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A Seolgyeong is a weaponized talisman that seals vile spirits

using Buddhist sutras and patterns.

Dong-woo!

Grandpa.

I'm here. Don't worry.

You've reached your destination.

This is a no-parking zone. Please do not park here.

How'd you wake up on cue? Were you pretending to be asleep?

Man…

I heard the GPS say we had arrived.

In-bae… I mean, Apprentice Kang.

It's our first gig in ages. Let's do it right.

Stop with the Apprentice Kang nonsense.

Technicians should stick to technical things.

I know all about your technical prowess.

But if you work for a startup, you're required to wear many hats.

I'm not asking for the impossible.

Apprentice Kang is capable of multitasking,

so you're the only one I fully trust.

Multitasking?

What's wrong with the lady here?

She said her daughter's possessed or something.

She's a middle schooler.

- Are you allowed to park there? - They can't tow that.

Holy cow.

It took me three years of savings to get a semi-basement room.

I'd have to work for 250 years to afford a place like this.

I'd be so old in 250 years' time.

That again?

Why bother ringing that? It never rings.

In-bae, be quiet.

Nothing much here.

No worries. Let's stick to what we do.

Such a stupid concept, such freaks. You live such tough lives.

It looked so fake on YouTube.

You must be the middle schooler.

Hey! What are you doing there?

Where are your manners?

Allow me to apologize. She's usually--

She usually isn't like that, but she's changed suddenly.

Almost as if she's been possessed.

Do you feel anything after seeing her in person?

The child is not the problem.

There's a stench all over this house.

The stench of a rotting corpse…

is flooding into my nose right now.

Morons. What a load of shit.

It's coming from inside too.

Let's all go inside.

Apprentice Kang, get things ready.

Please…

Never cross this straw rope.

Mister, this is all bullshit, right?

You're embarrassing us!

I'm the one who's embarrassed!

Shit.

Did you know what this was before you put it here?

I was told it's a totem from a noble house and that it protected its boundaries.

It did belong to a noble family, but it didn't protect their home.

It's for a tomb.

As in… a grave?

Yes.

This is a tomb totem.

A totem that protects the deceased.

This totem is the source of this stench.

It's turning this home into a grave!

- That's why you're restless in bed! - That's right!

When you lie down, your legs itch as if bugs were crawling all over them.

Your chest feels tight!

And when you fall asleep, you're woken up by nightmares!

- Yes! - Yeah!

Business is booming, but your income is down.

- Yes, yes… - Moron!

He's hiking and golfing all weekend, but he's always sick.

- That's right! - Correct!

And your daughter suddenly became bitchy.

And not only that, her grades are dropping too, am I right?

What are you staring at?

You're right, you're so right. How could you know all this?

This is all because of that totem.

So what should I do, Doctor?

What else?

We must exorcise the spirit from the totem.

Raise the gods of the Five Directions!

Oh, gods of the South and the East, help us get rid of this vile spirit!

Put your phone down!

Be gone!

Be gone, vile spirit!

- Holy shit… - Did you see that? He stabbed it.

He stabbed it.

- Put your phone down! - No way.

Oh, gosh.

Enough.

It was haunted by a rude spirit.

What the hell?

Gosh!

You'll be fine behind the rope.

This spirit shall return to the afterlife!

It's stopped.

- Return at once! - Return!

- Did it return? - Huh?

Come on, divine WiFi, divine WiFi, WiFi…

- What is it? - Come on!

What happened?

Get down!

Do you see it?

What?

What should have gone that way

came this way instead.

These items are what pulled the totem inside.

You have a very strange taste.

That's why you're intrigued by these.

From now on, if something intrigues you, avoid it at all costs.

If you get the urge to buy something, let your wife make the decision.

Yes, I'll keep that in mind.

Respect.

Very well.

Because of recent events,

your daughter's feelings have been hurt.

Let her take it easy for two weeks.

Don't make her go to school or see her tutors.

Just let her do whatever she wants.

I'm so sorry for not realizing your greatness

and for calling you fakes.

Oh my.

Anyway, I guess this should be cleaned up.

