Monstrous
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.
- 2022-2022
- 1 season
- Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Suspense
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.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2022
Episode 1
Black Rain
After an ancient statue of the Buddha was excavated in Jinyang-gun, strange things start to happen. The people in Jinyang-gun see the black rain coming down from the sky. Archaeologist Ki-hoon believes that all the incidents come from the statue of the Buddha. Also, he thinks that the statue is cursed. Ki-hoon's wife, who is living in Jinyang-gun, happens to see the statue of the Buddha being exhibited in the county office.
Episode 2
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-joo, 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.
Episode 3
Rumors
Those who survived the violence and fight lock the entrance to the county office. Yong-joo suggests that this chaos came from those who got infected by the virus in the black rain.
Episode 4
Talisman
Ki-hoon learns that the haunted statue's eyes could be especially dangerous to the weak-hearted. Yong-joo keeps provoking the governor to separate the infected from the others.
Episode 5
Black Memory
Governor Kwon changes his opinion and decides to abandon the infected. Do-kyung does his best to save Soo-jin. Yong-joo leads everyone to the bus outside and abandons the infected.
Episode 6
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.
