Seul, a construction project manager, investigates a foul stench beneath the premier department store in Seoul. Hidden records from the building's construction during the colonial era hint at madness. The only clue is a cryptic phrase: "Bin-o-jae." Beneath the glittering showroom, she uncovers secrets tied not only to workers' suffering and capitalism's horrors, but to her own body.
Come Down to a Lower Place is part of the Lovecraft Reanimated project, where leading Korean speculative fiction writers reimagine the works of horror master H.P. Lovecraft. While honoring his eerie, grotesque imagery and the blurred boundaries between reality and fantasy, they update his ideas for a global audience.
