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Monstrous
★ 6.1/10•2022•40m•19•Drama•Mystery
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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.

Jang Kun-jae · Director

Yeon Sang-ho · Writer

Ryu Yong-jae · Writer

StatusEnded
Runtime40m
LanguageKO
First Air DateApr 29, 2022

Episodes

Episode 1 - Black RainE138m

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.

Apr 29, 2022

Episode 2 - PandemicE233m

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.

Apr 29, 2022

Episode 3 - RumorsE334m

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.

Apr 29, 2022

Episode 4 - TalismanE434m

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.

Apr 29, 2022

Episode 5 - Black MemoryE534m

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.

Apr 29, 2022

Episode 6 - The Haunted Buddha StatueE636m

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.

Apr 29, 2022

Actors

Koo Kyo-hwan

Koo Kyo-hwan

Jung Ki-hoon

Shin Hyun-been

Shin Hyun-been

Lee Soo-jin

Kim Ji-young

Kim Ji-young

Han Suk-hee

Park Ho-san

Park Ho-san

Kwon Jong-su

Kwak Dong-yeon

Kwak Dong-yeon

Kwak Yong-ju

Nam Da-reum

Nam Da-reum

Han Do-kyung

Park So-i

Park So-i

Jeong Ha-young

Dong Hyun-bae

Dong Hyun-bae

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