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13 Thrilling, Supernatural K-Dramas You Need To Watch In Your Lifetime

Meet your friendly neighborhood K-drama ghosts in these shows

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Mariel Abanes

<p>In the mood for something different? Why not try a supernatural K-drama? Not only do you get to see some of your favorite K-drama actors in a different light; it&#x27;s also far from the typical romance tropes we&#x27;re so used to seeing all the time!</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/02d8584b-aafa-4ea1-8b20-e59d65240a62_1.gif" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">K-drama queen Seo Yea-ji gives us the chills in &#x27;Save Me&#x27;<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> OCN  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>If you love K-dramas like <em>Strangers From Hell</em> or <em>Guardian: The Lonely and Great God/Goblin</em>, you&#x27;re in for a treat with our list of thrilling supernatural K-dramas you need to watch in your lifetime. In fact, we urge you to look into other paranormal-inspired K-dramas because there are so many more hair-raising tales in store for you!</p><div><br/></div><p>Below, we compile 13 series that will get you acquainted with the supernatural, the creepy, the spine-tingling.</p><div><br/></div>P.S. No need to be afraid, as the scare level ranges from 10 from zero. Enjoy!<div><br/></div><div class="article-content" itemProp="articleBody"><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/9f63711e-b494-46f5-8e35-2f7e2edeccb3_13 thrilling supernatural kdramas photo gallery cover.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/7fea626c-f2da-4346-8a05-aab56a201a7e_black - poster.jpeg" alt="Black (2017)" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/07be85e7-b7d1-4643-80f6-5f2b95465827_black.gif" alt="Black (2017)" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/931c3998-099b-4b8a-8557-649a90d1f4a9_strangers from hell - poster.jpeg" alt="Strangers From Hell (2019)" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/8258abff-3101-4e30-bc70-26a6b473868d_strangers from hell.gif" alt="Strangers From Hell (2019)" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/4ae94456-5191-4fe4-baee-437610497c3a_master" s="" sun="" alt="Master’s Sun (2013)" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/f25e0d9b-353d-449b-a266-2192ea5dfca7_master" s="" alt="Master’s Sun (2013)" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/5a403669-5387-4e7f-8447-ace9698d4824_save me - poster.jpeg" alt="Save Me (2017)" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/7f24b57a-195c-4d00-9827-3337997f6ff7_save me.gif" alt="Save Me (2017)" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/d481c112-c1ea-47ba-aa61-e010f19da0c9_oh my ghost - poster.jpeg" alt="Oh My Ghost (2015)" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/f1f0bb0c-a203-45b7-9392-e7ff9fd8e064_oh-my-ghostess-park-bo-young.gif" alt="Oh My Ghost (2015)" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/a5459df6-9c63-4ee2-86c9-a21a237fd364_hwayugi - poster.jpeg" alt="Hwayugi: A Korean Odyssey (2017)" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/99e24e0e-3365-496b-9be7-2e5825cbe542_hwayugi.gif" alt="Hwayugi: A Korean Odyssey (2017)" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/683f4df1-4849-4448-acdb-244ff4fb664a_who are you.jpeg" alt="Who Are You? (2013)" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/6c3d2580-ae80-424d-9427-ffed43450c3d_who are you.jpg" alt="Who Are You? (2013)" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/85f1e60c-871f-4063-aa93-61e46cf9dae2_chicago typewriter - poster.jpeg" alt="Chicago Typewriter (2017)" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/7461e1a1-f9a4-4730-83af-def91d6d3e92_chicago typewriter - 2.gif" alt="Chicago Typewriter (2017)" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/8a33a674-b418-4ea1-b52d-cbe33b909aaa_lets fight ghost.jpeg" alt="Let’s Fight Ghost (2016)" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/a62fc2ac-01a4-45f9-8b63-ff1334c670bc_let" s="" fight="" alt="Let’s Fight Ghost (2016)" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/650eb20c-a73f-466f-a276-414280ed8b00_the ghost detective - poster.jpeg" alt="The Ghost Detective (2018)" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/b606b078-72c5-4051-bd30-b62d3078184d_the ghost detective.gif" alt="The Ghost Detective (2018)" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/8f6560f6-e113-42d3-b879-036a1db3c10f_arang