Please get rid of them as you see fit.

Apprentice Kang?

Sure.

Buddha, are you okay?

It's not an easy task, but I'll do it for free.

Only peace shall remain in this household.

DR. CHEON AND THE LOST TALISMAN

In-bae, what did I say about parking?

How could they tow it away?

And go easy with explosives. It costs money!

How could a technician not be able to control a rock?

Were you possessed by that totem spirit?

I gotta handle the music, the explosion, the theatrics,

and tug at their heartstrings.

I can't do this alone. Hire someone!

In-bae, I really was going to hire someone this time.

I'm just too nervous to do it. Look at what happened today.

I'm too busy cleaning up your mess. How can I handle another newbie?

You should've gone with an easy target.

There are so many lighter things. Why choose this heavy rock?

You see?

You're just not ready for an assistant.

What's this?

This is her Instagram. A birthday party from a month ago.

Good. Next question.

Notice anything different today?

Did she cut her hair?

The totem's not there!

The color of the dirt on it is different,

and there's moss on the side that faces the sun.

That means they bought it just a few weeks ago.

So why keep a new totem out of view?

Because the woman found it an eye sore.

She must have hated seeing her husband's things.

So, you used that totem as an excuse to make her happy

and keep her at bay from her weird looking husband and bratty kid?

Correct.

According to the American Psychiatric Association's DSM-IV manual,

Koreans suffer from two types of culture-bound syndrome.

One is "anger syndrome" and the other--

Hey, be careful!

I'm sorry, Buddha.

And the other's ancestral spirit possession?

Anyway, you're saying that we don't deal with ghosts,

- but a person's mind, soul-- - Yes, yes, yes.

The ghosts that we tackle are in…

Wow.

Our divine toad.

Hold on tight.

This goddamn rock.

Very nice.

Jeez.

I know the market value for gold, so don't even try.

Melting and molding it will cost me quite a bit of money.

You can put it there and sell it as is.

You'll go to hell if you scam me too often.

And you'll go to prison for selling things with seals on them.

Is that all for today?

This damn rock is too damn heavy!

So you guys raid tombs now?

Was this really guarding a grave?

I've saw tons of these in restaurant gardens.

Dr. Cheon, how long will you keep living like this?

Why do you keep scamming people?

I told you, it's not a scam, it's psychological treatment.

Do you really think that if I tell my clients that there aren't any ghosts,

they will just nod?

They'll just swear at me and run to the next shaman.

I'm saving them from wasting tens of thousands of dollars.

How did the grandson of a chief shaman…

Again with that chief shaman crap.

That's ancient history.

Why do you keep bringing that up?

Why are you so desperate to bring that up again?

What happened to the price of gold?

Reminder, reminder… They sure can sniff money.

So many reminders.

Doc, I've got some gifts for you.

Are we good?

Are you the boss?

Stop worrying and focus on your editing.

Hurry up!

There's my reminder.

MEDICAL LICENSE

PYEONGCHANG-DONG

MRS. SONG

Yes, Mom?

The deaconess showed you what?

The "Heavenly Cheon" channel? I told you that the apprentice isn't me!

I'm not cursing at the deaconess.

Don't you know where your son works?

I work for High-Tech Psychological.

Why turn me into a cult fanatic when I have a perfectly ordinary job?

And you're a church deaconess. You shouldn't watch that channel!

I think I might have a date on Christmas. Hang up now.

What a load of crap.

Apprentice Kang?

Yes, I'm Apprentice Kang.

But you can call me In-bae.

Kang In-bae.

Pardon me.

We're fully booked for the year.

Sorry about that.

What a load of crap.

One sec. I'm the VP here. I'll talk to him.

Doc, we have bookings?

Get it together, Apprentice Kang.

I'm very much together, thanks to her.

This would definitely be a pro bono case.

We aren't UNICEF.

Didn't you see her diamond ring? It's gotta be at least two carats.

If it's on the left hand, does that make it a wedding ring?

That's the right hand.

I told you not to miss a single detail.

She wore it out of anxiety.

It's an old design, and it's the wrong size.

Handed down from her mother. She's wearing it like a talisman.

