A Korean YouTube crew called Horror Times decides to livestream their investigation into an abandoned psychiatric facility with a very sordid past. Gonjiam was once a beacon of mental health but closed under mysterious circumstances in the late '70s after a bunch of patients died. Since then, intrepid ghost hunters have tried to solve the mystery of Room 402, the only locked room in the building. Horror Times is hoping to get one million views by sending six crew members armed with GoPros inside. Half the crew knows the real secret: they're faking the haunting to boost view numbers. But as they progress further up the levels, they realize it may be real after all.
Ah, solid supernatural horror! You just can't beat it. And despite the fact that nearly all the camera work is handheld, there's not nearly as much shaky-cam as you'd expect. The end gets a little silly, almost over-the-top, but that is a very minor complaint. Great performances, especially from Moon Ye-won, who played Charlotte. This is an excellent ghost movie. It's streaming on AMC+, which I get through Amazon.
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