# Suddenly in the Dark (1981)

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**Original title**: *깊은 밤 갑자기*
**Runtime**: 101 min
**Genres**: Horror, Mystery, Drama
**Directed by**: Go Yeong-nam
**Written by**: Yoon Sam-yook
**Starring**: Kim Young-ae, Lee Ki-seon, Yoon Il-bong, Han Hye-ri

> *Who's actually the villain? Is it all a dream? Is she right?*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

The kitchen tiles hum underfoot in summer’s last heat, still smelling of kimchi left too long. She finds the doll packed in the housekeeper’s suitcase, naked and jointed, its painted eyes tracking the corridor. One slow turn of its wrist, and her husband’s lies start to peel like old wallpaper.

A Korean Giallo where every hinge creaks with intent.

**Mood tags**: dread, paranoid, sexy, slow-burn

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