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Black House (2007)

Black House poster
Original title
검은 집
Directed by
Terra Shin
Genre
horror film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
18
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 62 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An insurance investigator starts to suspect that a family has killed their son to collect his insurance money. He investigates the family and uncovers disturbing secrets.

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What happens

Black House (Korean: 검은 집) is a 2007 South Korean horror film directed by Shin Tae-ra, that is based on the popular Japanese novel of the same title (called Kuroi Ie) by Yusuke Kishi. A Japanese film adaptation of the novel was released in 1999. The story centers on an insurance investigator that suspects a family murdered their son to receive his insurance policy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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