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If you want to stay up all night and have the creeps, here’s our Top 10 Korean Horror Films. Don’t look behind, someone may be behind you.
- Train to Busan – 부산행
2016
Starring: Gong Yoo (Goblin) , Ma Dong-seok (38 Task Force), Jung Yu-mi (Discovery of Love)
* Train to Busan premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.
* On 7 August, the film set a record as the first Korean film of 2016 to break the audience record of over 10 million theatergoers
* The film serves as a reunion for Gong Yoo and Jung Yu-mi after both starring in the 2011 film “The Crucible.”
- A Tale of Two Sisters – 장화, 홍련 (lit. Rose Flower, Red Lotus)
2003
Starring: Im Soo-jung (Chicago Typewriter), Moon Geun-young (My Little Bride, Cheongdam-dong Alice)
* Had an American remake entitled “The Uninvited” which was released in 2009.
- Spellbound – 오싹한 연애
2011
Starring: Son Ye-jin (The Classic, Endless Love: Summer Scent), Lee Min-ki (Because This is My First Life)
* The film is the perfect blend of rom-com and horror.
- Wishing Stairs – 고괴담 (also known as Whispering Corridors 3: Wishing Stairs)
2003
Starring: Song Ji-hyo (Princess Hours, Ex-Girlfriend Club), Park Han-byul (Borg Mom)
- Cinderella – 신데렐라
2006
Starring: Do Ji-won (Seven Day Queen), Shin Se-kyung (Sensory Couple, Bride of Habaek)
- Death Bell – 피의 중간고사
2008
Starring: Lee Beom-soo (Prime Minister and I), Yoon Jung-hee (Tasty Life), Nam Gyu-ri (Yeah, That’s How It Is)
- The Host – 괴물 (lit. Monster)
2006
Starring: Song Kang-ho (A Taxi Driver), Byun Hee-bong (Pinocchio), Bae Doona (Jupiter Ascending)
* The Host premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2006.
- The Red Shoes – 분홍신
2005
Starring: Kim Hye-soo (Signal), Kim Sung-soo (Full House)
* Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Red Shoes.”
- Someone Behind You
2009
Starring: Yoon Jin-seo (Sensory Couple), Park Ki-woong (Secretly Greatly), Lee Ki-woo (The Classic, Flower Boy Ramyun Shop)
* Based on manhwa “It’s Two People” and was released in US at the 2009 After Dark Horrorfest film festival with the title “Voices.”
- The Doll Master – 인형사
2004
Starring: Kim Yoo-mi (Cruel City), Shim Hyung-tak (My Sassy Girl, SBS)
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