한국 호러 영화 속 ‘여귀(女鬼)’ 의 정체성 연구: <여고괴담> 시리즈를 중심으로

Abstract

This article began with a review of the identity of the extinction and recall (or return) of identity, that is, the “the dead”. If it is a trans identity that discusses how the character’s identity is converted and what issues and discourses arise in this process, I think this concept should also be applied to the analysis of supernatural beings in the horror genre. Horror movies, especially occult movies featuring supernatural phenomena and existence, have a different distinction from other genres in that they deal with (or lead the play) the “dead” or returning from death. In other words, the existence of “evil,” which is a relatively anti-gonist in occult movies, is a unique setting that resurrects after the disappearance of identity (death), or that the identity resides in another completely different medium (body). In order to apply Trans-identity in such a variety of genres, the relevant sub-concepts and terms must be continuously presented and expanded. Therefore, it is necessary to organize and define how to deal with the identity of the dead in horror movies, especially occult movies, through concepts such as death, extinction, revival, and return. The singularity of the fact that existence was extinguished by death and then recalled again, and the exploration of the identity of a character who deviated from normality, will also be a study of marginalized non-mainstreamers, that is, others. As a result, we would like to apply the concept of Trans-identity to the ultimate and complex other of the character “female ghost(女鬼)”. Accordingly, we would like to analyze by applying the method of Trans-identity storytelling for the character “Female ghost(女鬼)” focusing on <Whispering Corridors> a representative horror film series in Korea.