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Door Lock – South Korea, 2018 – reviews

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 …

The Wrath – South Korea, 2018

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 …

The Odd Family: Zombie on Sale – South Korea, 2019 – reviews

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 find only to …

The Priests aka The Priests: Exorcism – South Korea, 2015 – reviews

‘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 …

Svaha: The Sixth Finger – South Korea, 2019 – reviews

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 …

Kingdom – television series, South Korea, 2019 – reviews

Kingdom is a 2019 South Korean action horror television series directed by Seong-hun Kim (Tunnel) from a screenplay by Kim Eun-hee. The series stars Doona Bae, Ji-Hoon Ju and Seung-ryong Ryu. Plot: Six …

Ghost Mask: Scar – Japan | South Korea, 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; …

The Cat – South Korea, 2011 – reviews

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 …

Ouija Board aka Bunshinsaba – South Korea, 2004 – reviews

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 …

Suddenly in the Dark – South Korea, 1981 – reviews

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 …

The Silenced – South Korea, 2015 – overview and reviews

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. It stars Park Bo-Young, Uhm Ji-Won and Park So-Dam. …

Yongary: Monster from the Deep – South Korea, 1967 – reviews

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 …

Deranged – South Korea, 2012 – reviews

Deranged (Hangul: 연가시; Hanja: 鐵線蟲; RR: Yeongasi) is a 2012 South Korean science fiction horror thriller 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 by Park Jung-woo and …

The Host – South Korea, 2006

The Host – original title: Hangul: 괴물; RR: Gwoemul; literally: “Monster” – is a 2006 South Korean horror feature film directed by Bong Joon-ho. The movie stars Song Kang-ho, Byeon …

I Saw the Devil – South Korea, 2010 – reviews

I Saw the Devil – 악마를 보았다; Akmareul boattda – 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. A psychotic serial killer is on the loose, committing some …

Into the Mirror – South Korea, 2003 – reviews

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 …

Hansel and Gretel – South Korea, 2007, reviews

Hansel and Gretel (헨젤과 그레텔) is a 2007 South Korean horror film. The movie opens with pictures from a storybook of Hansel and Gretel. The scene then switches to Eunsu, a salesman, driving his …

A Tale of Two Sisters – South Korea, 2003 – reviews

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 …

Thirst – South Korea, 2009 – reviews

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 …