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Today I'll show you a mystery horror film: "The Wailing"
Spoiler ahead, watch out and take care
The film alludes with a biblical reference to a speaker,
who insists he is not a ghost, as he has flesh and bones
Then, a stranger is fishing on the lake while devising a bait
One dawn in rural Korea, a police officer "Appa" arrives at a crime scene
He sees a dazed "First Killer", covered in blood with odd boils on his skin
The inspector says that First Killer gruesomely stabbed the victims
Another officer adds that First Killer didn't drink booze, but he's not talking
Appa notices withered mugwort on the side yard,
and thick yellow-lit candles inside the killer's house
Meanwhile, a mountaineer tries to carry a deer, but he trips then adrift to sleep
His consciousness comes back, witnessing a Japanese old man, "Jap," wearing nothing but a fundoshi
He realizes that Jap is eating a deer carcass; so he hides behind the stone
He secretes himself with wide eyes, when Jap notices his presence
The mountaineer tries to peek again; but Jap seems nowhere
He trembles as he slowly looks up, only to see Jap with burning red eyes crawling towards him
"Chingu," Appa's police friend,
shares the mountaineer's story circulated by "Mr Gossip," their other friend
Chingu claims that all the dreadful events start, when Jap arrives
Appa shrugs him off,
since the test results of First Killer point out that he ate some wild mushrooms,
which leads to his insanity
The power suddenly goes out;
they shriek in panic, upon seeing a naked woman outside full of bruises
Chingu tries to check outside, but the woman is nowhere to be seen
Appa wakes up from a nightmare the next day
After breakfast, Appa and his wife just finished making out in their car
when suddenly, his daughter, nicknamed "Ttal," asks them what they are doing
Appa is caught off guard, so he buys her many toys, including a pink hair clip
Ttal is playing her ocarina on the lakeshore,
and continues to bond with Appa, unaware of the mysterious Jap menacing from a distance
The second case occurs with a burnt house this time
When Appa arrives, an apparently insane woman, "Second Killer," is covered with ashes,
clamoring non-stop while trying to get closer towards a presumably dead victim
Appa attempts to prevent her, as Second Killer threatens to attack him
Appa doesn't waver; strangely, the victim wakes up from the dead, and pounces on him
Appa screams, as he struggles to fight back; so the officers rush to rescue him
Shortly, he sees Jap silently observing the scene
Ttal goes to the station to bring Appa extra clothes, but Appa still looks traumatized
Appa tells her to go home, which she obliges
She then exits without noticing her pink hair clip falls on the floor
Appa is about to pick the clip, but a sudden realization hits him;
it turns out the naked woman from last night, is also Second Killer
Second Killer hangs herself in the morning
The police reveal that the victims did not burn to death, but rather stabbed
At lunchtime, Mr Gossip recalls to Appa the rumour,
that Jap raped Second Killer, so she went crazy, and started running outside naked
He supports it with his wife witnessing Second Killer mumbling gibberish,
with her skin coated with rashes and boils
In front of the burnt house, Appa presumes that Chingu is right, saying it can't be wild mushrooms
Chingu notices the peculiar "No-name," who wears a white dress and a military jacket,
throwing stones at the floor
They try to stop her, but she doesn't waver
To help their investigation, Appa asks Chingu to check a dermatologist, for the two recent killers
No-name keeps throwing stones at Appa
Appa asks No-name her identity, but No-name just invites him inside the house
No-name illustrates the murder,
by saying that the head of an old woman was smashed like a watermelon
She then says that the old woman tells her that Jap is a ghost;
and he will suck the old woman's blood dry
Appa remembers Jap from last night and Mr Gossip's rumors;
No-name warns him that he should be careful,
because if he keeps seeing Jap around, that means Jap is stalking him
Appa excuses himself as Chingu calls him
When he comes back, No-name is out of sight
Appa attempts to find her, but he sees Jap in fundoshi devouring a deer instead
Appa's adrenaline finally kicks in, but he stumbles out of fear
Jap catches his panicking figure on the ground, ready to devour him
Strangely, it's a horrific nightmare
When Appa wakes up, his wife asks him what terrible sin he committed to shriek uncontrollably
He then notices a medicine bag; and it turns out Ttal is sick
Appa checks Ttal on her room,
but gets bewildered when they hear a weird noise, presumably from a flying creature
Later on, Chingu conveys to Appa that the dermatologist is unsure what happened to First Killer
To find another lead, they head to the mountaineer's shop
The mountaineer affirms the gossip about Jap's deer eating,
and shows them proof of his empty cabinet for hunting
He claims that he has stayed the hell away from the mountain since that day
He then describes how Jap eats the deer carcass, suspecting Jap is not a human;
