The Cursed: Insatiable Desires

Several seemingly unrelated incidents haunt a quiet village. An elderly man tries to harm the village's sacred guardian tree, a corporate worker fixated on beauty meddles with a neighbor's deliveries, a mother makes ghostly bargains to secure her daughter's medical school slot, a senior police officer clings to solitary authority, and a college student chasing online fame through horror clips. As these stories unfold, their paths cross in eerie ways, revealing a shared hunger that drives people toward risky, sometimes illegal choices. At the center lies a sinister market whose true nature, once revealed, will force everyone to reckon with what they’ve done. The film keeps its focus on ordinary people pulled into extraordinary danger slowly.

Directed by Hong Won-ki from a concept by Yoo Young-seon, this 2025 horror thriller marks a potent collaboration between a distinctive director and a creative mind. The film features Moon Chae-won, Won Hyun-jun, You Chea-myung, Cha Sun-woo and Seo Young-hee, with a mood that blends folklore with modern paranoia.

Box office figures for this title have not been publicly released yet, and marketing materials emphasize a lean, tense experience. The worldwide gross and performance trajectory remain unavailable for now.

There are no announced nominations or wins from major awards yet. As a fresh release, critics weigh its atmosphere, performances, and direction, with conversations focusing on how it handles desire, ethics, and the consequences of hidden deals as the story unfolds.

Early discussions suggest the film offers a lean tense experience built on the cost of desire. Viewers may notice how interconnected choices ripple through a town, blending folklore with contemporary anxieties about social media, secrecy, and the lure of making deals in the shadows. The result is a chilling, thought provoking look at temptation.