A funeral director comes across a scarecrow ritual that could revive her long-lost husband but at the cost of killing people for their hearts.

A funeral director, Hae-ah’s life falls apart after losing her husband in an accident on their wedding anniversary. Years later, still grieving, Hae-ah stumbles across a rural village and witnesses a ritual reviving the dead using a scarecrow. But there is a cost - you need someone else’s heart to complete the ritual. Soon after, Hae-ah uses the dead bodies that enter her funeral home to bring back her husband, John, to life. However, their sweet reunion is cut short as, after a brief time, John returns to the state of a regular scarecrow. To keep this happy dream at all times, the sacrifice of a human heart is required regularly and she decides to do whatever it takes even if it means becoming a murderer.

We experience ‘loss’ big and small throughout our lives, from losing simple physical belongings to losing relations such as a beloved friend. Of all the losses we experience, ‘death’ is the most painful because it is inevitable. In time, every human dies, and our loved ones will pass away. Death and loss can affect us differently, as is how we cope with it. With FOLKLORE, I wanted to explore the various stages of grief through the eyes of a young woman who lost her husband.