‘Monstrum’ is first Korean monster flick feature set in Joseon era

Getting information from an injured individual may be difficult. Photos: GSC Movies

Monstrum, a Korean monster action flick, started from a brief record in The Annals Of The Joseon Dynasty that a strange monster haunted the royal palace in 1527 during the reign of King Jungjong. The king ordered his men to hunt it down but to no avail, said the historical record.

“The film features an imaginary creature. We made the monster based on our own imagination,” Heo Jong-ho, who directed the movie, said during a promotional press conference in Seoul, South Korea, last month.