The Wailing (2016)
Rating: 7.8/10
The Wailing is a chilling South Korean horror-thriller directed by Na Hong-jin , blending elements of mystery, folklore, and demonic terror.
The film follows Jong-goo (Kwak Do-won), a bumbling local policeman in a remote mountain village, who investigates a series of brutal murders linked to a mysterious illness spreading through the town. As fear grows, suspicion falls on a strange Japanese stranger living deep in the woods and a bizarre shaman conducting eerie rituals.
As the lines between good and evil blur, Jong-goo’s own family becomes infected by the curse, dragging him into a nightmare of superstition, guilt, and unspeakable horror.