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Hello October! It's Halloween month, and you know what it means? Get ready to be spooky and be prepared for some sleepless nights, because maybe a bloodthirsty ghost or two will come into your room at night.
There are different types of Korean drama addicts; there are those who like romantic themed dramas or films, some are into comedy, but there are those brave ones that love horror and thriller. And when it comes to horror films, we know for sure that Korean productions are the best among the rest!
So without further ado, here are 5 Korean horror films that you should watch this Halloween month, enjoy, and get spooked!
Metamorphosis
This film is about a married couple Gang-Goo (Sung Dong-Il) and Myung-Joo (Jang Young-Nam), with three children who are Sun-Woo (Kim Hye-Jun), Hyun-Joo (Cho Yi-Hyun), and Woo-Jong (Kim Kang-Hoon). One day they transferred to a new house and started a new life in that neighborhood; however, bizarre and terrifying things occurred to the family when they moved in. In that home, they were possessed by the devil that transforms into one family member. Then they decided to seek help from their family member, who is a Catholic priest that performs exorcisms.
A Tale of Two Sisters
This scary movie is about a teenage girl, Su-mi (Im Soo-Jung), who was away for her treatment for shock and psychosis in a mental institution. Then she was discharged and sent home to her family with her father (Kim Kap-soo) and younger sister Su-Yeon (Moon Geun-young), who is greatly protected. They went home to a cold reunion with their stepmother, Eun-Joo (Yum Jung-ah). When Su-mi was reunited with her sister, she found some bruises on Su Yeon's arms and angrily confronts Eun-Joo about the abuse. As the story progress, a lot of unexplainable things start to occur at the house. Something has changed, no one knows what it is, but the sisters can feel it.
Alive
Alive is a thrilling film that centers the story on a city that is rapidly infected by a mysterious virus that caused the city to be in complete chaos. There were two survivors in the city trapped in different apartment buildings, Joon-Woo (Yoo Ah-In) and Yoo-Bin (Park Shin-Hye). They both struggle to survive and help each other despite being away from each other. Everything, including the internet, phone, and electricity has been disconnected around the apartment. Find out if they were able to stay 'Alive' without food and water.
The Closet
Just by reading the title, you may already feel horrified. There's just that endless darkness in a closet that looking at it feels chilling like something is hiding in there, looking back, that even your imagination can't comprehend.
The Closet is about a man named Sang-Won (Ha Jung-Woo)who just recently lost his wife due to an accident. They have a daughter, Yi Na, and his relationship with her becomes awkward. To form a bond with her daughter Sang Won decided to move to a new home. Then one day, Yi Na suddenly tells him that she has found a new friend, and it makes her happy. Then Sang Won began to hear unusual sounds coming from Yi Na's closet and notices something weird about his daughter. Yi Na then suddenly disappears. Sang Won ties to look for his daughter when mysterious man Kyung-Hoon (Kim Nam-Gil) comes to him and tells him that his daughter is inside the closet.