In-bae, I told you we shouldn't take on lonely and desperate--

You see? Stop!

I heard you charge $10,000 per job.

It's not the money that I chase. I seek to learn the divine will--

I'll give you $50,000 now and another $50,000 after you're done.

- Miss! - Huh?

- Where's the job? - Huh?

Goecheon in Chungcheong Province.

GOECHEON COUNTY

Do you want to flirt with her or do you want to be rejected?

Yoo-kyung is the first person to offer her hand to me.

Yoo-kyung is also the first person

to unload that much money on me.

She's in her 20s. She's got Dad's car and Mom's ring.

No parents in sight.

She lives in the countryside.

She looks like a student. Maybe she's taking some time off?

No, no, look…

Did she doze off behind the wheel?

I should have driven that car for her.

Fog?

I've got the thumbnail title for this! "The Lady in the Fog."

I've got a good feeling about it.

Beautiful eyes. I sense a ton of views.

Great.

Is everyone moving out?

Is that a shaman?

There's funerals everywhere? This feels weird.

What happened here?

Who is that?

They came to give us a quote for the move.

You look terrible. Make sure you eat something.

Call me if you need any help.

Thank you for your concern.

Pardon me for intruding.

You can't leave because of your sister?

What about her sister?

There's nothing here.

It's okay. Please open it.

Yoo-kyung…

Why are you doing this to me?

Doc, what's going on here? Could we chat outside?

I've got a call.

Jeez!

What's wrong with this place? Doc, we have to get out. Let's just bail.

How could you abandon the first person who reached out to you?

There were others, actually, and I definitely didn't take her hand!

In-bae, a child is tied up in there.

How could you say you want to bail after seeing that poor girl?

Then let's call the police. What are you doing?

In-bae.

Think about it.

Why do you think Yoo-kyung came to us?

She was compelled by the videos you crafted and edited.

Your videos granted us a $100,000 reward!

What if she witnessed it in person?

She will become a devout believer.

"My sister is back! She's finally been exorcised!"

We get our $100,000, and you can finally take her hand.

Look.

See? There's nothing here.

Don't be nervous. We'll just do what we normally do.

Who are we really after?

Right? Go, go, go!

Excuse me.

Excuse me!

Yes?

Why do you have that? Who did you want to tase?

Jesus.

Don't ever cross this line.

How do you do it, In-bae?

What?

I saw it on YouTube.

You can see things that aren't human, just like me.

Well, I…

Either I ward them off or I try to reason with them.

I mean, we're pros--

Apprentice Kang's ability to see spirits has to be the greatest in--

I've seen tons of them since childhood.

So I got used to them, for the most part.

Some of the ones in your videos seemed very ordinary.

Actually, it feels good to see them.

It's like being able to spot rabid dogs and avoid them.

But this time, it concerns my sister, so I can't just run away.

Gods of the Five Directions, scare off these vile spirits!

So you can see them too.

Well, any spirits that you can see

will be exorcised.

Mister.

Are you a shaman?

I'm a doctor, actually.

I came to heal your sister.

Oh, this?

You know what?

This is fake.

Don't tell her about this.

My sister's lying about being able to see ghosts, right?

She said there's a ghost inside of me.

A famous shaman used this a long time ago.

He said that when a bad ghost is inside someone, the bell will ring.

But it has never rung so far.

Even now.

The bell is ringing.

What are you?

Who are you?

What's going on? It isn't me!

No!

It's you.

What a novel scheme. A scam pretending to be a scammer?

Dr. Cheon,

it's in front of me.

Master.

Are you all right?

She saw me.

She looked straight at me.

Are you inside, sir?

Enter.

Both men have left and the two girls have stayed behind.

We messed up the entire village looking for the eye.

What's with the girl that Master couldn't possess?

What about her?

I mean, if we just get her eyes, he can be unchained.

- Then we can all leave Goecheon, right? - That's right.

But that Chilsung sword wielder showed up.

Didn't the master eliminate all of them long ago?

I guess he must have missed some.

Mr. Hwang?

Doc is acting weird.

He's been weird for some time.

