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Key Features:
Supernatural horror, High school, Revenge, Friendship, Wish fulfillment, Curse, Mystery, Death, Betrayal, Secrets, Obsession, Supernatural, School setting
Tone:
serious, suspense-driven
Target Audience:
Horror fans, Teenagers, Fans of Asian cinema, Supernatural thriller enthusiasts
Emotional Arc:
Intrigue → Dread → Horror

Wishing Stairs

2003-08-01
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A staircase leading to a schoolgirls' dormitory usually has 28 steps, but sometimes a 29th step appears. Any wish you make while standing on this step comes true, even if it must come true in the most horrific way possible.

Genres
Horror
Cast
Song Ji-hyo, Park Han-byul, Jo An, Park Ji-yeon, Gong Sang-a, Lee Mi-yeon, Moon Jeong-hee, Kwak Ji-min, Joo Eun, Hong Soo-ah
Crew
Yun Jae-yeon, Lee Shin-ae, Lee Yong-yeon, Kim Soo-ah, Lee So-yeong
Rating
6.083(103 votes)
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Yu-jin and her blind mother move to a small village from Seoul. On her first day at the new school, Yu-jin gets picked on by her classmates. Along with other victims of hatred, Yu-jin puts a curse on the four girls tormenting them through a Ouija Board. On her second day at school, one of the spellbound bursts into flames and dies just as she sits down where Yu-jin used the board. Next day, another victim burns to death, and now the school is enclosed by horror.



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The story about Abby Jensen, a girl who's been eager to reach her 16th birthday and has kept a secret wish list since she was a little girl. When the Big Day actually arrives, utter disaster strikes, leaving Abby to think her birthday is ruined. But when a mysterious box of magical birthday candles arrives to turn things around, Abby's 16 Wishes start to come true. Her day gets better and better...until she makes one wish that threatens to change everything.



Corpse Party
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A Tale of Two Sisters

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The Irregular at Magic High School: The Girl Who Summons the Stars

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Ænigma
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Three Steps Over Heaven

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Sadako 3D(2012)
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Brave Story
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Commitment
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The Wig
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Once Upon a Time in High School

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Nightmare Sisters
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Metamorphosis
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Killer Party
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Wish Dragon
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Tall Girl
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Ju-on: The Beginning of the End

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Clannad: The Motion Picture

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The Chanting: Revisited

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Flying Colors
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Lantern's Lane
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Wish Upon a Star
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Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Akari Yoshiyama is graduating high school soon and is expected to lead new life after she passes the university entrance exam, while her mother is working as a pharmacologist. However, her mother has a car accident and the situation is totally changed. She decides to go to 1972 to fullfil her mother's wish.



Vampire Academy
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Step Up 3D
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Ju-on: The Curse
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The Gravedancers
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I Saw the Devil
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Truth or Dare
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Bestseller
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