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[5 Skull Review] “Intersect” #6 Proves We Are Not Alone
“Intersect” #6 begins with the most recognizable image and coherent thought in the entire series as an incredible amount of blood runs out from under a destroyed car. Two men are trapped together deep inside the car, fusing to it. “I’ll be with you until it’s over” one of them says as he, the car, and the other man become one. Welcome back to “Intersect”
WRITTEN BY: Ray Fawkes
ART BY: Ray Fawkes
PUBLISHER: Image
PRICE: $3.50
RELEASE: April 22, 2015
I feel so close to cracking the code of “Intersect” that I worry everyone else has figured it out already and I’m the only one still confused. Our protagonist provide a narrative about one shooting the other during an eclipse that suggests once again that this is all happening as some kind of punishment in hell or otherwise. Once again there is a reference to dreaming, bringing to our attention the dream-like metaphoric quality of it all: familiar things take odd and unrecognizable shape and one’s fears and anxiety manifest themselves in fantastical ways.
Then we end on the first page of the first issue with one apparent difference: the kid replaces “cock” with “pussy” when asking if its still there. Are we shifting perspective/reality? Are we in an infinite loop that would suggest a punishment/hell explanation? Its both clearer and further from comprehension than ever before. Perhaps it is me that no longer makes sense.
Its this infectious quality that “Intersect” has that keeps me coming back all this time. I’m equally horrified and intrigued, confused and connected, blind and seeing in new ways. This book is pulling me apart and I’m the first to acknowledge how manipulated I am right now. I feel like I won’t be ok until I make sense of it. I wonder if that is how schizophrenics feel.
Lets start a discussion about this book; its warrants one as much as any book does. I want to know your theories about what is really happening, what Lucky, the Kid, and the Orgasm Monster represent. But more importantly, tell me how it makes you feel. Tell me why you keep coming back. Lets form an “Intersect” support group. My name is Eric, and I’m obsessed with “Intersect”. We can get through this together. We are not alone.
The supernatural world of Korean folk horror movie Exhuma grows larger with the arrival of prequel spinoff webtoon Maengjong this weekend, Variety reports today.
Naver Webtoon debuts Maengjong on May 30.
The series hails from Haemuri (Olgami) and will trace the high school origins of how shaman duo Hwarim and Bonggil, played by Kim Go-eun and Lee Do-hyun in the 2024 film, came together to face occultish threats.
The story is set to begin when “Hwarim, who has been concealing her identity following a childhood encounter with a snake spirit called Jin, crosses paths with Bonggil at their school.”
Variety notes that Exhuma director Jang Jae-hyun participated in the project’s early concept stage.
“We are presenting ‘Maengjong,’ a new series capturing the appeal of the horror-occult genre, ahead of the full summer season,” said Lee Jeong-geun, Naver Webtoon’s Korea webtoon content leader. “With the high school story of Hwarim and Bonggil, who left a strong impression in the film ‘Exhuma,’ enhanced by Haemuri’s characteristic tense direction, we expect it will be a welcome work for genre fans.”
“It is meaningful that the spin-off story of ‘Exhuma,’ loved by many audiences, expands by meeting the new grammar of webtoon,” said Lee Hyeon-jeong, managing director of the film business division at Showbox, which distributed the film. “We hope it will be a fresh experience for both film fans and webtoon readers.”
Exhuma was a breakout hit in 2024, becoming the first Korean occult film to surpass 10 million ticket buyers and the country’s highest-grossing film of the year. I wrote in my review that “the intricately woven Exhuma delivers one of the year’s biggest surprises in horror so far.”
The bond between Hwarim and Bonggil was one of the film’s highlights, making this prequel webtoon a must for fans.
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