No, he's acting really weird this time.

Come on, Doc.

All right, I'm sorry.

You should've said so.

Why did you suddenly decide to drive yourself?

Dr. Cheon? Doc!

Visit Mr. Hwang and tell him that the bell rang.

Bell?

What bell?

No!

Dr. Cheon, it's in front of me.

Where are you?

Keep it down, will you?

Whatever you're planning, don't do it.

Just walk away and get out of there!

Answer me!

Do you remember the diner on Route 29?

I'll see you there.

Cheon Dong-sik! Dong-sik!

What's this about?

What are you doing?

What is he carrying?

It looked like you were grabbing a trident to kill someone.

"Where are you?"

But all you did was grab a drum?

Are you joining a cheerleading squad?

Watch your mouth or you'll go to hell.

This is a sacred object.

Bells, drums, what's the big deal?

You don't even explain a damn thing.

How long have you worked with Dr. Cheon?

He contacted me when I uploaded a ghost prank video about three years ago.

So you must know that he's from a family of chief shamans.

Of course. Shaman this, chief shaman that…

I don't really know what that means though.

Do you know what a deity shrine is?

It's a famous bakery.

Bak--

So you've been freeloading this entire time?

I'm just a technician.

Even if you are-- Oh, man…

You know those big totems at the entrance of a village?

Sure.

That's a deity shrine.

That's where the village guardians live.

The chief shaman's job is to protect and maintain that site.

Dr. Cheon's grandfather was a chief shaman.

Did you know that Dr. Cheon had a brother?

Really?

He inherited his grandfather's skills

and made incredible Seolgyeongs.

What's a Seolgyeong?

It's a talisman that can trap ghosts.

But Dr. Cheon had no interest in becoming a chief shaman.

So, the position of chief shaman was handed down to his brother instead.

One day, his brother disappeared.

The chief shaman was desperate to get the boy back.

He performed a ritual for four days, forgoing food and sleep.

He's here! He's finally here!

The Great Chilsung deity is here!

Of course I'm here!

I came down to Earth since you called for me so earnestly!

We're trying to find Cheon Dong-woo, the chief shaman's grandson!

Please point us in his general direction!

The binding curse must be undone if the boy is to live!

So, did he find the boy?

He's dead, because of Dr. Cheon.

What?

At least that's what he believes.

That's when we realized

that his grandfather was being hunted down.

His brother was used as bait to lure the chief shaman to his death.

After that, I raised Dr. Cheon in secrecy and changed his name,

but he wasn't the type to obey rules.

In his attempt to find the one who had slaughtered his family,

he chased after so many shamans

only to become one himself.

So that's why he's so hard on people, and especially me.

Huh?

Mom.

Who is it?

Who is it?

Yoo-kyung.

Chief, good evening.

One moment, please.

- This was delicious. - Thanks.

Is the packing going well?

Yes, thanks to you.

No need to thank me.

So, you're playing dumb even after seeing me?

Such clear eyes…

Damn.

Are you okay?

Yoo-min!

Yoo-kyung!

Yoo-min!

Yoo-kyung!

I'll get the car.

Tie me up.

Kill the wielder of that broken sword.

Dr. Cheon!

This way!

Who's there?

Mi-soon?

Shit.

Damn it!

Step on it!

How dare you chicken out?

You should be thinking about filling up the damaged goods.

Who's gonna step up?

Bring it.

What took you so long?

Didn't clock out yet?

Our company could go belly up because the boss is acting out.

How could the VP just go home?

Jesus Christ.

VP, my ass. You could've tried avoid passing out.

Passing out? Yoo-kyung tased me!

Shoes, your shoes…

Say hello.

This is Mr. Hwang. He came to help us.

Mr. Hwang. You heard about her, didn't you?

This is Ms. Oh Yoo-kyung.

Thank you for coming.

You're welcome.

Yoo-kyung, put this on.

Let's go and sit down. Come this way.

Wait, I need a word with you.

Are you nuts?

Even your grandfather couldn't do this.

What if you get killed in the name of revenge?

This isn't about revenge.

We're just doing a job for our client.

