
I know you're not that smart,
but your instincts and timing are perfect
Enough, buddy
Why don't you just ask politely?
"Let's work this case, please"
Let's work the case, you useless prick
I accept your request
Thank you very much
To celebrate!
What is it?
Proof that you still got it
I met Suh's family and found this
It's identical to Kang's comic
Oh shit!
Your skin's gonna peel off!
Goddammit!
Double pay is hardly enough!
That idiot's screwing a living bitch, and I'm here...
What's this?
That fucking idiot left this in here?
He's gonna bitch at me for breaking it
What a piece of shit!
Even this pisses me off
Wait, the legs were...
What the hell...
I'm drunk
Shit!
I must be drunk
If you're dead, just go to hell in peace
Startling me and shit
I gotta quit drinking
Now it works
A good ol' beating is always the answer
Taking care of the sick is scarier than hell...
You'd be called a Buddha if you did that for 10 years
You did all you can for her in 5 years
Know what I thought after her passing?
'Now...
I can sleep peacefully for once'
Shit
That was it
Sir
Should we start?
Go outside
Sir?
I'll do it myself, so go away!
NOW!
Honey...
Goddammit...
Help me, please
Honey... please...
Grant mercy and peace!
To the deceased!
Please!
Sweetie! Let me live!
Do me this favor!
Suh's mom, this diary, they all existed...
And she died as seen in the comic
If the work was not released, then Kang's the only suspect
But only Suh's prints were recovered at the scene
It can't be premeditated
- Gotta be something... - Then what's your take?
What?
Electrocuted while working on subway rail
Boss, it's the same
Can't be!
Dammit, where is this?!
Let go!
Let go of me!
Grant mercy and peace! To the deceased!
What was that?
Come out, now!
Bus Route 3418
Police Hospital
Okay, call all hospitals with a morgue
He must be working at one of them, got that?
Boss! You actually believe this?
You trust my instincts, right?
This is insane!
Come out!
Open up!
Fucking Open!
Police hospital? I got it
Can civies enter a police hospital?
It's still a hospital
Kang's not answering
Keep trying!
Police Hospital
Boss, this way
I'm sorry...
Don't kill me
Please stop!
Mister!
Are you okay?
Sir!
Please... please!
Go away!
Goddamn fuck
I said I'm sorry
Please, I'm begging you
Spare me
Don't move!
- Ms. Kang - He's dead
You are under arrest for the murder of Jo Sun-ki
So you went there to save him?
That's your claim?
Yes
By analyzing your drawings?
'Cos ghost in the comic will kill him?
So the ghost was the killer?
I'm not sure what it was,
but...
- a woman... - Ms. Kang
Why did you lie to me?
You claimed you were at home when Suh was killed
And got arrested at the scene of Jo's death,
but you blame it on a ghost? It was you all along!
No! Why would I kill them?
Why?
Ms. Kang... Kang Ji-yun,
how do you know the secret of my mom's death?
And it's verified that Jo embalmed his wife himself
It can't be...
It's all made up...
A figment of my imagination
Imagination?
Then how do you explain this?
I thought it was a copycat murder at first,
but how do you explain the details of her life?
That's...
Reveal someone's big secret to create a big hit,
and as if that's not enough,
if your comic came true, then it'd be a sensation
- How close am I? - No, I could never
Past and the future unfold exactly as your work,
who else can explain this better?
No, I didn't kill anyone
You planned and carried out these killings!
- No, no - You killed them!
You created these stories!
They're not mine!
I just...
I just copied...
Copied?
My stories...
aren't mine
They're not
It was this time last year
My “History of Lunacy“ was a huge success
Not only online but as a hook too
My readers revered me,
and Daum signed me with the highest advance,
even without a project in the works
But my happiness didn't last long,
because my mind went complete blank
Editor-in-chief Suh
I could not draw a single image
Then only day, I received an e-mail
I thought it was spam, so I erased it at first
But it contained the story that I wanted to draw
I never found out who sent it
Or why it was sent to me
And those images were never before seen by anyone
Soon I waited desperately all day for the e-mail
Dammit!