and he got something to do with the recent deaths
He guides them to the mountains where Jap resides, but unmanly stops when he sees dead animals
He instructs them that the Jap's house is just over the hill, and he's off to go
Appa stops him, as he should show them the house
The mountaineer struggles, then falls down
He gets up, and curses them to get hit by the lightning;
but his curse bounces back to him, as he gets hit by lightning
They bring the mountaineer to the hospital
Suddenly, the nurses rush to First Killer's room;
they follow the commotion to see First Killer's snapping bones,
and spitting a freaky amount of blood
Shortly, First Killer dies, leaving them in distress
After First Killer's horrifying death, Appa and Chingu decide to drink
Chingu tells Appa to go to Jap's house tomorrow, as he claims that something is going on
Appa follows Chingu's sight;
he sees the joyous lady wearing a sweater, with familiar boils on her neck
Appa comes home, and finds Ttal wailing in fear
She tells him that there is a strange man, trying to enter their house
The next day, Appa is surprised to see Ttal seems well eating a fish
"Grandma" drags Appa outside, claiming that something's off, because Ttal doesn't eat fish
She informs Appa that she's gonna consult a recommended shaman, since something is wrong with Ttal
Chingu brings his deacon nephew called "Sinbu," who knows how to speak Japanese
When they arrive, Jap is nowhere to be seen; so they start to inspect
Appa sees thick yellow-lit candles, and a seemingly occult skull
On the other door, Chingu finds a room,
with the same candles illuminating bizarre photos on the wall
It turns out that Jap seems to photograph his victims, including First Killer and Second Killer
Meanwhile, a dog attacks Appa and Sinbu, but shortly calms as Jap shows up
Chingu remains on his spot, glancing on a familiar shoe out of other belongings
On their way back, Chingu confirms their suspicion
He mumbles that Jap takes photos of them, and takes his victim's belongings
Appa asks what he really saw;
and his world seems to collapse when Chingu finds the shoe of Ttal,
thinking that she might be the next victim
Appa runs to their home, asking Ttal if she loses her shoe,
and if she knows about the Japanese man living in the village
But Ttal flouts, saying what's so damn important
Later on, he finds her diary with fierce and demonic sketches
He also finds a burned hole on some pages, so he scurries to inspect Ttal's body
Appa is even more devastated, when he sees the familiar rashes and boils
Ttal suddenly wakes up, accusing him of assault;
Grandma and Appa's wife are trying to stop her, but Ttal exclaims that she's gonna kill them all
Appa and Sinbu go back to Jap's house the next day; but they only see an empty photo chamber
Jap states he burned them, so Appa threatens the stoic Jap
Appa then destroys Jap's belongings,
and eventually kills the wild dog, when it attempts to attack him
After that, Appa walks out, and gives three days for Jap to leave the town,
or else he will be killed like his dog
But Jap seems unfazed, and has a plan in mind
The next day, Appa's wife shrieks upon seeing a hanging dead animal
Appa tries to stand, but his feet are limp
While getting acupuncture, Appa asks where Ttal is;
then Grandma replies she's at home with a neighbor watching her
Appa becomes anxious, so they quickly go home, only to see Ttal seems to stab the neighbor
The recommended "Mr Shaman" finally arrives the following day
He then notices a jar, then smashes it
A dead raven from the broken pot is revealed,
as Mr Shaman remarks that it's a wicked spirit, which possibly causes the murderous incidents
Shortly, Mr Shaman's first ritual commences
as he exclaims the spirit to leave
He then checks up on Ttal, and asks Appa who he met that he isn't supposed to
Appa answers it's Jap, to which Mr Shaman remarks that he's not a man, but a ghost
He adds that they have to do something, or else everyone will perish
At the same time, the third case appears; "Third Killer" murdered his wife, then threw her on a well
Meanwhile, Mr Shaman tells Appa that he's casting a deadly hex
Since it's a dangerous ritual, Mr Shaman imposes a shining ten grand for his service
Mr Shaman changes his clothes, showing the same fundoshi as Jap
He adds Jap is the master of evil; and he will destroy the village if it's not stopped
Appa asks why it has to be Ttal;
it turns out that Jap is just randomly fishing; and Ttal took the bait
In another scene, Jap glances at the rotten Third Killer, with a seemingly wicked plan
The ritual day comes; simultaneously, Jap buys roosters for his presumable tradition,
then implores with a fundoshi
No-name silently observes him from a distance
Eventually, Jap and Mr Shaman start their separate rituals
Mr Shaman dances; Jap plays his drums while shaking
Mr Shaman proceeds to slit the throats of roosters, while Jap slits ravens
Meanwhile, Ttal keeps on struggling and screaming
Mr Shaman proceeds to dip his face on the rooster's blood
he spits it onto his knives, then cuts the effigy
Jap continues his ritual with a recent photo of Third Killer
