The best Korean horror movies of all time
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: The Wailing (2016) · A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) · Train to Busan (2016). (Updated Feb 2, 2025.)
From The Wailing to A Tale of Two Sisters: the Korean horror films critics and audiences rank highest (Looper, Screen Rant, Modern Korean Cinema).
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Top 12
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1
The Wailing (2016)
Na Hong-jin's bumbling cop investigates deaths in a remote village; 99% on Rotten Tomatoes.
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2
A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
Kim Jee-woon's gothic psychological horror.
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3
Train to Busan (2016)
Yeon Sang-ho's zombies on a KTX train.
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4
The Host (2006)
Bong Joon-ho's monster from the Han River.
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5
The Housemaid (1960)
Kim Ki-young's legendary film in Korean cinema history.
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6
Whispering Corridors (1998)
The pioneer of school ghost-story horror, a launchpad for young actors.
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7
I Saw the Devil (2010)
Kim Jee-woon, Lee Byung-hun and Choi Min-sik in a revenge thriller.
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8
R-Point (2004)
Psychological horror set at the end of the Vietnam War.
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9
Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018)
Jung Bum-shik's found-footage horror.
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10
Epitaph (2007)
Gothic horror in a 1942 Seoul hospital.
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11
Yeogokseong (1986)
A legendary B-movie cult horror film.
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12
Exhuma (2024)
Jang Jae-hyun and what wakes when a grave is moved.
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