The Park

The Park

Year: 2003

Runtime: 91 mins

Language: Cantonese

Director: Andrew Lau

Horror

Fourteen years after a fatal accident, an amusement park reopens its gates, but the celebration masks lingering danger. When a young boy disappears within the revived grounds, his friends band together to search for him, facing the park’s unsettling mysteries and the threat that the past may still be deadly.

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1

Origin of the park tragedy

A girl falls to her death from the Ferris wheel, and the park's owner hanged himself in guilt. The park, allegedly built over a former cemetery, is then closed and left to decay.

14 years ago Amusement park
2

Alan's disappearance

Alan, a reporter, explores the deserted park and mysteriously disappears. Their mother, a ghostbuster who uses a magic camera, insists Alan is dead and warns Yen not to search.

Shortly after park closure Deserted park
3

Yen resolves to search for Alan

Despite her mother's certainty that Alan is dead, Yen insists he may still be alive and sets out to the park. She decides to enter with six friends to look for him.

Before nightfall Home / decision point
4

The expedition into the haunted park

Yen gathers six friends—Ka-ho, Dan, YY, Ken, Pinky, and Shan—and they sneak into the park after dark. They ignore the caretaker's warning and push on toward their goal.

Night Park entrance
5

Caretaker's ominous warning

The park's caretaker warns them to leave, claiming the place is haunted. The group ignores him and continues toward their goal.

Night Park
6

Ka-ho follows a trace into the Haunted House

Ka-ho spots something on his camera recorder and follows it into the Haunted House. The rest of the group remains at the meeting point, unaware of the danger.

Shortly after entry Haunted House
7

Ka-ho vanishes; the group splits

One hour after the initial entry, Ka-ho is missing, forcing Yen to split the group to search for him. Paranormal activity intensifies as the park seems to come alive.

One hour after entry Park
8

Carousel spins and Pinky is knocked out

Ken and Pinky ride the carousel, which suddenly starts spinning at high speed on its own. Ken jumps off to safety while Pinky is knocked unconscious in the chaos.

Night Carousel
9

Ken's peril and eventual decapitation

Ken runs away and nearly drowns in the perilous chaos. His crucifix saves him from immediate death, but a later wire accident decapitates him.

Shortly after Carousel area
10

Pinky's possession and death

Pinky becomes possessed during the chaos and dies after slitting her wrists. The possession marks another tragic turn for the group.

Shortly after Carousel area
11

Shan's fate and the lucky charm

Shan is left behind, apparently killed by the possessed Pinky, but his lucky charm saves him. He survives the encounter, a testament to the charm's power.

Shortly after Carousel area
12

Haunted House attack: Yen, YY, and Dan

Yen, YY, and Dan enter the Haunted House and the wax figures come to life and attack them. YY is killed by the figures, and Dan dies after being set on fire.

Later in the night Haunted House
13

Mother's sacrifice and demon capture plan

Yen's mother arrives to fight the demon controlling the park and sacrifices herself by allowing possession so Yen can use the magic camera to capture the demon. Before dying, she asks Yen to snap photos of the spirits of her deceased brother, friends, and other victims, and burn the photos to put them to rest.

Climax Park / Haunted House
14

Shan's revival and foreshadowing

Shan appears and reveals that he was saved by his lucky charm during the chaos. This revelation reframes the group's fate as the demon persists.

Climax / after mother dies Near Yen
15

Epilogue: Yen carries on the ghostbusting

In the epilogue, Yen takes over her mother's duties as a ghostbuster and continues to hunt spirits. Shan works as a car mechanic, but a phone call goes unanswered and he is later crushed by a car, hinting the demon has survived in their group photo. The demon lingers within the group photo as a lasting threat.

Epilogue City / home and street

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