Monstrous (2022)
Synopsis
A giant Buddha statue is unearthed in a small rural town. The mayor believes that it will change the town into a major tourist attraction. However, a catastrophe starts to grow. A centuries-old curse is unleashed from the statue, and it starts to eat up people's souls and make them non-human. Jung Ki-hoon, as archaeologist tries to seek the truth behind the paranormal phenomenon.
Creator
Lee Jung-mook
Network
TVING, friDay Video
Episodes
Black Rain
A giant Buddha statue is unearthed in a small rural town. The mayor believes that it will change the town into a major tourist attraction. However, a catastrophe starts to grow.
Pandemic
Do Kyung is forced to go to Jinyang-gun county office for voluntary work. At the county office, there are the governor and citizens gathered to have a discussion about the black rain and come up with a solution for those who are suffering from the damage by the black rain. Yong Ju, who bullies Do Kyung, also comes to the county office. However, people suddenly start to go mad and violent, and chaos is brought to the county office.
Rumors
Those who survived the violence and fight lock the entrance to the county office. Yong Ju suggests that this chaos came from those who got infected by the virus in the black rain. He adds that anyone who got the black rain should be removed. In the meantime, Ki Hoon and Seok Hee are blocked by the army from going into Jinyang-gun. They start to look for a way into Jinyang-gun.
Talisman
Ki Hoon and Seok Hee head to the county office together. Ki Hoon later learns that the haunted statue’s eyes could be especially dangerous to the weak-hearted. Yong Ju keeps provoking the governor to separate the infected from the others, and the chaos continues in the county office.
Black Memory
Governor Kwon cowardly changes his opinion and decides to abandon the infected. Do Kyung does his best to save Soo Jin. Yong Ju leads everyone to the bus outside and abandons the infected. Meanwhile, Ki Hoon and Seok Hee make it to the county office.
The Haunted Buddha Statue
To Seok Hee’s horror, she finds Do Kyung infected. She does her best to bring her son back to his senses, but it doesn’t seem to work. Ki Hoon finally saves Soo Jin, but Ki Hoon fails to keep his eyes shut. Now Soo Jin has to save Ki Hoon from the haunted Buddha statue.
Cast
Trailer
Details
Original Title
괴이
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
6
Production
Climax Studios, Studio Dragon