You've always nagged me about being the grandson of a chief shaman.

You know that I'll go to hell if I do not accept my fate.

You've got no spiritual energy, but you've got a tongue on you.

I may not have any spiritual energy, but I have a sword.

I shouldn't have given that to you.

This was used by him until just a few hours ago.

Jeez…

You know where we can go to find out who wrote this.

I've been called a scammer for 10 years while in pursuit of him,

and now I'm finally on his trail.

After accurately predicting the election results,

everyone, including prosecutors, VPs, and their wives come to visit him.

It takes two months to get a reservation.

CELESTIAL MAIDEN

You've gotta be at my level to get an instant reservation.

Some of us drive all over the country to put on shows,

but he managed to put up a building while sitting down.

It's to pay your salary.

Let's head inside.

Do I get paid that much?

Yoo-kyung-- I mean, Yoo-min. We'll offer $25,000 for her location.

You'll get another $25,000 after we find her.

Mr. Hwang, you're too much.

You've seen how people have dropped dead chasing this thing.

Go on.

Please ask the celestial maiden where they took her.

Tell us where this talisman is linked to.

Just give us a direction and we'll leave.

I'm begging you.

Begin.

Here she comes!

Here she comes!

I can feel her!

The maiden is coming!

Welcome!

She's coming!

The maiden is coming!

Celestial Maiden!

I feel her!

Here she is!

Here she comes!

I told him to throw this tacky thing away!

I see it, I see it…

I see it!

I can see those bastards!

This vile thing snuck in here because you brought this dirty thing.

By the way…

Kid, you there.

You saw me earlier.

We locked eyes, right?

Yes.

You can see the dead, you can see souls and deities…

No wonder the mage wants them.

Now I understand why he wants yank your eyes out.

Why would anyone yank her eyes out for no reason? What a lunatic.

You don't know?

It's because of his grandpa.

To get rid of the old man's Seolgyeong charm,

he needs this girl's eyes.

She has eyes that can dissolve Seolgyeong.

That mage you're chasing after wants to become a deity,

so he's been hunting down shamans for their spiritual powers.

Your grandfather was caught in his trap.

Dong-woo!

Grandpa…

I'm here. Don't worry.

He puts severed fingers in bamboo tubes

and uses their spiritual power to possess humans.

He possessed your brother and struck at your grandfather.

But who was your grandfather?

He was the only shaman who could trap the mage inside of a Seolgyeong.

That's what your grandfather was capable of.

But the mage held back the Seolgyeong chains.

So he had no choice but to break the Chilsung sword,

and he tried to save your brother.

That's how the Seolgyeong was cut in half…

and how your grandfather was stabbed.

But thanks to that Seolgyeong spell,

a binding curse was put in place,

limiting him to Mount Jukak to the north and Mount Geumak to the south.

He was essentially locked up in that tiny village.

Since then, he's been desperately trying to undo that Seolgyeong spell,

but it can't be destroyed by ordinary means.

A potent talisman like this one…

can't be ripped up or burnt.

This has to be read backwards,

and you…

should be able to see what's written on it.

Your eyes have that ability.

What's supposed to be on there? Is this all bullshit?

Quiet!

Very good.

You saw it, didn't you?

So?

Can't read it out loud?

If you can't…

then draw it.

Good.

Incredible.

You must read this backwards to destroy the talisman.

"Jigae jimoon ahhoryung."

That's enough. He's using you as a puppet.

Even if you manage to rescue her sister, the mage will come after you.

Then I must complete my grandfather's Seolgyeong spell…

and seal him up for good.

You?

Boy, that bastard's already half ghost.

You don't even have a guardian watching over you!

Even your powerful grandpa failed, and he's now floating in the afterlife.

You really think you can do something by swinging your sword around?

As if seeing your grandpa and brother dead--

Holy shit!

Excuse me.

No one can see you apart from me.

It won't work on him.

Huh?

What is everyone looking at? What's going on?

- Hey, hey! - Is something there?

- Hey, stop! - Right here?

Here?

Why was I lying down?

Look at this guy.

Yoo-kyung has the eyes, and I've got the sword.