My greed as an artist trumped my conscience
It's the same, like it was photocopied
Det. Kim!
Yeah, what?
Whatcha doing?
I... am a fan, actually
I'm thinking of taking one
Sir! This is a crime scene!
I kid, I kid! So prickly
- Got everything? - Of course
Everything's here on the PC
Brass balls on her
People went nuts over her, but she's a total fraud
There's more upstairs Please take a look
Sure
Boss, it's Young-su
Yes, we got the evidence
Okay, check the JP of the sender and get the real address
6 Years ago...
Seriously? You're a cop now!
Yeah! I passed! I passed!
Amazing! I love you!
Finally, I'm not a freeloader anymore!
- Awesome! - This is it!
Let's get married!
I'm gonna tell dad, don't hang up!
All right
Dad! Young-su got into the academy!
Young-su, baby! I'm proud of you!
Hog Farm
Excuse me
Are you the detective?
What's wrong with it?
Looks like someone split a wire from this addy
Bootlegged?
Who knows, but the way it looks,
it's been there for a few years
Why didn't we know about it?
So where is it?
Judging by the wirework, it's up that direction,
to the Happy Mansion
"That" place?
So, we're done?
Let's go, get the stuff, hurry!
Wait, you gotta come, how do I know where to go?
It's right there, why should we go there?
Hurry up!
That area was abandoned even before the redevelopment plan
- Why? - Because!
It's haunted!
Haunted?
You don't believe me? Go look at the mural
Check it out
Mural?
Go see it for yourself!
They erased it 'cos it's a bad omen, but it's not all gone
And the haunted pan?
One day, a girl drew a picture,
then a kid really died the way it was drawn
After that, there were rumors that she was possessed,
that she talked to ghosts
Then what?
She was lynched by other kids,
and the villagers went nuts over her
She started a fire in the building and left
Was her name Kang Ji-yun?
No, it wasn't
Her dad was an embalmer, surname was Jo, I think
Boss!
Like Young-su said, Jo Sun-ki lived in that building
And that runaway daughter...
Happy Mansion ♪301
she was reported missing
Jo Suh-hyun (B. '91, F)
Interesting thing is,
Kang also lived there around that time
Happy Mansion
Kang Ji-yun
The victim, home address All connected to Kang?
- She's still in interrogation? - Yes
Tell Young-su to standby, I'm on my way
Well, he, uh, Young-su...
He rushed off to the hospital with his wife...
What?
Should I get him?
Right this second!
We tracked down the IP
Where?
Happy Mansion in Jungreung
Didn't you live there?
Yes
And...
Recognize her?
How did you know the kid?
It was 5 years ago, before my debut
Style is not original, but the story's the worst!
Can't follow anything, and so dull!
Just give up!
Dozens of rejections, and my efforts went to waste
Money was drying up, and I thought I was done,
when I met her
Look at that crazy bitch!
Don't mess with the ghost talker!
Move aside
Don't mess with her!
Crazy bitch!
Think you're all that?
Get back here!
Goddammit! Buncha thumb suckers!
Hey, you okay?
Kiddo!
Stay here, I'll fetch some meds
Happy Birthday dear Suh-hyun, Happy Birthday to you!
It's okay, Suh-hyun
I'll protect you
It's okay
That's how we began
Sharing feelings of abandonment
Or bonding over morbid drawing style
No
She didn't even want to talk about the drawings
What we needed was companionship
So why did she start a fire and run away?
That's a fabrication
To kick us out
My kid's dead because of that witch!
No! It wasn't me...
Get back inside!
I really didn't do...
It's that bitch!
Don't!
You killed her!
Stop it! Don't do this!
You should die too! You better!
Bring my baby back!
Get out!
These two really are mad!
The kid was run over by a truck, like in her drawing!
She's possessed!
What the fuck! Stab me, go on!
Come on, man!
Possessed?
Afraid that you'll share the same fate?
Crazy fucks!
Crazy'?
Shall we find out who's the crazy one?
