Top 17 Horror Korean Dramas That Are Way Too Scary

If you love to watch horror movies that will not let you sleep alone at night, here are some horror dramas worth watching.

Everyone now appreciates Korean dramas for their storyline, cheeky romance, original soundtracks, and beautiful actors. This is owing to the fact that Korean dramas have come a long way in recent years. They are highly addicting for the reasons listed above.

Now, you can find a lot of dramas in different genres like – romance, thriller, comedy, action & more. One of them is horror. Here is the list of Kdramas that are scary enough to keep you awake.

Horror Korean Dramas

If you are fed up with rom-com dramas, get some chills down your spine by watching these scary Kdramas so that you need someone to go to the toilet with you. Don’t watch them at night, it’s a warning.

Horror korean dramas

This list consists of dramas that have ghosts, scary background music, weird characters & a great plot. Some of them are greatly appreciated by the audience & some are underrated.

So, get ready to watch these spooky dramas & sleep with your lights on. Don’t forget that binge-watching is bad for your eyes & you should take a break after each episode.

1. Kingdom

Hangul: 킹덤

Year: 2019

During the Joseon period, the spirit of a recently dead king comes back, and a mysterious illness starts to spread across the country. To find out what is going on and save his people, the crown prince must deal with a new kind of enemy.

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Rating:

4 5 star rating

Main Cast (Characters):

  • Joo Ji Hoon as Lee Chang
  • Ryu Seung Ryong as Jo Hak Joo
  • Bae Doo Na as Seo Bi
  • Kim Sung Gyu as Young Shin

No. Of Episodes: 6+6 (50 min. each)

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2. Sweet Home

Hangul: 스위트홈

Year: 2020

Cha Hyun Soo decides to leave his house. Strange things start to happen in his flat and all over Korea, which soon disrupts his quiet life. Hyun Soo and the other people who live there try to stay alive as people start to change into monsters.

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Rating:

4 star rating

Main Cast (Characters):

  • Song Kang as Cha Hyun Soo
  • Lee Jin Wook as Pyeon Sang Wook
  • Lee Shi Young as Seo Yi Kyung
  • Lee Do Hyun as Lee Eun Hyuk

No. Of Episodes: 10 (52 min. each)

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3. Priest

Soo Min is a young Catholic priest & a member of 634 Regia. The group performs exorcisms unofficially. Meanwhile, Eun Ho is a doctor who works in the emergency room of a hospital. They protect people together at a Catholic hospital in Seoul.

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Cast –

  • Yeon Woo Jin as Oh Soo Min
  • Jung Yoo Mi as Ham Eun Ho
  • Park Yong Woo as Moon Ki Sun
  • Son Jong Hak as Goo Do Gyun

No. Of Episodes – 16

Watch On – Free Streaming Sites

4. Happiness

Hangul: 해피니스

Year: 2021

In the near future, a new apartment building has been built. The people who live there come from different places, but a new disease spreads quickly. It shows the psychological battle and the way that people from different classes treat each other.

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Rating:

4 5 star rating

Main Cast (Characters):

  • Han Hyo Joo as Yoon Sae Bom
  • Park Hyung Sik as Jung Yi Hyun
  • Jo Woo Jin as Han Tae Seok
  • Park Joo Hee as Ji Soo

No. Of Episodes: 12 (65 min. each)

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5. The Guest

Yoon Hwa Pyung is a psychic born to a shaman family. Choi Yoon is a catholic priest known for exorcisms & Kang Kil Young is a detective. They meet each other and try to fight against crimes caused by mysterious powers.

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Cast –

  • Kim Dong Wook as Yoon Hwa Pyung
  • Kim Jae Wook as Choi Yoon/Matthew
  • Jung Eun Chae as Kang Gil Young
  • Lee Won Jong as Yook Gwang

No. Of Episodes – 16

Watch On – Netflix

6. Strangers From Hell

Hangul: 타인은 지옥이다

Year: 2019

Jong Woo goes to Seoul from the country when his friend Jae Ho gives him a job offer. He finds a cheap hotel while looking for a place to live. He makes the decision to stay there for six months. But strange things start to happen with him.

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Rating:

4 5 star rating

Main Cast (Characters):

  • Im Shi Wan as Yoon Jong Woo
  • Lee Dong Wook as Seo Moon Jo
  • Lee Jung Eun as Eom Bok Soon
  • Ahn Eun Jin as Seo Jung Hwa

No. Of Episodes :10 (60 min. each)

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7. The Cursed

The drama is about a girl named So Jin who is possessed by a spirit & has a special ability to bring death by using names or photos, and Jin Hee, a social issues reporter. She meets So Jin while trying to reveal the secret behind an IT conglomerate.

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Cast –

  • Uhm Ji Won as Im Jin Hee
  • Jeong Ji So as Baek So Jin
  • Sung Dong Il as Jin Jong Hyun
  • Jo Min Soo as Jin Kyung

No. Of Episodes – 12

Watch On – WeTV

8. Master’s Sun

Hangul: 주군의 태양

Year: 2013

Joong Won is the CEO of Kingdom, a conglomerate. He meets Gong Shil, who can see ghosts. Their lives take a new turn as they work together to deal with the terror and sadness brought by the spirits. And unknowingly, they fall in love.

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Rating:

4 star rating

Main Cast (Characters):

  • Gong Hyo Jin as Tae Gong Shil
  • So Ji Sub as Joo Joong Won
  • Seo In Guk as Kang Woo
  • Kim Yoo Ri as Tae Yi Ryung

No. Of Episodes – 17 (62 min. each)

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9. Tale Of The Nine-Tailed

Hangul: 구미호뎐

Year: 2020

A gumiho named Lee Yeon gives up his job as the guardian mountain spirit of Baekdudaegan to look for the soul of his one true love, Ah Eum. Yeon met Nam Ji Ah, a smart and brave producer at TVC Station, while working on a mission.

