Each summer, a parade of ambitious horror films storms the theaters, trying to go beyond the fundamentals of fear and surprise. With each attempt to come up with newer, more exciting material, the stories have become even more mundane than they originally were and have strayed farther away from delivering true fear and terror to the audience. Without relying on cliché sound effects, "Epitaph" takes the genre back to the origin of "horror" itself by telling the strange and eerie story that sent chills throughout one summer night.

In 1942, the characters at Anseng Hospital each face a tragic end inside the walls of thence the best Western hospital in Seoul. Within the same time and space, the chain of horrific events leads each person to their death, brought upon by the frightening love that each person chose for themselves. The 1940s are an unfamiliar era that exudes mystery and enchantment. The hospital setting also makes for the best closed space full of ominous spirits. A spine-chilling love between the living and dead helps to shake the audience with a kind of horror they have never yet experienced.

A meek hospital intern named Jung-Nam becomes enchanted by the breathtaking corpse of a young high school girl. Having survived alone from a deadly car accident, a young girl named Asako faces her loved ones as they haunt her through the night, and as her doctor, Soo-In doctor, puts all of his energy in trying to help her overcome the pain. Although Dong-Won and his wife, In-Young, appear to be another happily married couple, the day comes when Dong-Won realizes the shocking fact that his wife is missing a shadow. February 1942, these unfortunate souls begin their journey at Anseng Hospital toward the greatest love of all, a love that continues on beyond this life.

"Epitaph" takes upon itself the challenge of changing the definition of the horror genre in Korea, helping it evolve from just the basic scream fest to a realm beyond mere curses and vindictive ghosts; the new era of horror begins in a time full of love that exceeds life and death.