Dunno who gave you permission to set up shop here,
but if you don't leave I'll burn this place down!
Let's leave
Shit! Dammit!
My daughter! Bring her back!
Stop that!
What? What? What?
I said stop!
Drink up!
I'm sorry! I won't do it again!
A few days later, there was a fire
The day I won the contest...
It was arson,
and because she wasn't around, people blamed her for it
That was the end of us
Look at that
But, how?
Yeah, combine the Su-hyun case with ours
it looked like she squatted there
And request forensics for tomorrow
And Young-su?
Tell him to take his paternity leave
He'll know what it means
Okay, good work
You really think it's her?
The comic was a forgery
Came from an e-mail, and that brought us here
And the image on the monitor,
you confirmed it was drawn by her
- She just drew... - Ms. Kang!
Do you accept that people die like the comics?
You say murdered by ghosts, I say a human,
regardless, Suh-hyun is the source of all this
She has no reason to kill
Mr. Jo, the deceased,
was once reported for child abuse
And the editor-in-chief...
we'll ask when we catch her
But my biggest question is,
why she's making you draw the comic
How much?
$12 please
I see
Been a while, come to the building yard? Suh-hyun
- Thank you - Good bye
What is it?
Got a call from Suh-hyun?
Huh?
What's with the shock on your face?
My smokes...
What are you doing?
Open this door! Kang Ji-yun!
Hey!
Are you nuts?!
Open the door!
Kang Ji-yun! Stop right there!
Stop!
Triangulate Kang's cell phone, now!
Suh-hyun?
Suh-hyun
Suh-hyun?
Been a while, come to...
Suh-hyun
- Yes, boss - Where you at?!
My wife... had a checkup because of an irregularity...
So what, shithead!
It's her first pregnancy, so...
Forget it, we're fucked
What?
Kang took off!
Seriously?
She may be an accomplice
How did that happen?
I got out of the car to get smokes
In front of the restaurant?
Yeah, anyway,
I'm sorry to say, but I need you to come in
We'll be made men once this case is solved
I'm at the hospital...
How did that happen? In front of the restaurant?
Ms. Kang
Where's Suh-hyun?
I don't know
- Really? - Yes
You didn't hide her?
I only know she went missing
Missing...
Didn't you draw this with her?
No, I didn't
So how did you know?
It's been 6 years
Help me
Mister
Take my hand
Help me
It hurts
Help me, please
Hold on, I'll get you out
Honey! Dad approved!
We can get married!
I'm so happy! I can't believe it!
Are you happy
Yeah
Honey, something wrong?
It's nothing
All right, what do we do first?
Let's lock down the date!
Honey! I'm so happy, I can't breathe!
Help me
Shit
It wasn't on purpose
Isn't it her fault for being there?
Why is it my fault?
Why should my life end even before it starts over this?
How you two found out is not important
But it's important to seal it forever
Don't kill me
Don't kill you?
What about me then?
What if it gets out?
Fuck that
And my unborn daughter?!
Saw a ghost when Jo died?
Crazy bitch, ghosts don't exist
Help me
Help me, mister
Stay back!
Get away!
Ms. Kang
Ms. Kang, wake up...
Boss...
Are you nuts?
Help me, boss
Lower your gun first
This isn't me...
What the hell are you saying!
I told you we shouldn't have gotten involved!
Okay, let's drop the case
The case is closed, so lower your gun
Mi-jin...
ghost...
Young-su...
Help me
It's my fault
Boss...
Think about your child
Your unborn child!
My baby...
Young-su
Det. Kim's gun from the scene
He kidnapped the suspect who fled from you?
Yes
And you got here by tracking him down?
Yes
But he shot himself when you showed up?
It's... not suicide
- What? - Chief!
- Chief, any statement? - Will you open the scene?
- Take care of it - Okay
We'll make a statement soon
Snap out of it, asshole!
You'll drag me down with you
These were all suicides
Got it?
He had a child on the way, and he kills himself?
Son of a bitch!
You said you heard gunshots, right?
About 3 shots
Idiot, he only fired one shot, that's it!
