1. The devil statue in the Park family house
still cuts from the film Exhuma (instagram.com/showbox.movie)Hwa Rim (Kim Go Eun) and Bong Gil (Lee Do Hyun) flew to the United States to meet the baby and visit the Park family home. After making a number of observations, Hwa Rim said that the house was filled with dark shadows originating from the spirits of the family’s ancestors.
Moreover, Hwa Rim also found a similar statue oni Japanese on one of the shelves in the house. A number of theories believe this is a bad sign for the situation that will be faced in the future.
2. Wolves at the Park family grave
still cuts from the film Exhuma (instagram.com/showbox.movie)Wolves are animals that have the instinct to dig in the ground. Korean people themselves believe that wolves should not be in burial areas because they will damage graves if left unchecked.
Meanwhile, magical wolves surrounding a grave are a bad sign. This is like the case with the Park family burial area which apparently is cursed, because there are iron stake graves hidden there. In fact, Sang Deuk (Choi Min Sik) did not hesitate to refuse the job not long after seeing the magical wolf.
3. Nure onna in the iron peg tomb
still cuts from the film Exhuma (instagram.com/showbox.movie)The ritual of dismantling the Park family’s grave has been completed. Unfortunately, one of the grave diggers saw a snake with the head of a woman suddenly appeared there. He immediately killed the snake and was in danger of losing his life.
In fact, this is no ordinary snake. These creatures are similar nure onna which is one of the supernatural entities according to Japanese mythology. Nure onna himself is said to be a direct subordinate of the figure oni Japan. Meanwhile in the storyline Exhuma, nure onna assigned to be a seal oni from his resurrection.
4. Melon or sweet fish
still cuts from the film Exhuma (instagram.com/showbox.movie)Oni The god of war arose and found Hwa Rim in the Boguksa temple warehouse. In this situation, Hwa Rim immediately admitted to being Sang’s servant oni so as not to be killed.
So, oni The god of war asks for melons and sweet fish apparently as a test for Hwa Rim. It is known that melons were the food of eastern camp generals and sweet fish for western camp generals during the Sekigahara War. Hwa Rim tremblingly answered that she would bring sweet fish for the master. This is because most of the generals brought to the Korean Peninsula were western generals.
Hwa Rim’s answer was correct so she managed to pass. Sadly, oni The god of war even finds out the identity of Hwa Rim, who is a human, through a hole in the roof of the warehouse. Here’s why oni immediately attacked him.
5. The stench when Bong Gil was in a coma
still cuts from the film Exhuma (instagram.com/showbox.movie)Bong Gil falls into a coma after protecting Hwa Rim from an attack oni God of War. Bong Gil’s spirit seemed to be held hostage by the spirit world until he was unconscious at that time.
Moreover, Hwa Rim smelled a foul odor from Bong Gil’s body as a sign that another figure had possessed him. That’s why Hwa Rim, the aunt, and the young shaman perform a small ritual to find out the identity that resides in Bong Gil’s body.
There is also a scene when Mr. Park (Jeon Jin Ki) was very thirsty, so he drank a lot of water at the hotel at that time. This is also a sign of possession that Korean people often believe in.
These five clues are small details that can explain strange situations in the storyline Exhuma. Of course, these hidden intentions add to the attraction film itself. So, have you watched Exhuma?