Overview
Dare to explore the depths of a haunted asylum where terror lurks in every shadow.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- claustrophobic
- foreboding
- late night horror marathon
- haunted house movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as an effective and highly immersive contribution to found-footage horror, especially for its camera work and escalating scares.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The crew explores Gonjiam while broadcasting the investigation online, making the stream itself part of the suspense.
The story relies on handheld and head-mounted cameras, livestream interfaces, and character-recorded material.
The hosts manufacture scares to increase viewership, but their pursuit of audience engagement helps unleash real supernatural peril.
Nearly the entire investigation unfolds inside the reputedly haunted Gonjiam psychiatric hospital.
Films like Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum, and why
Grave Encounters
Shared found-footage structure, haunted institutional setting, escalating paranormal terror, and claustrophobic camera-based suspense.
The Blair Witch Project
Shared found-footage horror, amateur paranormal investigation, group dynamics, and increasingly disorienting supernatural dread.
A Tale of Two Sisters
Shared korean supernatural horror, ominous institutional spaces, psychological unease, and a strong emphasis on atmosphere.
REC
Shared live-media premise, camera-mediated fear, ensemble isolation, and aggressive use of jump scares and confined spaces.
Movie Details
- Director
- Jung Bum-shik
- Release Date
- 2018-03-28
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (1010)
Cast
- Wi Ha-jun
- Park Ji-hyun
- Oh Ah-yeon
- Moon Ye-won
- Park Sung-hoon
- Lee Seung-wook
- Yoo Je-yoon
- Park Ji-a
- Lee Ju-won
- Lee Tae-hyun
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Screambox Amazon Channel, Hi-YAH, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Hi-YAH Amazon Channel, RetroCrush Amazon Channel, Bloodstream
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum about?
- A livestreaming paranormal crew turns a staged asylum investigation into an immersive descent through genuine supernatural terror.
- What is Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum as mild.
- What did critics think of Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum?
- Critics broadly regard the film as an effective and highly immersive contribution to found-footage horror, especially for its camera work and escalating scares.
- Which films are like Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum?
- Films with a similar feel include Grave Encounters, The Blair Witch Project, A Tale of Two Sisters, and REC.
- How long is Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum?
- Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum?
- In United States, Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum streams on Amazon Prime Video, Screambox Amazon Channel, Hi-YAH, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Hi-YAH Amazon Channel, RetroCrush Amazon Channel, Bloodstream.