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Rating:

4 star rating

Main Cast (Characters):

  • Lee Dong Wook as Lee Yeon
  • Jo Bo Ah as Nam Ji Ah / Ah Eum
  • Kim Bum as Lee Rang
  • Kim Yong Ji as Ki Yoo Ri

No. Of Episodes: 16 (65 min. each)

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10. Hellbound

People hear predictions on when they will die. When that time comes, a death angel appears in front of them and kills them. The drama is about supernatural angels emerging out of nowhere to sentence individuals to hell.

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Cast –

  • Yoo Ah In as Jung Jin Soo
  • Park Jung Min as Bae Young Jae
  • Kim Hyun Joo as Min Hye Jin
  • Won Jin Ah as Song So Hyun

No. Of Episodes – 6

Watch On – Netflix

11. Black

A grim reaper is forced to track down his fugitive partner. In this process, a detective gets possessed by the grim reaper. She can see shadows of death. These two struggle to save the lives of people, breaking the rules of heaven.

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Cast –

  • Song Seung Heon as Moo Gang
  • Go Ah Ra as Kang Ha Ram
  • Lee El as Yoon Soo Wan
  • Kim Dong Jun as Oh Man Soo

No. Of Episodes – 18

Watch On – Netflix

12. A Korean Odyssey

Hangul: 화유기

Year: 2017

In 2017, Oh Gong and Ma Wang conflict with each other as they look for a true light in a dark world. Having made a contract with Seon Mi 25 years ago, entitling her to seek help whenever she calls him, the two meet again in a fateful encounter.

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Rating:

4 star rating

Main Cast (Characters):

  • Lee Seung Gi as Son Oh Gong
  • Oh Yeon Seo as Jin Seon Mi/ Sam Jang
  • Cha Seung Won as Woo Ma Wang/ Woo Hwi
  • Lee Hong Ki as Jeo Pal Kye/ P.K.

No. Of Episodes: 20 (80 min. each)

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13. Search

Hangul: 써치

Year: 2020

The drama takes place in the demilitarized zone (DMZ), which is the area between North and South Korea. It tells the story of a specialized search party that forms to find out the truth behind strange disappearances and murders.

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Rating:

3 5 star rating

Main Cast (Characters):

  • Jang Dong Yoon as Yong Dong Jin
  • Krystal Jung as Son Ye Rim
  • Yoon Park as Song Min Gyu
  • Lee Hyun Wook as Lee Joon Sung

No. Of Episodes: 10 (60 min. each)

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14. The Ghost Detective

Lee Da Il is a private investigator, who catches ghosts. He tries to solve the case of his assistant, Yeo Wool’s younger sibling’s death. He runs into a mysterious woman who appears at every crime scene. They work together to solve other mysterious crimes.

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Cast –

  • Choi Daniel as Lee Da Il
  • Park Eun Bin as Jung Yeo Wool
  • Lee Ji Ah as Seon Woo Hye
  • Kim Won Hae as Han Sang Sup

No. Of Episodes – 16

Watch On – Viki, Kocowa

15. All Of Us Are Dead

Hangul: 지금 우리 학교는

Year: 2022

A group of high school students get caught with an extreme crisis situation when they become trapped in their school, while a zombie virus spreads like a wildfire. They must fight their way out or turn into one of the rabid infected.

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Rating:

4 star rating

Main Cast (Characters):

  • Yoon Chan Young as Cheong San
  • Park Ji Hoo as Ohn Jo
  • Cho Yi Hyun as Nam Ra
  • Park Solomon as Su Hyuk

No. Of Episodes: 12 (60 min. each)

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16. Bring It On, Ghost

Hyun Ji studied for most of her life before she died at the age of 19. She is now a ghost and has wandered around the world for several years. She then meets Bong Pal, an exorcist college boy. They both listen to various stories from ghosts and sends them to the otherworld.

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Cast –

  • Ok Taec Yeon as Park Bong Pal
  • Kim So Hyun as Kim Hyun Ji
  • Kwon Yool as Joo Hye Sung
  • Kim Sang Ho as Myung Chul

No. Of Episodes – 16

Watch On – Netflix, Viki

17. The Village: Achiara’s Secret

Achiara is a quiet, peaceful village with hardly any crime. One day, So Yoon arrives in Achiara to teach English at the local school. On her first day at work, she finds a buried body. She and police officer Woo Jae attempt to find the truth.

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Cast –

  • Moon Geun Young as Han So Yoon
  • Yook Sung Jae as Park Woo Jae
  • Shin Eun Kyung as Yoon Ji Sook
  • Ohn Joo Wan as Seo Gi Hyun

No. Of Episodes – 16

Watch On – Viki, YouTube

Wrapping Up

So, these were some of the top horror Korean dramas that you can watch if you are a fan of the horror genre. Besides dramas, there are many more Korean Horror Movies that you can watch.

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FAQs

1. Which is the scariest Kdrama?

Some of the scariest Kdramas ever made are All Of Us Are Dead, Master’s Sun, Strangers From Hell, and The Guest.

2. Why is Korean horror so popular?

Korean horror movies and dramas are popular because of their visuals and acting. The actors make their characters look real with their acting.

3. Where can I watch horror dramas?

You can watch horror dramas on streaming sites like Netflix, WeTV, Viu, Prime Video, Viki, etc.

Hi! I'm Lily Park from USA. I started watching dramas as a hobby & now I'm addicted to them. Just can't stop watching them. My favorite drama is Business Proposal.

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