Ghosts. We all know most horror stories starts with a great ghost story. Sometimes the ghost is lost and needs help crossing over. Other times, the ghost has unfinished business and wants REVENGE! So, if your favorite ghost is from Antarctic Journal, The Ghost Detective, The Mimic or The Ghost (Dead Friend), it’s finally time to make a decision on which type of ghost you would prefer to have haunt you.
Here are six Korean ghosts that can be friends, funny or a foe. Pick one!
Which one is your favorite? Let me know in the comments below!
1.Ghost Doctor (Friendly)
What’s It About: Cha Young Min is a talented but arrogant thoracic surgeon. He cares about nothing and no one around him. He only wants to advance his career. Residential surgeon Go Seung Tak is the exact opposite of Cha Young Min. He only has risen in the ranks due to the fact that his grandfather founded one of the country’s top hospital. The two men get involved in an unexpected case and Cha Young Min ends up possessing Go Seung Tak’s body. Will the two men be able to seperate and go back to leading their normal lives?
Starring: Rain, Kim Bum, Uee
Where To Watch: Rakuten Viki
Watch The Trailer Here:
2. Oh My Ghost (Friendly)
What’s It About: Na Bong Sung is a very shy and timid person. She has low self-esteem, no friends and constantly gets reprimanded at the job as an assistant chef. Because her grandmother is a shaman, Na Bong Sung has the ability to see ghosts. Shin Soon Ae is a woman that dies without ever having loved someone. When she meets Bong Sun, she thinks Bong Sun is the perfect vessel to carry out her unfulfilled life wish. Will both women be able to get what they want in the end?
Starring: Park Bo-Young, Jo Jung-Suk, Kim Seul Gi
Where To Watch: Rakuten Viki, Amazon Prime Video
Watch The Trailer Here:
3. Show Me The Ghost (Funny)
What’s It About: Ho Doo and Ye Ji have been best friends for twenty years. Both are in need of jobs are are looking for a house to rent. Ho Doo finds a part-time job at a convience store at night. One day when Ye Ji comes home from a disaterous job interview, he tells her he rented an amazing home for them to live in. At first everything seems suspiciously great, but Ye Ji starts having doubts about the affordable dream home. One night, Ho Doo and Ye Ji discover there is a ghost living in the house with them. They have no money to hire a real exorcist to remove the ghost, so the two decide to get rid of the ghost themselves, using tips from the internet.
Starring: Han Seung-Yeon, Kim Hyun-Mok, Hong Seung Bum
Where To Watch: Rakuten Viki, Amazon Prime Video
Watch The Trailer Here:
4. Ghost Sweepers (Funny)
What’s It About: In a small village called Ulijinri, evil has plagued the place for decades. Shamans from all over the country have convened to perform an exorcism against the notorious evil. Chan-Young is a new reporter and her job has just sent to Ulijinri to cover the story. When the shamans start their ritual, the evil force begins to attack them and most of the shamans decide to go back home. Five of the best shamans remain along with Chan-Young. Together the group investigates the dark secrets about the village and prepare for an epic battle.
Starring: Lee Je-Hoon, Kim Su-Ro, Kang Ye-Won
Where To Watch: Tubi, Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel
Watch The Trailer Here:
5. The Wailing (Frightening)
What’s It About: In a small and peaceful village, a mysterious plague suddenly take hold of the residents that causes them to turn extremely violent and eventually leads to death. At first the police blamed poisoned mushrooms for the cause of death. The residents are not satisfied with the conclusion from the police and start to blame a mysterious Japanese man that has just arrived to the village. Police Chief Jong-Goo wants to investigate the Japanese man after hearing a rumor he was around the area after a recent death. Jong-Goo’s daughter begins to show symptoms of the mysterious plague and he is now in a race against evil to save his daughter.
Starring: Chun Woo-Hee, Hwang Jung-Min, Kwak Do-Won
Where To Watch: Tubi, Peacock, Pluto TV
Watch The Trailer Here:
6. Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (Frightening)
What’s It About: Ha-Joon is the owner of a You Tube channel called “Horror Times”. He heard a rumor about an abandonded insane asylum. He gathers six of friends to investigate the asylum. They plan to do a live stream from inside. At first, to get more viewers, the team arranges fake scares, but as they go deeper into the asylum, the team finds more than they expected.
Starring: Lee Seung-Wook, Wi Ha-Joon, Park Ji-Hyun
Where To Watch: Tubi, Amazon Prime Video, Plex
Watch The Trailer Here:
