Urban Myths: Tooth Worms (2022)

Other name: 서울괴담, 괴담, 도시괴담2, Seoulgoedam, Goedam 2, Doshi Goedam 2, Seoul Goedam, Ghost Story 2, Urban Myths, A Ghost Story, Seoul Horror Stories, Seoul Ghost Tale, Seoul Ghost Story

Description:

"Urban Myths: Tooth Worms" delves into the chilling transformation of a familiar urban legend into a palpable everyday nightmare. The film centers on a protagonist who encounters the ancient, insidious myth of tooth worms, initially dismissed as mere folklore spreading through disturbing imagery on social media. However, as the protagonist experiences minor, common dental discomfort, the line between myth and reality begins to blur dangerously.

Their growing paranoia is amplified by the mundane horrors of their daily life: the unsettling creaks and muffled sounds from noise between floors, the eerie, watchful silence of a mannequin that came with secondhand furniture, and the pervasive digital anxiety of online narratives. Each ordinary ache becomes a sinister confirmation, every shadow a potential harbinger of an unseen infestation. The film meticulously builds a terrifying atmosphere where the fear of the tooth worm gnaws not just at the teeth, but at the very fabric of the protagonist’s sanity, proving how easily a deep-seated myth can infest and consume an ordinary existence.

Producer: Netflix

Director: Hong Won Ki [홍원기]

Country: Korean

Status: Completed

Released: 2022

Genre:Horror; Mature; Miniseries; Omnibus; Psychological; Supernatural; Thriller