"Evil Twin" ("전설의 고향/Jeonseolui Gohyang," Korea) Directed by Kim Ji-hwan. Starring Park Shin-hye, Jae Hee.
"Evil Twin'' heads the series of scary movies due this summer, giving audiences a whiff of nostalgia as it signals the rebirth of quintessential Korean ghost stories in cinema.
Retaliation, reconciliation and redemption are the three classic formulas of the movie, which features Korea's iconic specter of the vengeful virgin, out to scare others in her white robe and long, black hair.
Unlike American or Japanese horror films such as "The Ring,'' in which the ghost is a source of evil that the hero must fight off, "Evil Twin'' portrays reconciliation between the living and the dead.
Horror movies in the traditional Korean style abounded when the domestic film industry peaked in the 1960s, but disappeared in the 1980s. These tall tails aimed to deliver moral messages rathe than chills. Then, starting in the mid-1990s, modern scary movies such as the "Whispering Corridors'' took firm ground as prime summer season entertainment. More.
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