Yoo-jin(Se-eun Lee)is so enraged with female classmates, who have singled her out because of being an *outsider*, that she invokes a "Bunshinsaba" spell on a witch board, placing a curse on the four tormentors, drawing the vengeful spirits of a mother and daughter, Chun-hee & Kim in-sook, who were burned alive by a village mob after their role in the forced suicide of a bully. When the girls all commit suicide by drowning a bag with gasoline before lighting it while on their heads, burning themselves alive due to the powerful hypnotic abilities of witch-ghost Chun-hee, the citizenry grows terrified and alarmed, believing that the 30-year old murder which bloodies the history of their town(..which occurred to Chun-hee and her blind daughter who were "psychically linked" at the hands of a mob of angry villagers who wanted them out of their area by any means necessary)has returned for payback. Home-room teacher Han jae-hoon(Seong-min Choi)attempts to protect Yoo-jin when her role in bringing the evil spirits from the grave reaches the frightened city counsel leaders who had a major part in the tragedy of Chun-hee and her daughter so many years ago. The mayor, school principal and others desire to send Yoo-jin packing, having found out that she possibly harbors the violent spirit of Kim in-sook. In another alternating story-line, a new teacher, Miss Lee(Gyu-ri Kim)has taken a position in the turbulent school, with the powerful spirit of Chun-hee using her as a host for carrying out acts against potential threats like hypnotist/psychic Ho-kyeoung(Jeong-yun Choi)who has discovered past occurrences through the troubled Yoo-jin, after she was "put under". Meanwhile, Chun-hee has special plans for Miss Lee once she rids herself of her enemies, those she hold responsible for the horrifying crimes against her and daughter Kim in-sook long ago.Standard story of vengeful spirit seeking supernatural revenge on those who wronged her in the past is technically well made, if rather average and predictable. The ghost of Chun-hee, rearing her ugly face when her host is under hypnosis(..those "red-light hypnosis sessions" are particularly eerie, especially when Yoo-jin is under and her eyes blacken), is especially creepy. And, the suicides(..and particularly Kim in-sook's terrible fate at the hands of torch-carrying angry villagers)are truly memorable and shocking. I think director Byeong-ki Ahn(Phone;Nightmare)is at his best showing a village under a siege of fear, completely overwhelmed by their own guilt and prejudices, and feeling the effects of what they did to those not born within their community. I do think Ahn is a gifted filmmaker who can certainly develop scenes which give you the creeps, and his technical skills are top-notch, but he has yet to make that one film which defines himself as a bona-fide story-teller. He, as of now, has made films which are closely related thematically to oft-made Asian horror hits that are(..and have been)flooding the market for years now. I do wish this film was titled something better because Bunshinsaba(..I watched it under the label "Witch Board:Bunshinsaba")really is only used to invoke the spirit, and isn't the focus of the story. The cast is superb right down the line, very attractive and help lift the rather ordinary material. Overall, Ahn's film will fulfill 90 minutes, and has some visual spooks to offer, but look elsewhere for originality.

My girlfriend and I were staying in Utah for the Sundance Festival, and one night back at home, we found this movie on the On Demand digital cable. We dig the Asian horror genre, so we went for it. And I was thinking it would have the potential to be really crappy, but to my delight, it was actually pretty good. It kept me entertained, and it was pretty creepy. So if you like Asian horror, and you don't demand that every movie be Citizen Kane or whatever, then you should like this. Unfortunately, it's probably a moot point for anyone here in the US, because it doesn't appear to be for sale? But you could try one of those Asian-DVD places like Red Sun or something. I had a difficult time finding this on here, because the alternate titles were a mess... the cable company listed it as one thing, and the English translation in the opening credits had something else. But good ol' powersearch eventually brought me home.

If Ringu and Juon were J-Horror, then I guess this is K-Horror. A high school girl and one of her teachers become possessed by the angry spirits of a mother and daughter killed by villagers 30 years before. The usual Ringu/Juon clichés are put through their paces here. The movie is handsomely produced and stylishly directed, but because this genre is getting so played out, there are few real scares and only a handful of effective scenes. Gorehounds will like the climax. Mainly it's just a case of "been there done that." Worth seeing only if you're a completist on a mission to see anything in the horror genre that Asia produces.

Another "ghost seeking revenge" story set in a small Korean town.This movie has low ratings but the fact is, I managed to watch the entire thing through without getting bored.I don't really think this movie is all that scary. It takes a lot to give me the shivers and I wasn't even once scared. I've been conditioned/used to Asian horror like Ringu and Ju-on so it might be scarier for those who aren't so used to this kind of horror.However, this movie was entertaining. Its fast paced compared to most of the Asian horror out there and the story is somewhat interesting. I thought the ending was too predictable.7/10 Not scary but entertaining