Best South Korean horror movies

Three (2002)

An anthology consisting of three horror shorts from different Asian directors: Memories by Kim Jee-woon, The Wheel by Nonzee Nimibutr, and Going Home by Peter Chan.

I Saw the Devil (2010)

Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. Soo-hyeon, a top-secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself.

Exhuma (2024)

After tracing the origin of a disturbing supernatural affliction to a wealthy family's ancestral gravesite, a team of paranormal experts relocates the remains—and soon discovers what happens to those who dare to mess with the wrong grave.

Sleep (2023)

Hyun-su and Soo-jin have just gotten married. Seemingly out of nowhere, he starts talking in his sleep. 'Someone’s inside.' From that night forward, whenever he falls asleep, he transforms into someone else with no recollection of the night before. Soo-jin is overwhelmed with anxiety that he’d hurt her family while she sleeps and can barely sleep a wink because of this irrational fear. Despite sleep treatment, Hyun-su’s sleepwalking only intensifies, and she begins to feel that her unborn child may be in danger...

The 8th Night (2021)

With prayer beads in one hand and an ax in the other, a monk hunts down a millennia-old spirit that's possessing humans and unleashing hell on Earth.

The Silenced (2015)

A sickly girl Ju-ran transfers to a new sanitorium boarding school to regain health. But she discovers that students are disappearing and notices abnormal changes happening to her body. She suspects the school for what's happening and tries to discover what secret is hidden.

The Closet (2020)

After moving into a new house, a young girl begins displaying strange and disturbing behavior until, one day, she disappears behind a closet. While the devastated father is left with no clue about his daughter's disappearance, an exorcist shows up to help.

The Mimic (2017)

The mother of a missing child takes in a lost girl she finds in the woods, but soon begins to wonder if she is even human.

Death Bell (2008)

In a prep-class for year-end exams, a sadistic killer puts the students through mind-games in order to save each other.

Metamorphosis (2019)

An evil spirit that changes faces infiltrates one family placing one brother in danger while the other tries to save him.

Killer Toon (2013)

A web-comic artist finds that a series of murders are occurring that have a disturbing resemblance to the images in her work.

The Priests (2015)

To save a girl in danger, a priest and deacon jump into a mysterious case.

The Cursed: Dead Man's Prey (2021)

Following a brutal murder case, the police are baffled to find out that the assailant, whose body was found on the scene with the victim, had already been dead for three months. Meanwhile, journalist Jin-hee sets up a live interview with an anonymous caller claiming he is the true killer behind the mysterious murder. When the man announces three more murders will occur in the hands of the undead, Jin-hee must face the sinister forces beyond understanding.

Phone (2002)

Soon after getting a new phone, a woman notices strange things starting to happen. When she investigates, she discovers that everyone who has had her phone number before her has died suddenly and mysteriously.

Sector 7 (2011)

In Sector 7, an underwater oil field located south of Jeju Island, Hae-jun is working as a marine equipment manager on an oil prospecting ship called Eclipse. Joining the crew later is Jeong-man, a former colleague of Hae-jun's father, assigned to Eclipse as captain. Though his job is to oversee the withdrawal of the ship, he suggests conducting some drilling one last time.

Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967)

Earthquakes in central Korea turn out to be the work of Yongary, a prehistoric gasoline-eating reptile that soon goes on a rampage through Seoul.

Human Form (2014)

Feeling alone in a world where everyone looks exactly the same, a young girl decides to take extreme measures to change her appearance.

Full Throttle (2021)

Hee-Soo (2021)

Jueun and Taehoon, who lost their 6-year-old daughter Heesoo in a car accident, I live day by day without being able to escape the sense of loss. Taehoon, who couldn't see Jooeun getting ruined, At the recommendation of my friend, Junbeom, who is a program developer, I restored my daughter Heesoo to VR. The family that seemed to be looking for happiness again. Due to Jueun's strong obsession with AI Heesoo, It's getting worse.

Teenage Hooker Became A Killing Machine In Daehakro (2000)

A high-school girl who moonlights as a prostitute is revived as a killing machine after she is murdered by her teacher.

Memento Mori (1999)

The ghost of a lesbian high-school girl takes revenge on the people who used to bully her. And another young girl finds her old diary detailing her love and rejection when she was alive.

The Wailing (2016)

A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.

Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018)

The crew of a horror web series travels to an abandoned asylum for a live broadcast, but they encounter much more than expected as they move deeper inside the nightmarish old building.

Whispering Corridors (1998)

The ghost of a student who died at a Korean school comes back to seek vengeance and protect her friends.

White: Melody of Death (2011)

When each member of Pink Dolls falls into a horrible accident, Eun-ju realizes that their hit song "White" is cursed and attempts to reveal the secret.

Warning: Do Not Play (2019)

A struggling director makes a desperate bid to dig into the urban legend about a film shot by a ghost, at the risk of her own life.

The Red Shoes (2005)

A woman who finds a pair of pink high heels on a subway platform soon realizes that jealousy, greed, and death follow them wherever they go.

The Piper (2015)

Shortly after the Korean war, a father and a son are wandering through the country and make a stop in a remote village, where strange and dangerous happenings occur.

Into the Mirror (2003)

Woo Yeong-min retired from the police force after trying to save his partner and causing his death. After a series of mysterious deaths in the shopping mall in which his uncle has allowed him to work as a security guard prior to its reopening, he must face both his own fear of mirrors and the mystery surrounding the fire that closed down the mall.

Voice (2005)

While practicing after hours in her high school, an aspiring singer is mysteriously killed and her body vanishes. Her invisible ghost is trapped in the school, but her best friend is able to hear her voice.