With the release of Netflix’s popular Korean horror series Squid Game in 2021, American horror fans realized South Korean horror has been full of complex characters and exciting plot points for years. One user on a popular online horror forum asked fellow horror fans for their recommendations of the best Korean horror films. People replied on the thread with their favorites.


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  • #Alive (2020)

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    When the zombie apocalypse breaks out in Korea, one young man barricades himself inside his apartment to avoid exposure. But can he survive alone, or will he risk opening his doors to other survivors of the raging virus?

  • Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018)

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    In search of an exciting new episode for their horror web series, a group of online creators seeks out a haunted asylum to stay the night for their audience's pleasure. But as soon as they step foot in the dilapidated building, they realize they've made a grave mistake.

  • Train to Busan (2016)

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    When a father and his young daughter board a train, they have no clue they're leaving everyday life behind them forever. As a mysterious plague turns people across the country into flesh-eating zombies, the father-daughter pair must stick together to fight for survival.

  • I Saw the Devil (2010)

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    This action-packed thriller follows the fiancรฉ of a recently murdered pregnant woman who believes she is the victim of a psychopathic serial killer. As the fiancรฉ comes closer to uncovering the secrets behind the woman's murder, he finds himself in a deadly chase with the killer.

  • The Wailing (2016)

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    After a cryptic stranger mysteriously appears in a small Korean town, a series of murders begin around the same time. As police investigate the incidents, they must discover whether or not the new arrival and the brutal deaths are connected.

  • The Host (2006)

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    When a bumbling group of American military haphazardly dumps toxic chemicals into the Han River in Korea, they unknowingly leave the locals with a murderous creature lurking in the depths. A young girl is abducted by the monster, forcing her family to do everything it takes to bring her home.

  • Thirst (2009)

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    A priest struggles with his primal instincts in this terrifying film. The priest signs up for an experiment where he's infected with a strange virus that makes him crave the taste of blood and gives him an appetite for adult relations. But, as he descends deeper into his urges, can he ever bring back the pure priest he once was?

  • The Call (2020)

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    This action-packed mystery is full of twists and turns you'll never see coming. It follows two young women who live in the same home twenty years apart. When the two somehow transverse through time and speak to each other over the phone, they begin a plan to save a life that doesn't go the way either of them thought it would.

  • Burning (2018)

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    Burning is an unsettling psychological thriller about a young man named Jong-su who begins a relationship with a fiery young woman after she asks him to care for her cat while she's away. But when she returns, she's not alone. She's with Ben, a seemingly ordinary man who, for some reason, rubs Jong-su the wrong way.

    Source: Reddit.

  • The Mimic (2017)

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    When a strange young girl wanders to her doorstep in the middle of the night, a woman whose son went missing five years ago takes her in and treats her like a daughter. But the longer the girl spends in her home, the woman becomes increasingly worried that the child isn't who -- or what she says she is.

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