Watched all 16 episodes of Korea's Hotel Del Luna a.k.a. Guest House of the Moon (2019), which Angelique and Aubrey recommended. It's about an expensive, palatial hotel that takes in spirits of the dead as guests so that they can be consoled and be given the chance to do everything they wanted to but couldn't when they were living. It's also about grudges of the dead against the living, and many of the situations, though cloaked in fantasy, are real as I have observed over 26 years of Spirit Questing. A la Hotel Transylvania minus the comedy but just as bizarre. Episode 1 already shows us a Tim-Burtonesque production design, and the story jumpstarts as a deconstruction of Beauty and the Beast with reversed genders. It was a pleasant surprise to see the actor who played the support team leader in Black play the mayor here, albeit in merely a bit part. Love the owner of Pizza Alvolo; reminds me of M. and M.'s cafe.

The sets and props of this movie are fabulous and the story clearly told. Like most other Korean productions dealing with the supernatural it is, of course, really a love story disguised as a horror story. Jang Man-wol is a modern, Korean Scarlett O'Hara out of Gone With the Wind, and singer/actress IU plays the role well. The protagonists in this movie were so likable that, by the time I was on Episode 15, I knew that I would miss them terribly after my entire screening was over. Love that sword named Full Moon. Reminds me of my double-handed sword Tikbalang. And the Moon Tree, the dragon tree outside our house.

Seems like I should have built my own hotel years ago, but I think the dollhouse dojo in my bedroom can serve that purpose. It may have several guests already.

Couldn't resist Posting a shot of some of my moon jewelry. Rings, Left to Right: white jade, moonstone, labradorite, and labradorite in Gaia setting. Pendants, Left to Right: labradorite and moonstone.