We can do this.

Working together in unison?

We'll get the two halves of the Seolgyeong and insert this.

Just tell us where the mage sealed the other half of the Seolgyeong.

Yong…

wol…

Mountain.

Mount Yongwol!

They're going after the other half of the Seolgyeong!

In-bae, wake up!

This is big, so big…

What's going on?

Where am I?

We're very close to the spot that the celestial maiden told us about.

But there's nothing here. Did we get scammed?

In-bae, light it up, with the biggest one we've got.

High and wide.

Okay.

Okay?

You guys carry around so much crap.

How do you bring a drum and nothing else to a job like this?

It'll be like when you were looking at that talisman.

Imagine a big talisman hiding somewhere out there.

Ready?

Yes.

One minute.

Thirty seconds.

- Over there. - Let's move!

Wait!

Shit. I should've just clocked out.

You are all screwed.

It's okay.

Hey, hey!

- Doc! - In-bae!

My foot! What's wrong with my foot?

My foot! Oh, my god!

- What's wrong? - In-bae!

- It's gone! - You got a foot!

- My foot! - It's there!

- My foot's gone! - It's okay, In-bae!

- It's gone! - Snap out of it. It's just a mirage!

My foot's gone!

Grandpa…

Dong-woo…

What about the Seolgyeong?

Did you find it?

Damn pests.

Huh? My foot.

My foot's back!

Doc, my foot came back!

In-bae!

Shit!

Mount Jukak to the north…

MOUNT JUKAK

MOUNT GEUMAK

…Mount Geumak to the south, that's his boundary.

GANGRYEONG TUNNEL

This is the place the celestial maiden mentioned, Mount Yongwol.

So the mage is located…

here.

GILWON-RI

What are you doing?

Come to Seoul with me.

What's with you all of sudden?

The master will be freed when we pull her eyes out.

He's bound to do great things when he reaches Seoul.

Why run away now?

Do you know what happened just now on Mount Yongwol?

The shrine collapsed.

What do you mean?

You know what that place is.

The master plastered it with talismans.

He killed so many people to create those talismans.

What happened to the Seolgyeong inside?

Don't be mistaken. It wasn't me.

Mom.

Step on it!

Doctor!

Give me your eyes, bitch!

I just need your eyes!

Doctor!

Hey!

Yoo-kyung!

Stop right there!

Dr. Cheon, get in!

Many lives could have been spared

had you shown up sooner.

Why was I so blind?

You were right in front of me.

So cruel.

I'll pull them out without causing pain and keep them in a special place.

Rig the cave entrance with explosives.

When Yoo-kyung comes out with her sister, blow it all up.

But if you don't come out, you're gonna die.

It's our last chance to seal the mage inside.

Whether it's inside the cave or inside the Seolgyeong.

- But that's not fair! - In-bae.

Let's do it properly this time.

I'll come with you.

I'll see you when I see you.

Dr. Cheon!

You look more like your grandfather

than your dead brother did.

So, this is your real face.

Did you want to see me that badly?

Yoo-kyung…

The Cheon clan seems to be full of useless men.

We'll have to see about that.

Close your eyes!

Shit, shit!

Go, go!

Doctor!

Seolgyeong! Seolgyeong!

Stab the Seolgyeong!

Where is it?

We have to go!

You couldn't have come sooner?

Look at that crazy bastard!

Damn it!

He's coming after us!

Mr. Hwang, run!

Hwang! In-bae, push the button!

What is it?

Push the button!

I told you to go easy on the explosives.

The Seolgyeong…

Christ.

Here, pierce it with your sword.

Shit! It's so hot!

What's happening?

You did great, Yoo-kyung.

Yoo-min, listen to your sister and stay healthy.

Thank you.

Goodbye.

I hope your move goes well.

And if you see anything weird, give me a call.

Thank you, Doctor.

Thank you, Doctor.

Let's get going. It's almost rush hour.

- Let's go. - Yoo-kyung?

I think it would be a travesty to waste your incredible talent.

I'd like to formally offer you a job.

HIGH-TECH PSYCHOLOGICAL