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wherelistenerscanidentifyeasterners’beliefsaboutchang-gui:thatthespiritwhodiedbyatigercannotleavethisworldand
mustbeboundtothetiger’sbodyforever.ThestoryofJangsanbeomoriginatedfromthisfeartowardtigers.Itisamonster
looking like a tiger who has bright fur and eyes and pretends to be one’s family member or friend so that it can lure and
killthevictim.InthemovieJangsanbeom(2017,Korea),forinstance,thereappearsatigermonsterwhomimicsthefamily
members’voices.
Thehorrorofsmallsociety:Whyareeasternersafraidofschools?
GaokaoistheuniversityentranceexamofChina.Everyyear,over10millionChinesestudents’studytodeathtopassthis
examination.AswellasinChina,KoreanandJapanesestudentsalsostrugglewithentranceexamssuchasSu-neungorthe
Centerexam.Accordingly,thezealforeducationismuchhigherineasternsocietythaninwesternsociety.Korea,especially,
isacountrywhichhasrankedhighestineducationalfervoramongallOECDcountries.Theenvironmentalstresstheschool
gives to students occurred students’ fear and anger toward schools. These collective feelings introduced horror movies to
takeplaceinschools.
Whispering Corridors (1998, Korea) is a film covering the rivalry in students’ relationships, criticism toward the entrance
examinationsystem,theevilinfluenceofacademiccompetitionandtheimmoralityofteachers.Sincethemoviecriticizedthe
overwhelmededucationalfervorinKorea,itwonsympathyfrommanyKoreans.Theywouldsay,“itisnottheghostscomingto
schools,itistheschoolthatmadetheghosts.”
Also,thediversityofspaceinschoolsmaximizesthefearoftheaudiences.InthemovieKotodama-SpiritualCurse(2014,
Japan), a girl named I-yano accidentally discovered the tragedy that happened in her class and encountered many ghosts in
theschoolgym,nurse’soffice,andschoolyard.HyeonJeongJang(DepartmentofEnglishforInternationalConferencesand
Communication‘18)said,“Eventhoughschoolitselfisfamiliartostudents,therearemanyspacessuchasclassrooms,gyms,
warehouses,orspecialactivityrooms.Ifyouimaginewanderingaroundtheemptyschoolatnight,itwouldbeterrifying,asthere
aremanyspacesthatwehavetokeepoureyeson.”
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the movie Mon Mon Mon Monsters (2017, Taiwan).
It emphasizes the seriousness of school violence
by presenting a monster who made an abrupt
appearance to a school. By showing the monster,
bullies, the victims of school violence, and the
onlookers, audiences can see the horror of school.
“Who is the real evil, the monster, students who
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bully others, or people who ignore the problem?”
university entrance exam called ‘Suneung’.
The movie throws out this question and makes the
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viewersthinkabouttheproblemsofeasternschools.
reflecting Asian students’ horror toward schools.
WesternHorrorStories
Thehorrorofanabsoluteevil:Whyarewesternersafraidofdemons?
In 1981, a young man named Arne Johnson murdered a man by stabbing him 13 times. But he confessed that the devil
made him commit the crime. This case motivated the movie The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021, U.S.). The
movieseriesTheConjuring(2013-present,U.S.)showsthejourneyofMr.andMrs.Warrendefeatingdemonsforinnocent
victims.Likethismovieseries,moviesthatshowsupernaturalphenomenasuchasdemons,ghosts,orevilspiritsarecalled
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