Jungyoon Kim

Jungyoon Kim’s not exactly a household name, but if you’ve paid attention to the horror scene lately, you’ve probably brushed up against their work without even realizing it. Take *Home* (2019) – it’s got that slow-burn creepiness, the kind where you’re constantly squinting at the shadows in the background, waiting for something to move. Classic haunted house vibes, but with just enough weird family drama tossed in to keep you off-balance. You think you’ve seen it all before, then bam, something totally left field slaps you in the face. Then there’s *Insidious 5* (2023). Yeah, another entry in the series that refuses to die (pun intended), and honestly? Jungyoon brings something fresh to the table. The scares hit a little different, more psychological, less cheap jump scares. The way the story folds in on itself, bringing back old threads but not in a lazy, nostalgia-bait way – that’s Kim’s touch. You can tell the dude respects the fans but isn’t afraid to mess with their heads a bit. *The Exorcist: Believer* (2023) is another one. Yet another revival of a classic, but instead of riding the coattails of what came before, it digs deeper. It’s not all pea soup and spinning heads; there’s this undercurrent of real fear, like it actually believes in its own demons. Kim’s style is all over it—moody lighting, sound design that makes you want to cover your ears, not your eyes. If you’re looking for a filmmaker who isn’t coasting, but actually trying stuff? Jungyoon Kim’s your person.