In Exhuma, director Jang Jae-hyun digs up the skeletons of Korea's past and unleashes a nightmare of ancestral curses and historical traumas. When a wealthy family is plagued by a mysterious illness, they turn to a renowned shaman (a mesmerizing Kim Go-Eun) and her protégé (Lee Do-hyun) for help. Tracing the affliction to a long-hidden grave, the shamans enlist a mortician (Yoo Hae-jin) and a geomancer (the inimitable Choi Min-sik) to relocate the remains. But as they dig deeper, they unearth something far darker—a malevolent spirit with roots in Korea's turbulent recent and remote history. Jang weaves a tapestry of horror that's both eerily atmospheric and steeped in Korean folklore, the slow-burn pacing allowing the dread to seep into your bones. The film's exploration of the lingering scars of the past adds a layer of historical horror to the proceedings, a reminder that the ghosts of ancient conflicts are never truly laid to rest. Exhuma is a bold and unsettling journey into the heart of darkness, a horror film that's as much about the ghosts of history as it is about things that go bump in the night. It's a testament to the power of Korean cinema to exhume fresh horrors from the grave of the past.