Top Korean Horror & Thriller K-Dramas
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🎃 When Fear Turns into Pleasure
Autumn settles in, the lights grow dim, and pumpkins start taking over our screens. In Korea, just like anywhere else, Halloween is the perfect excuse to shiver in front of a good drama or horror movie. Vengeful spirits, forgotten legends, rain-soaked mysteries… Korean storytelling blends beauty and fear with an elegance that’s hard to match.
Whether you like to jump, laugh nervously, or simply lose yourself in eerie atmospheres, here’s a selection of stories to (re)discover by candlelight.
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- Kingdom
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- Sweet home
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- The guest
- Hotel Del Luna (2019)
IU as the owner of a hotel for the dead. A mix of romance, fantasy, and eerie ghost stories, with visuals perfect for a spooky autumn night.
- Kingdom (2019–2020)
Joseon dynasty meets zombies. A masterpiece blending history, political intrigue, and relentless horror.
- Sweet Home (2020–2023)
Dark monster apocalypse inside a Seoul apartment complex. Bloody, emotional, and deeply symbolic.
- The Guest (2018)
Exorcisms, shamans, and detectives fight against a powerful evil spirit. Pure Korean-style horror, rooted in folklore.
- Strangers from Hell (2019)
Psychological horror at its finest. A young man moves into a creepy goshiwon and slowly loses grip on reality.
- All of Us Are Dead (2022)
High school zombie outbreak, fast-paced, with strong social commentary.
- Sell Your Haunted House (2021)
A real estate agent who performs exorcisms to cleanse haunted properties. Creepy, but also witty and stylish.
- The Uncanny Counter (2020–2023)
Demon hunters disguised as noodle shop workers. A mix of action, fantasy, and eerie encounters.
- Goedam (2020)
An anthology of short urban horror stories based on Korean ghost legends. Perfect for quick scares.
- Revenant (2023)
A woman possessed by an evil spirit and an occult professor unraveling sinister mysteries. Dark, slow-burn, and chilling.
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- Strangers from hell
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- All of us are dead
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- Sell your haunted house
✨ Why Watch Them
These dramas aren’t just scary: they explore grief, guilt, justice, and humanity through ghosts, demons, and monsters. It’s horror with a uniquely Korean soul, mixing folklore with modern fears.
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- The Uncanny counter
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- Goedam
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- Revenant
BONUS :
🎃 Funny Halloween (spooky but light)
- Heartbeat (2023) – a vampire oversleeps for 100 years and wakes up in modern Korea, awkwardly trying to live as human. Quirky, funny, romantic.
- Oh My Ghost (2015) – a shy chef is possessed by a flirty ghost, leading to comedy and unexpected romance.
- My Roommate is a Gumiho (2021) – a student swallows a gumiho’s bead and must live with him to survive. Lighthearted chaos and romance.
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- Heartbeat
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- Oh my ghost
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- My roommate is Gumiho
Halloween in Korea isn’t just about fear. From terrifying zombies in Kingdom to the comedy of a clumsy vampire in Heartbeat, Korean dramas offer every flavor: horror, thriller, fantasy, or just spooky fun
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