Some of the best horror movies are made by Korean filmmakers, and here's a rundown of a few for you to add to your watchlist.
1. Exhuma A pair of Korean shamans, Hwa Rim and Bong Gil, are invited by a wealthy family to get rid of the evil spirit following their young son.
They join hands with a feng shui master and a funeral owner to control the daunting presence in the area.
- Cast: Gong Yoo, Jung Yu Mi, Ma Dong Seok, Kim Su An, Choi Woo Shik, Ahn So Hee, Kim Eui Sung
- Director: Yeon Sang Ho
- Language: Korean
- Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
- Release date: July 20, 2016
3. The Divine Fury
A mixed martial artist named Yong Hoo has powers to fight the world, but not in the way others would think. He joins with a priest to rid the area of a powerful, evil spirit that has planned to cause a disaster. They fight Ji Shin and his follower in a fierce showdown of forces.
- Cast: Shin Si Ah, Park Eun Bin, Jo Min Su
- Director: Park Hoon Jung
- Language: Korean
- Genre: Science Fiction, Action, Horror, Thriller
- Release date: June 15, 2022
6. Umma
A Korean immigrant named Amanda homeschools her daughter, Chrissy, and denies her the luxuries of the modern world until one day she is confronted by the truths of her past, in which she had been struck by her own mom and punished relentlessly, making her forget it. She then comes across her Umma's (mother) ashes, which give rise to a spirit and threaten to ruin her world.
- Cast: Ji Il Joo, Park Ji Yeon, Cho Kyung Hun
- Director: Lee Soo Seong
- Language: Korean
- Genre: Action, Horror
- Release date: January 5, 2023
9. House of the Disappeared
The remake of the Venezuelan film The House at the End of Time, it follows a woman's return to her home after 25 years of being imprisoned for falsely murdering her husband. She seeks the help of a mysterious man to get to the bottom of the case and learn more about her son's disappearance.
- Cast: Kim Yun Jin, Ok Taec Yeon, Jo Jae Yoon
- Director: Lim Dae Woong
- Language: Korean
- Genre: Psychological, Horror
- Release date: April 5, 2017
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