But when a monster that was laying dormant emerges from Seoul’s Han River, it goes on a rampage, killing many and capturing others, including Hyun-seo. Park Gang-du (Song Kang-ho) is a slovenly, dim-witted dad who would do anything for his daughter, Hyun-seo (Go Ah-sung).
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The monster thriller has all the hallmarks of a good kaiju film, but with enough self-awareness of both the genre and the tendency for Korean films and TV to get a bit overdramatic that it comes dangerously close to being a comedy. The Host (Netflix)įrom Snowpiercer director Bong Joon-ho, The Host isn’t straight-up horror, but it is a lot of fun. An animated prequel, Seoul Station, is available to stream on Shudder. Train to Busan is available to stream on Netflix. In one scene, he goes to a cinema to watch a movie, and the film he watches: Train to Busan.
Scratch the surface and, much like Romero’s classic zombie films, you’ll find Train to Busan has a lot of depth to it.įun fact: Train to Busan star, Gong Yoo played the lead role in the critically-acclaimed Korean drama Goblin.
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You can choose to take the movie at face value - a dumb, fun zombie film with some gore and thrills - and it still holds up. When his daughter decides she wants to stay with her mother in Busan, the father and daughter take the ordinary two-hour train journey south. But they soon find themselves fighting for their lives as a zombie outbreak takes over. It tells the story of an overworked and inattentive father going through a divorce. Train to Busan was one of South Korea’s biggest movies of 2016. I Saw the Devil is available to stream on Hulu. But where the film really succeeds is in the way it blurs the lines for the hero - does he go too far? Or does his pursuit of evil take him beyond revenge? And in the end, was it even worth it? Where A Tale of Two Sisters relies on an eerie, more supernatural creepiness, I Saw the Devil is deeply rooted in realism.Īs any good Korean horror thriller does, some moments are tough to watch. While I Saw the Devil shares the same director as A Tale of Two Sisters, the two films have little in common beyond the fine attention to detail and some really creative storytelling. When a highly-trained detective’s wife is dismembered and murdered, the distraught husband goes on the hunt to find, and torment, the man responsible. Oldboy is available to stream on Netflix.Īnother Park Chan-wook horror film worth checking out is his intense and extremely messed-up 2009 vampire movie, Thirst, which is available to stream on Amazon. The movie is brutal and bloody but also stunningly shot and the story takes some interesting turns you won’t expect. When he’s suddenly released after 15 years, he has five days to find his captor and discover some unsettling secrets. Oldboy tells the story of Oh Dae-Su who is imprisoned for reasons he doesn’t know. His movies transcend borders with their intense themes grounded in reality and punctuated with moments of dark comedy. Oldboy Oh Dae-su searching for answers in 'Oldboy' (2003).ĭirector, Park Chan-wook is a titan of South Korean filmmaking. The sisters’ recovery is hindered when a ghost interferes in their lives.Ī Tale of Two Sisters is loosely based on a South Korean folktale and was remade as the 2009 American Emily Browning film The Uninvited.Ī Tale of Two Sisters is available to stream on Shudder. It tells the story of two sisters who return home from a mental institution to their father and cruel and unbalanced step-mother. If you’re a fan of Asian horror - particularly some of the more well-known Japanese horror movies around - then you’ll love A Tale of Two Sisters.
One of the earlier Korean horror movies to get the attention of an international audience, the film is stylishly directed and excellently executed. You want scared s**tless, then A Tale of Two Sisters is where it’s at.
The Wailing is available to stream on Netflix. But can the shaman’s old-world mysticism heal the girl before it takes hold of her? When a policeman’s daughter shows signs of the same infection, the family sees a shaman to deal with the issue. The Wailing is set in a mountain village where a weird “infection” starts spreading and people are mysteriously dying. But, it’s the unusual story steeped in folklore yet grounded in modern-day realities that really sets this film apart from other K-horror films. The WailingĬreepy, atmospheric, and downright spooky, The Wailing is a visually stunning South Korean supernatural horror thriller. So, when you need something extra scary this Halloween, head to your streaming service of choice and check out these terrifying South Korean horror movies. Since then, the nation has produced some of the most unsettling, creepy, and visually unique horror films in the world. Korean horror went through a renaissance in the late ’90s and early ’00s.
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