Both Samuel Peirce and Meagan Navarro have recently recommended 2018’s found footage horror movie Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum here on Bloody Disgusting in recent weeks, and we’ve learned this week that the South Korean horror film, which is currently streaming through Amazon Prime, is already set to receive an English-language remake.
THR reports this week that Black Box Management and BH Entertainment have joined forces to remake Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum, which was directed by Jung Bum-shik.
“The original Gonjiam revolves around an online reality show that recruits a handful of people to explore the abandoned Gonjiam Psychiatric Hospital.”
“We are thankful to our friends at Showbox for putting their faith in us to develop Gonjiam for U.S. audiences. Korea has become a second home for us, and we are excited to help share the entertainment and culture that has captivated the world’s attention,” Black Box’s Mike Dill and Lowell Shapiro said in a statement this week.
Meagan recently praised, “Amateur ghosthunters in over their heads is a plot description that could be applied to any number of found footage movies. If you’re going this route, you’d better find an innovative way to set it apart from the rest, or at least ensure the scares are plenty. Gonjiam nails it. While this movie doesn’t reinvent the wheel, it makes up for that with unrelenting terror. Turn the lights down low and prepare to get creeped out.”
