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CJ ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS

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!

Popular searches 1 Kang Ji-yun, 2 Story, 3 History of...

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

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!

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

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

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!

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...

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!

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

Suh-hyun?

Been a while, come to...

Suh-hyun

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

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

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

No

It was an accident

At the time...

That's not the truth

No! No!

I will kill you!

Young-su...

Young-su...

Kang Ji-yun

A KIM Yong-kyoon FILM