Combining the crime thriller with horror always sounds like a good idea to attract audiences, although the combination is not exactly easy to pull off. Lee Chul-ha does try to combine the two artfully in “Insane”, resulting in a movie, though, that starts with the latter, only for the former to eventually take over. Let us take things from the beginning though.
“Insane” is available from Echelon Studios
The film begins with Soo-a, a young woman, being taken away against her will in the middle of the city and during the day, and eventually brought to a psychiatric hospital. She is there without knowing why and her questions never receive answers, with the staff in the hospital constantly injecting her with drugs, at least when they are not mishandling her. Eventually, she starts writing what is happening in a diary.
The scene then changes completely, as the center stage is taken up by star-producer Nam-su,...
“Insane” is available from Echelon Studios
The film begins with Soo-a, a young woman, being taken away against her will in the middle of the city and during the day, and eventually brought to a psychiatric hospital. She is there without knowing why and her questions never receive answers, with the staff in the hospital constantly injecting her with drugs, at least when they are not mishandling her. Eventually, she starts writing what is happening in a diary.
The scene then changes completely, as the center stage is taken up by star-producer Nam-su,...
- 6/26/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The Deserted House PosterThe Deserted House is a haunted house styled horror feature from South Korea, which tells a tale of six missing people. Shown Blair Witch style, The Deserted House will tell its story through a discovered videotape. Currently, the film has no North American distribution, but the film shows some visual appeal through set design. Check out all the details on the film inside.
The synopsis for The Deserted House:
"Over the past 42 years, six people have gone missing, eight people have died accidentally and eleven cases of murder have occurred in a haunted deserted house somewhere in Gyeonggi Province. The home is now banned for all persons to enter. Nevertheless, three members of an abandoned house exploring club and three staff members of a broadcasting company go into the deserted house. All of them disappear without trace. Only a video is left behind ...
Release Date: August 19, 2010 (South Korea).
Director: Cheol-ha Lee.
The synopsis for The Deserted House:
"Over the past 42 years, six people have gone missing, eight people have died accidentally and eleven cases of murder have occurred in a haunted deserted house somewhere in Gyeonggi Province. The home is now banned for all persons to enter. Nevertheless, three members of an abandoned house exploring club and three staff members of a broadcasting company go into the deserted house. All of them disappear without trace. Only a video is left behind ...
Release Date: August 19, 2010 (South Korea).
Director: Cheol-ha Lee.
- 8/1/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Ross Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
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