Stars begin to pierce the sky, and you sigh in contentment. Taking off your shoes, you wade midcalf into the water.
Something tickles your leg. You look down, but nothing is there. You shrug it off.
You close your eyes and sigh.
Ice grips your ankle. A choked cry escapes as you are yanked into the water.
You try to find what has you, but the dark water limits your sight. The only thing you can see is a pale shape. You kick, fighting to reach the surface, but you free yourself.
You feel a second grip on you. The pale shape turns into a body. You meet the terrible eyes of you captive as your lungs burn for air.
And then you see nothing at all.
Mul Gwishin 물귀신(or gwisin depending on where you look) is the Korean water ghost. They are the souls of those who drowned and want companionship because they are lonely. Of course that means that they drag down anyone they can reach and drown them as well.
They are so ingrained into the culture they have a saying: 물귀신 작전. It translates to mul gwishin jeokjeon or water ghost tactics. It basically means that you just got sabotaged by someone. Albeit a boss or another person making you suffer along with them.
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Not a nice ghosty! If they want a friend they should find some other water ghosties!
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Their funny that way. They don't like other ghosts it seems.
DeleteRemind me not to go swimming in Korea! :)
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This is the very reason I won't go into the water. LOL
ReplyDeleteWhat a horrifying experience / death!
Thank you, now when folks ask why I won't go swimming, I'll just say. There's a Mul Gwishin in the water. :)
I don't swim either. But that's because I nearly drowned twice as a kid.
DeleteYou come up with some fascinating posts!
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DeleteThis is a creepy one, sounds like something straight out of a horror movie!
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They do use them in horror movies. And in tv shows. Master's Sun is one example.
DeleteThis post reminds me of how I've been meaning to replay the Fatal Frame trilogy. The water ghost was freaky in there (although not any more freaky than some of the others).
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