Synopsis: In THE CURSE - AWAKENING OF THE DEAD, a series of murders are committed by the undead. In the first case, the suspect’s body is found next to the victim at the crime scene, but the police discover that the corpse died three months ago. Meanwhile, journalist LIM Jin-hee receives a mysterious call from a man who claims to be the culprit of the murder. The suspect warns that three more murders are coming, and that they will be carried out by corpses that have risen from the dead, the Jaechaui. On the day of the first announced murder, the police are ready to capture the killer when they are surprised by an attack by a Jaechaui army. Who is behind all this and what is the reason?