Jap finishes his wicked routine; then weakens, slowly drifting out of consciousness
Ttal's bones crack, as she begs Appa to stop Mr Shaman
He instantly stops the ritual
seconds later, Jap gains back his consciousness; and No-name suddenly appears in front of him
Shortly, Sinbu is struck, upon knowing everything started when they inspected the house
Sinbu and Appa consult the Church, but Father declares the Church can't do anything for them
Appa then gathers his squad to execute Jap
But then, Jap is not home; the zombie-like Third Killer suddenly attacks them
They notice Jap observing from a distance, so they chase him
Unfortunately, they think Jap jumps off the cliff, unaware of him hanging around on edge
While Jap seemingly cries, he sees No-name looming again
Jap runs once again, as No-name hunts him
While on their way home, Appa suddenly takes an evasive maneuver, to avoid colliding with a truck
Abruptly, there's a fall on the windshield; so they check if that's a human
It's presumably human, with the bloody and seemingly dead Jap on the ground
They throw Jap's body on the side of the road, while No-name is silently glancing at them
Appa eventually sighs in relief to see a recuperated Ttal
Strangely though, a hasty Mr Shaman tries to call Appa, but he's unattended
The mystery still escalates, with now Chingu as the killer
Sinbu goes to the crime scene, only to see his bloody uncle in a reverie
Mr Shaman goes to Appa's house, but he strangely vomits blood
The peculiar No-name commands him to leave
Mr Shaman obeys and goes back home, but a raven suddenly crashes to his house
He gathers his belongings, then flies to Seoul
As he drives, locusts scatter to his windshield, giving him a sign that his task isn't finished yet
Mr Shaman speeds back to the village, and calls Appa, urging him to get Ttal
Appa is confused about what's happening;
Mr Shaman informs him that he cast the hex on the wrong ghost
Mr Shaman tells him about No-name's appearance earlier, saying that she's the real evil spirit
Appa asks him who's Jap; Mr Shaman says Jap is trying to kill No-name, and he's a shaman too
Meanwhile, Sinbu bravely goes to Jap's house, as he holds a rosary and a sickle
Appa rushes back home, but he can't find Ttal
He hurries outside; then he sees No-name telling him that Ttal is possessed by an evil spirit
She reiterates to him that Jap is a ghost; and he's trying to suck blood
No-name conveys that Ttal just got back,
but warns him not to go, or else his whole family will perish
Appa is confused, saying Jap is dead; but No-name says death cannot touch Jap
She informs Appa that the demon will soon enter his house,
and she lays a trap; so he needs to wait until he's caught
Appa asks No-name if she's a woman or a ghost;
No-name answers she's a woman, trying to save his daughter
Shortly, No-name tells him that the demon is already there at the house,
as Ttal strangely appears, who seems out of herself, as she devours a lot of food
Meanwhile, Mr Shaman rings Appa and confuses him, saying that he must not let her tempt him
But then, No-name says Mr Shaman and Jap are on it together
No-name then tells Appa that the rooster will cry three times, when the demon is snared
She instructs him to wait until the third cry, as the first cry occurs
Sinbu finally locates Jap in a cave, and tries to confirm his suspicion
Sinbu then asks Jap to reveal his devil form, and promises to leave him alone if he obliges
Jap then oddly giggles, revealing he would not let Sinbu leave the cave
Appa then asks No-name why it has to be his daughter as she got sick first
No-name responds Appa has sinned
it turns out that Appa's family is marked for death when Jap looms on the lake,
and when Appa sees Jap on the burnt house
The rooster cries the second time
No-name holds his hand, when he's about to leave
Appa slowly turns back to her, only to see Ttal's pink hair clip,
and identifies the woman's sweater
Appa remembers the military jacket she wore before,
which turns out to have Third Killer's name on it
He then believes that it is all No-name's doing; so he rushes back home
Meanwhile, Jap recites the familiar verse shown at the film's beginning,
saying a ghost does not have flesh and bones
Sinbu is even more frightened, upon seeing a hole in Jap's hand
No-name grudgingly yells, as she fails to protect the family
When Appa enters his house, the mugwort set by No-name instantly withers
Appa sights a gruesome scene, with loved ones' lifeless bodies
Appa catches Ttal's bloody figure standing before him, so he calls her with misery
Sinbu finally confirms that Jap is really the devil, as he has revealed his terrifying form
The devil Jap snaps a photo of him, causing Sinbu to cry for his life
The dawn comes; Mr Shaman reaches the messy home, with bloodstained and hazed Ttal
He snaps a photo of the wrecked family,
including the possibly severely wounded Appa, then gets back to his car
In the end, it turns out that he is indeed working with Jap, as he accidentally drops a wooden box,
exposing a pile of sufferers' photographs
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