19/36
A horror web series crew heads to an abandoned asylum for a live-action film. They soon encounter much more than they bargained for as they delve deeper into the nightmarish old building. The filmmakers couldn’t get permission from the South Korean government to film in a real hospital, so the scenes in the film that take place in Gonjiam were filmed at the National Naval High School in Busan, where the production team strictly followed the hospital’s floor plan to recreate the exact exterior and hallways. Charlotte keeps looking to the side as the group stands in front of the hospital. She’s clearly reacting, as she smiles at whoever it is.. References Return to the House on Haunted Hill (2007). I’m usually critical of found footage horror, as it’s usually unnecessary and doesn’t add anything to the story. Usually, found footage films would be better than a "regular" film. This is not the case with Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum. With new advanced technology and the reason why the actors know how to work the camera, it serves this films purpose perfectly. There is little shaking and other "effects" that you can usually see in found footage, which I think ruins the film. The story itself is pretty standard, 7 young "ghost hunters" enter an old insane asylum, mostly for the sake of spectacle and profit, which makes it more realistic than other similar films. The pace of the film is pretty slow, and nothing really happens in the first half, but it’s worth it! I originally wanted to give this film a 6, but considering that this is a horror film and one of the scariest films. it’s a subgenre I’ve ever seen, I increased it to a 7. If you want a scary film without too much plot, this film is for you.