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Top 6 scariest Korean horror movies to include in your Halloween watchlist: No.2 has the most shocking twist!

The following Korean horror films will definitely keep you up at night. Are you willing to watch them on Halloween? 

As Halloween is coming soon, if you don’t have plans to go out and have fun, don’t worry because the following 6 Korean horror movies are perfect for an evening in! Be ready to get under the blankets, prepare some snacks and pray that the lights in the house won’t go out suddenly! 

1. I Saw The Devil

I Saw The Devil was included in the list of the Top 20 most frightening movies of all time by the American magazine Rolling Stones because of its brutal, realistic and horrifying on-screen mutilations. Without the classic jumpscares, I Saw The Devil successfully makes the viewers experience a variety of emotions from having their hearts racing, hands shaking, to sweating when watching the intense journey to revenge of secret agent Soo Hyun (Lee Byung Hun) against the serial killer who brutally murders his wife. The scene where the killer ruthlessly chops up the pregnant woman’s body while she is alive despite her earnest pleas is the most popular and most haunting scene in the movie.

Top 6 scariest Korean horror movies to include in your Halloween watchlist: No.2 has the most shocking twist!

2. Oldboy

Oldboy is considered one of the icons of Korean cinema. Not only is Oldboy often listed among the best movies of all time, the film also has one of the most shocking, disturbing, and dark twists that causes many viewers to refuse to watch it a second time because they don’t have enough courage. The film depicts the life of Oh Dae Su (Choi Min Sik), after a drunken night when returning home for his daughter’s birthday, he wakes up in a strange room, blocked from all exits. Oh Dae Su‘s pain increasingly reaches its peak when he learns that his wife has been murdered and he is the number 1 suspect while his daughter is sent abroad. After 15 years of being held captive, he receives a phone call from his captor. Dae Su’s bloody and tearful revenge journey begins here.

Top 6 scariest Korean horror movies to include in your Halloween watchlist: No.2 has the most shocking twist!

3. The Wailing

The Wailing is one of the monuments of the exorcism genre in the hearts of Korean horror movie fans. An outbreak of a mysterious disease drives the villagers into a frenzy one day, and the locals’ suspicions fall on the old Japanese traveler (Jun Kunimura). To deal with this mysterious man, the townsfolk enlist the assistance of a well-known exorcist (Hwang Jung Min) from another province. Aside from the terrifying ceremonies, The Wailing provides a complex picture with implications regarding Korean culture, history, and religion.

Top 6 scariest Korean horror movies to include in your Halloween watchlist: No.2 has the most shocking twist!

4. The Call

The story of The Call begins when Seo Yeon (Park Shin Hye) receives calls for help from a girl named Young Sook (Jeon Jong Seo). Although the two became “best friends,” when Young Sook couldn’t connect to Seo Yeon‘s phone, she grew enraged and began a series of terrible murders in the past, which had an influence on the future.

Top 6 scariest Korean horror movies to include in your Halloween watchlist: No.2 has the most shocking twist!

5. Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum

Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum” is said to be the scariest horror movie in Korea. The story takes place at Gonjiam hospital, an abandoned hospital which CNN selected as one of the “7 freakiest places on the planet”. Created as a found footage, this movie brings the realest feelings to the viewers through the actors’ camera angles. “Gonjiam” tells about the group of kids led by Ha Joon (Wi Ha Joon) entering Gonjiam to discover the spiritual phenomenons that happen at Gonjiam, the most-haunted hospital in Korea. They even bring equipment to summon spirits in order to see ghosts.

Top 6 scariest Korean horror movies to include in your Halloween watchlist: No.2 has the most shocking twist!

6. Metamorphosis

This horror film is called a true nightmare to those who enjoy spine-chilling images, bloody scenes, and bad endings. In fact, this film was banned in Vietnam because it was too terrifying. “Metamorphosis” tells about the family of the priest Jung Soo (Bae Sung Woo). Since he fails to exorcise the devil, his family members are controlled by it. The devil makes the members doubt each other and murders themselves. There are many scenes that show killed animals and creepy dead bodies. In addition, audiences also get thrilled by the chases that make them feel “home is the most dangerous place

Top 6 scariest Korean horror movies to include in your Halloween watchlist: No.2 has the most shocking twist!
Top 6 scariest Korean horror movies to include in your Halloween watchlist: No.2 has the most shocking twist!
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