City Horror Stories: Seoul

Seoul isn't like the K-Dramas. Beneath the neon lights and porcelain skin, the city is hungry.Martha Void returns with a twisted new installment of City Horror Stories, diving deep into the beating, dark heart of South Korea. Forget the rainy romances and happy endings. In these pages, the modern obsession with perfection collides with ancient folklore, and the results are bloody.In this collection of urban nightmares, you will encounter: - The Gangnam Filter: A beauty app that promises the perfect face, as long as you are willing to carve it out of your own flesh.- Cursed Mukbang: A washed-up streamer discovers a secret ingredient that awakens an appetite that can never be sated.- Line 2: An exhausted salaryman trapped on the subway loop discovers that the corporate grind is literally endless-and deadly.- The Fox's Feast: On a historical film set, an aspiring actress learns that the industry's top stars maintain their youth with something far worse than Botox.- The Mother-of-Pearl Frequency: On Jeju Island, a cosmic horror sleeps beneath the waves, guarded by the ancient Haenyeo divers.From the luxury penthouses of Gangnam to the claustrophobic Goshiwons, "City Horror Stories: Seoul" is a visceral journey into the macabre side of K-Culture.Are you brave enough to look behind the mask?

Pagina's: 184, Paperback, Independently published