Honam Express (horror)

prolog

Jimin and Taehyung, natives of the Jeolla Province countryside, have never been outside their village.

It would have been natural to take the children out when the adults went out to buy necessities, but strangely, due to the village's unique nature, only the adults went outside, and they attended a branch school within the village. Furthermore, while television was available, internet and newspaper access were cut off.

Jimin, who learned that the village chief and the two young men he trusted most would usually leave for work every Monday night in a car, returning on Wednesday, unless something came up, waited for Monday to come.

On Monday night, Jimin was excitedly trying to open the car trunk and sneak himself in while the adults were chatting and smoking in front of the rice paddy ridge. But the moment he opened the trunk, the smell made him gag, and what came into view were two dismembered corpses.

Jimin, with his quick wit, recognized them instantly, even though their bodies were dismembered. It was the young couple who had taken a wrong turn last Saturday, smiling kindly and thanking him for their kindness.

It was the woman and her husband who adored Jimin so much and who was pregnant right now, and who said that if she could have a son like Jimin, she would be happy and loved him like a little brother.

Jimin hurriedly closes the trunk, covers his mouth in the squeak, and tries to quietly leave as if nothing happened, when someone taps Jimin's shoulder from behind...