The rest were still in the magazine!
Young-su... said...
- a ghost... - Shut up!
Are you nuts? So a ghost killed a cop?
Listen to me, logically speaking,
you're the primary suspect in this case!
Got that?
Our heads will roll if you keep this ghost shit up!
Dumbass...
You keep your mouth shut!
Young-su killed himself
We'll put you in protective custody
Until the case is over, do not talk to the media
Did you find Suh-hyun?
An APB is out on her We'll hear something soon
- Take her home - Yes, sir
Det. Choi, let's go
Boss
Yeah?
I found something weird at the crime scene
What is it?
While searching Kang's home, Young-su was interested in this
Mi-jin
Ghost...
Mi-jin...
Boss, should I look into this too?
What is it?
If Suh was killed like in the comic,
maybe there are other cases
Ow!
Useless prick, do your fucking job
That desperate to slack off?
15-ton truck runs over girl, cause unknown
It's green light, please cross the street
2007, Unsolved cases
Head of mental institution found dead in bathtub
Lawyer found dead, no clear motive
Shocking past and truth! Vengeful ghost comes with a story
Kang Ji-yun
New e-mail
My drawings...
they're stories of dead people
After mom's death, I was surrounded by corpses
Dad said I reminded him of mom
Get in there
Don't come out
You remind me of your mother
What do you want me to do?!
I did all I could! I did my best!
That's when I started hearing the dead
I never wanted any
Stop, Suh-hyun, enough
It'll be okay, I promise
The drawings are great
But story is the best, it feels so alive
This really is yours?
Of course
I'm very confident about the story
Where's Kang, asshole?!
It was an emergency, I had to use the toilet...
Goddamn fuck!
What's this?
Congrats, publication date is out
Seriously?
The title's “History of Lunacy“ Like it?
Of course!
I'll come by tomorrow with the manuscript
Thank you, thank you so much
I'll burn them all!
Don't you dare take it outside!
Only as a reference?
Really?
You can't publish this!
They're stories of the dead!
My manuscript...
What are you doing?! Stop!
Let me go
My manuscript...
is burning
No, those aren't yours!
No! They're mine!
Mine!
All mine
Ji-yun
No!
You can't...
Please...
Suh-hyun
Suh-hyun...
I won the comic contest
Now we can live happily
That's why I need this
The dead, the dead!
I'll put these outside and come back
No!
You know the dead are killing people
Who cares who gets killed
We're not the ones killing them!
You understand me, right?
I'll be right back
I'll come back, okay?
Ji-yun!
Mine!
They're mine!
No amount of effort does a thing,
but it just happens for you
Why must you waste your talent?
Are you nuts?
Then just give me that gift
I'm the one... who needs their stories
Suh-hyun... I want it...
Ji-yun, what happened?
Where's Suh-hyun? Where is she?
I didn't see her today
Anything from the basement sweep?
I got the results, but it's weird
Aside from your prints, only Kang's showed up
Not a single one of Suh-hyun S prints
Fuck, I knew it
Sir?
Suh-hyun is dead
What do you mean?
I'm sorry
As with "History of Lunacy" this new book is also a hit
I've been wondering while reading,
do you believe in ghosts?
- Ghosts? - Yes
I actually... don't
You don't believe in ghosts?
I tell stories of ghosts, but to be precise,
I used ghosts as a metaphor to express the dark secrets
that we all have inside of us
From petty mistakes to grave wrongdoings,
we all live with guilt in ourlives
Don't we all have at least one of these stories in us?
Kang Ji-yun
You killed them all!
No
Why do you think they were suicides?
Because of those who care for nothing but greed,
the dead wanted me
No, you wanted them
That's why you killed Suh-hyun
It's all because of your greed
- Greed? - Yes!
That thirst for avarice!
Yeah?
You're any different?
What?
Help me...
You moron!
You wanna die?
Is that it?!
You think this is...
No
It was an accident
At the time...
That's not the truth
No! No!
I will kill you!
Young-su...
Kang Ji-yun
A KIM Yong-kyoon FILM