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What’s in this issue CONTENTS C O M M u N I T Y C a p T u R I N G K O R E a 80 CITy OF SELF-STARTERS Located at the dead center of Korea, Cheongju is a small-town city for people with a plan. 84 WICKET gAmE Korea’s cricket league has been gaining traction since the ‘90s and is just hitting its stride. 86 TAKINg A WALK ON ThE uRbAN SIDE Seoul Sub-Urban takes on the city’s transit system to document the hidden story behind each of the capital’s neighborhoods. 62 SEE yOu IN SEJONg A small city outside Seoul features pristine parks, accessible hiking and low-key charm. Come check out the federal government’s new digs. 66 RELATIONShIp REvAmp Resting at the base of the peninsula’s mountainous backbone, Jirisan represents a homecoming for one prodigal expat son. 70 ghOSTS ALONg ThE mISSISSIppI If you’ve got a stomach for the gruesome and an ear for the macabre, New Orleans has the sites to get your spook on. 72 hAuNTS OF ThE WARD When it comes to the abandoned Gonjiam Psychiatric Hospital, enter only if you can handle a little damage to your psyche. 76 SAvE yOuR SEOuL Embrace your nostalgia and bust out your best costume; if you believe in ghost stories, the truth (and party) is out there. 78 SCREEN SCARE Korean horror haunts with more ghosts, less gore FREEDOm IN ThE FOLIAgE Namiseom glows in autumn M u S I C & a R T S 90 KOREAN puNK STRuggLES FORWARD Though still only in its teenage years, Korea’s punk scene is on its deathbed; without new blood, it cannot survive. 96 DISTuRbINg buT bEAuTIFuL A Korean writer returns to her roots to explore the darker themes in the country’s social fabric. 98 JACquES gREENE Montreal-born musician Jacques Greene drops in on Hongdae’s Cakeshop for a show and a taste of the local DJ scene. 99 gREAT bIg LAFF The fall incarnation of HBC fest features a homecoming for local comedy darling Brian Aylward, plus more indie bands than you can shake a pumpkin at. 100 ARTIST’S JOuRNEy With the launch of the “Chance and Dan Do Korea” podcast, comedian Dan Wiberg goes from seasoned opener to main attraction. 102 AT ThE bOx OFFICE “Gone Girl” (Oct. 16) “The November Man” (Oct. 16) 103 DvD CORNER “Roaring Currents” (명량) “Snowpiercer” (설국열차) D I S T R a C T I O N S 110 COmICS 111 gAmES 114 gROOvE LISTINgS Doctors, travel agencies, restaurants, hotels, airlines, nightclubs and more 118 hOROSCOpES Check out our GrooveCast episodes on these stories at groovekorea.com. 104 80 O C T O B E R 2 0 1 4ISSUE 96 D E S T I N a T I O N S H a L L O W E E N 72