THE CURSED LESSON (2020) Reviews and overview of Korean mystery horror
The Cursed Lesson is a 2020 South Korean mystery horror film about an online fashion model who joins a mysterious yoga class. It is a remake of Yoga Hakwon (2009). …
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SPACE SWEEPERS (2020) Reviews and overview of Korean sci-fi
‘2092, the space sweep begins!’ Space Sweepers is a 2020 Korean action science-fiction film about space junk collectors that discover a fugitive humanlike robot. Directed by Sung-hee Jo (Phantom Detective; …
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SPIRIT: THE BEGINNING OF FEAR (2020) Korean ghost horror
Spirit: The Beginning of Fear is a 2020 Korean horror film about the creepy strange events that unfold when the ghost of a female murder victim appears. Also known as …
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DELIVER US FROM EVIL (2020) Reviews of Korean action crime movie with US release news
Deliver Us from Evil is a 2020 Korean action crime film about an assassin who goes to Thailand in order to solve a kidnapping case. He soon finds himself being …
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CALL aka THE CALL (2019) Reviews and overview
Call is a 2019 Korean science-fiction horror film about a serial killer who puts another woman’s past on the line to change her own fate. Also known as The Call …
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SLATE (2020) Korean action comedy in a parallel world
Slate is a 2020 South Korean action comedy film about a young woman who yearns to be a heroine and suddenly finds herself becoming one. She is transported to a …
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METAMORPHOSIS (2019) Reviews and overview
Metamorphosis is a 2019 South Korean horror feature film about an evil spirit that infiltrates the family of an exorcist who previously tried to defeat it. The original title is …
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THE CLOSET (2020) Reviews and overview
The Closet is a 2020 South Korean horror feature film about a father searching for his missing daughter who seems to have vanished into the titular closet. Written and directed …
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DOOR LOCK (2018) Reviews and overview
Door Lock is a 2018 South Korean horror-thriller feature film about a young woman who suspects a stranger may have broken into her tiny apartment. Directed by Kwon Lee from …
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THE WRATH (2018) Reviews and overview
The Wrath is a 2018 South Korean supernatural horror feature film set during the Joseon era about a household haunted by an evil spirit. Directed by Young-sun Yoo from a …
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ZOMBIE FOR SALE (2019) Reviews and overview
Zombie for Sale aka The Odd Family: Zombie on Sale is a 2019 South Korean comedy horror feature film about a strange family who seek to profit from a zombie they …
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THE PRIESTS (2015) Reviews and overview
‘HE is always here.’ The Priests aka The Priests: Exorcism is a 2015 South Korean supernatural horror feature film written and directed by Jae-hyun Jang (Svaha: The Sixth Finger; writer …
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SVAHA: THE SIXTH FINGER (2019) Reviews and overview
Svaha: The Sixth Finger is a 2019 South Korean mystery thriller feature film with horror elements written and directed by Jang Jae-hyun (The Priests: Exorcism; screenwriter of House of the …
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GHOST MASK: SCAR (2018) Overview
”Can beauty make you happy?’ Ghost Mask: Scar – original title: Gôsuto masuku: kizu is a 2018 Japanese-South Korean mystery horror film photographed, edited and directed by Takeshi Sone (Bloody Wedding; …
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THE CAT (2011) Reviews and overview
The Cat is a 2011 South Korean horror feature film directed by Byun Seung-Wook. So-yeon (Park Min-yeong) works at a small pet-grooming shop called Kitty N Puppy. Unfortunately, So-yeon sufferers from claustrophobia and …
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HOUSE OF THE DISAPPEARED (2017) Korean horror
House of the Disappeared – aka 시간위의 집; Si-gan-wi-ui jib – is a 2017 South Korean horror film directed by Dae-wung Lim [as Lim Dae-Woong] from a screenplay by Jae-hyun Jang (Svaha: …
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OUIJA BOARD aka BUNSHINSABA (2004) Reviews and overview
Ouija Board – original titles: Bunshinsaba aka 분신사바 – is a 2004 South Korean supernatural horror film written and directed by Ahn Byeong-ki (Bunshinsaba [2012] and sequels; Apt.; Phone; Nightmare). Kim Gyu-ri, Lee Yoo-ri …
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SUDDENLY IN THE DARK (1981) Reviews and overview
Suddenly in the Dark – original title: Gipeun bam gabjagi – is a 1981 South Korean supernatural horror feature film directed by Go Yeong-nam [Young Nam Ko] from a screenplay by Sam-yuk Yoon. It …
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THE SILENCED (2015) Reviews and overview
The Silenced – (Hangul: 경성학교: 사라진 소녀들; RR: Gyeongseong Hakgyo: Sarajin Sonyeodeul; translation: “Gyeongseong School: The Lost Girls”) is a 2015 South Korean horror film directed by Lee Hae-Young. The movie stars Park Bo-Young, Uhm …
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YONGARY: MONSTER FROM THE DEEP (1967) Reviews and overview
Yongary: Monster from the Deep – original title: Yonggary or Yongary (대괴수 용가리; Taekoesu Yongary; literally Great Monster Yongary) is a 1967 South Korean Kaiju monster film directed by prominent genre-film director Kim Ki-duk. It stars Oh Yeong-il and Nam Jeong-im. The …
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DERANGED (2012) Reviews and overview
Deranged is a 2012 South Korean science-fiction horror film starring Kim Myung-min, Kim Dong-wan of Shinhwa and Lee Ha-nui. It was produced by Lim Ji-young and Oz One Film, directed …
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THE HOST (2006) Reviews and overview
The Host is a 2006 South Korean horror feature film directed by Bong Joon-ho. The movie stars Song Kang-ho, Byeon Hee-bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doona and Go Ah-sung. Original title: …
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I SAW THE DEVIL (2010) Reviews and overview
I Saw the Devil is a 2010 South Korean thriller feature film directed by Kim Ji-woon, written by Park Hoon-jung, and starring Lee Byung-hun and Choi Min-sik. The original title …
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INTO THE MIRROR (2003) Reviews and overview
Into the Mirror – original title: 거울 속으로 – is a 2003 South Korean horror feature film about a series of grisly deaths in a department store, all involving mirrors, and the troubled detective who investigates …
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HANSEL AND GRETEL (2007) Reviews and overview
Hansel and Gretel is a 2007 South Korean horror feature film. The movie opens with pictures from a storybook of Hansel and Gretel. The scene then switches to Eunsu, a salesman, …
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A TALE OF TWO SISTERS (2003) Reviews and overview
A Tale of Two Sisters (장화, 홍련 Janghwa, Hongryeon literally ‘Rose Flower, Red Lotus’) is a 2003 South Korean psychological horror film written and directed by Kim Ji-woon. The film is inspired by a Joseon Dynasty folktale entitled “Janghwa Hongryeon jeon”, which …
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THIRST (2009) Reviews and overview
Thirst – original title: 박쥐; Bakjwi; “Bat”- is a 2009 South Korean horror feature film, written, produced and directed by Park Chan-wook (The Handmaiden; Stoker; Oldboy). It is loosely based …
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