Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases
Results and Restlessness
Eun-ha is crushed by her poor CSAT results and pressured by her mother to retake the examination. Meanwhile, Woo-sung and the other students plan a winter trip.
Key Events
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Ghost House Opening — A frightened woman hears a mysterious voice calling for her husband and begs it to stop frightening her.
Location: Ghost House
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Mil-gok High School — The students receive their CSAT results, beginning a difficult day for Eun-ha. Characters: Eun-ha, Woo-sung, Dong-il, Hae-guk, Jeong-yoon, Min-woo
Location: Mil-gok High School
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Eun-ha Receives Results — Eun-ha is devastated after performing badly on the CSAT. Characters: Eun-ha
Location: Mil-gok High School
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Career Advice Rejected — A counselor says Eun-ha's chosen major requires higher grades and recommends an easier path. Characters: Eun-ha
Location: Mil-gok High School
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Argument at Home — Eun-ha's mom urges her to prepare for another examination, while Eun-ha demands a break. Characters: Eun-ha, Eun-ha
Location: Eun-ha's home
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Student Video — Woo-sung films a lively video about finishing the CSAT and jokes with Dong-il. Characters: Woo-sung, Dong-il, Hae-guk, Jeong-yoon, Min-woo
Location: Mil-gok High School
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Winter Trip Plan — The students decide to spend their final winter as minors at the beach. Characters: Eun-ha, Woo-sung, Dong-il, Hae-guk, Jeong-yoon, Min-woo
Location: Mil-gok High School
The Road to Jung-ju Land
The students leave in Eun-ha's mother's daycare van and discover an abandoned amusement park. Their decision to enter the Ghost House turns a casual trip into a dangerous encounter.
Key Events
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Winter Trip Plan — The students decide to spend their final winter as minors at the beach. Characters: Eun-ha, Woo-sung, Dong-il, Hae-guk, Jeong-yoon, Min-woo
Location: Mil-gok High School
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Van Leaves for Beach — Dong-il offers to drive Eun-ha's mom's daycare van as the students begin their trip. Characters: Eun-ha, Woo-sung, Dong-il, Hae-guk, Jeong-yoon, Min-woo
Location: Road to the beach
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Jung-ju Land Found — The group discovers an abandoned amusement park and enters a building marked Ghost House. Characters: Eun-ha, Woo-sung, Dong-il, Hae-guk, Jeong-yoon, Min-woo
Location: Jung-ju Land
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Ghost Portal Warning — A strange woman warns that the site is a gateway through which ghosts can enter the living world. Characters: Eun-ha, Woo-sung, Dong-il, Hae-guk, Jeong-yoon, Min-woo
Location: Ghost House entrance
A Legend Comes Alive
A warning describes the Ghost House as a gateway for ghosts, followed by the disturbing legend of Chairman Choi. Woo-sung chooses to remain overnight for his show.
Key Events
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Ghost Portal Warning — A strange woman warns that the site is a gateway through which ghosts can enter the living world. Characters: Eun-ha, Woo-sung, Dong-il, Hae-guk, Jeong-yoon, Min-woo
Location: Ghost House entrance
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Chairman Choi Legend — The legend says Chairman Choi killed his wife and daughter with a hammer before taking his own life. Characters: Chairman Choi's Daughter
Location: Ghost House
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Woo-sung Chooses to Stay — Woo-sung decides to spend the night inside because the legend is ideal material for his show. Characters: Woo-sung, Eun-ha, Dong-il, Hae-guk, Jeong-yoon, Min-woo
Location: Ghost House
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Candles in Darkness — The students encounter candles and disturbing objects inside the abandoned attraction. Characters: Eun-ha, Woo-sung, Dong-il, Hae-guk, Jeong-yoon, Min-woo
Location: Ghost House interior
Voices in the Dark
Candles, disturbing objects, disembodied voices, and apparitions unsettle the students. Eun-ha becomes separated and searches for help while the group loses control of the situation.
Key Events
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Candles in Darkness — The students encounter candles and disturbing objects inside the abandoned attraction. Characters: Eun-ha, Woo-sung, Dong-il, Hae-guk, Jeong-yoon, Min-woo
Location: Ghost House interior
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Voices and Apparitions — Disembodied voices and apparitions appear as the group explores the Ghost House. Characters: Eun-ha, Woo-sung, Dong-il, Hae-guk, Jeong-yoon, Min-woo
Location: Ghost House interior
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Eun-ha Becomes Separated — Eun-ha becomes separated from the others and tries to report a missing child inside the park. Characters: Eun-ha, Woo-sung, Dong-il, Hae-guk, Jeong-yoon, Min-woo
Location: Ghost House interior
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Warning from Survivor — A terrified survivor warns Eun-ha not to speak to the dead because they may mistake her for one of them. Characters: Eun-ha
Location: Ghost House interior
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Portal Closing Soon — The survivor explains that the ghost portal will soon close and trap everyone inside. Characters: Eun-ha
Location: Ghost House interior
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Eun-ha Searches On — Despite the warning, Eun-ha insists on finding her friends inside the haunted attraction. Characters: Eun-ha, Woo-sung, Dong-il, Hae-guk, Jeong-yoon, Min-woo
Location: Ghost House interior
The Closing Gateway
A survivor warns Eun-ha that the portal will soon close and that speaking to the dead is dangerous. Dong-il is attacked, Min-woo hears repeated cries, and the group confronts a presence behind a door.
Key Events
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Eun-ha Searches On — Despite the warning, Eun-ha insists on finding her friends inside the haunted attraction. Characters: Eun-ha, Woo-sung, Dong-il, Hae-guk, Jeong-yoon, Min-woo
Location: Ghost House interior
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Dong-il Is Attacked — Dong-il is attacked while the group remains threatened inside the haunted building. Characters: Dong-il, Eun-ha, Min-woo
Location: Ghost House interior
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Min-woo Hears Help — Min-woo repeatedly hears someone calling for help from within the Ghost House. Characters: Min-woo, Eun-ha, Dong-il
Location: Ghost House interior
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Presence Behind Door — The group discovers a horrifying presence behind a door and Eun-ha is warned not to open it. Characters: Eun-ha, Min-woo, Dong-il, Woo-sung, Hae-guk, Jeong-yoon
Location: Ghost House interior
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Too Late to Escape — The survivors realize that the portal may already have closed and that escape may be impossible. Characters: Eun-ha, Min-woo, Dong-il, Woo-sung, Hae-guk, Jeong-yoon
Location: Ghost House
