Gon-ji-am
The crew of a horror web series travels to an abandoned asylum for a live broadcast. It soon encounters much more than expected as it moves deeper inside the nightmarish old building.
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"Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018) is one of the most effective found footage horror films in recent years. Hailing from South Korea, this film takes the familiar setup of a group of thrill-seekers livestreaming their exploration of an abandoned asylum and turns it into an absolute nightmare. Initially, I was skeptical about the quality-many found footage films suffer from weak execution-but Gonjiam immediately proved me wrong. The film excels at creating an eerie atmosphere, gradually building suspense before unleashing full-blown terror. The use of sound design and immersive camerawork makes fo..."
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The filmmakers were unable to get permission from the South Korean government to film in the actual hospital, so scenes in the film set in Gonjiam were actually filmed in the National Maritime High School in Busan, with the production team adhering closely to the floor plan of the hospital to recreate exactly the same exterior and hallways.
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The crew of a horror web series travels to an abandoned asylum for a live broadcast. It soon encounters much more than expected as it moves deeper inside the nightmarish old building.