and the magistrate - poster 2.jpeg" alt="Arang and the Magistrate (2012)" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/19dc7bf9-85fe-483a-9eb7-4ba04f0c973e_arang and the magistrate.gif" alt="Arang and the Magistrate (2012)" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/f109b986-52c4-4295-b903-9f491a710cec_guardian the lonely and great god - poster.jpeg" alt="Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016)" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/21dbfe20-d790-4776-971c-b408af054a1f_guardian the lonely and great god.gif" alt="Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016)" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/2e043943-4ba5-4827-86fd-ed4d4338fd5c_hotel del luna - poster.jpeg" alt="Hotel del Luna (2019)" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/babd0705-be01-4856-b4e7-4ab3a2868bfd_hotel del luna.gif" alt="Hotel del Luna (2019)" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><div></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Black (2017) - If the last time you’ve seen Song Seung-heon in a drama was way back in the popularity of Autumn In My Heart, watch this OG Korean leading man grace your screen in Black as a grim reaper. He meets Kang Ha-ram (Go Ara), a woman who can see the shadows of death.<cite>OCN</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Black (2017) - Together, they uncover the mysteries not just from present cases, but also from crimes that happened 20 years ago.<cite>OCN</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Strangers From Hell (2019) - This Im Si-wan- and Lee Dong-wook-starrer is quite a thriller gem. It runs for only 10 episodes that it&#x27;s an easy finish in a single sitting; however the poignant tale of Yoo Jong-woo (Im Si-wan) living in the mysterious Eden Studio is enough to give you a real sitting-on-the-edge viewing experience.<cite>OCN</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Strangers From Hell (2019) - The Netflix description of the show reads: &#x27;Unpleasant events disturb the life of an aspiring crime fiction writer when he becomes a resident of an apartment building teeming with shady neighbors.&#x27; That, alone, already hooks you to press play! <cite>OCN</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Master’s Sun (2013) - Gong Hyo-jin’s character Tae Gong-shil started seeing ghosts after meeting an accident. She soon discovers that her apparitions disappear whenever Joo Joong-won, played by So Ji-sub, touches her. <cite>SBS</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Master’s Sun (2013) - They make a pact to stay beside each other to ward off the spirits that surround Gong-shil and help Joong-won recover his stolen fortune from a kidnapping attempt.</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Save Me (2017) - This drama centers a dark premise within the existence of a religious cult called Goseonwon, which masks its culture of torture and violence as a peaceful church. Im Sang-mi’s (Seo Ye-ji) family were lured into the cult after the unfortunate death of her brother, and she found herself trapped within the group’s dangerous hands. <cite>OCN</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Save Me (2017) - A chance encounter with her former classmates begins a thrilling adventure out of Goseonwon’s clasp.<cite>OCN</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Oh My Ghost (2015) - Na Bong-sun (Park Bo-young) gets possessed by ‘virgin’ ghost Shin Soon-ae (Kim Seul-gi), who thinks that the only way for her to go to the afterlife is by making up for her lack of romantic action from her previous life.<cite>tvN</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Oh My Ghost (2015) - The spirit uses Bong-sun to seduce men—which begins the chaotic journey to finding the missing piece in love.<cite>tvN</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Hwayugi: A Korean Odyssey (2017) - Since she was a kid, Jin Seon-mi (Oh Yeon-seo) has had the ability to see ghosts. She had an encounter with the immortal Son Oh-gong or the Monkey King, played by Lee Seung-gi, creating a pact to protect Seon-mi from the dangers in her life.<cite>tvN</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Hwayugi: A Korean Odyssey (2017) - He broke the promise back then, but meeting each other in the present day made the bond finally come to life.<cite>tvN</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Who Are You? (2013) - When she wakes up after a six-year coma, Yang Shi-ohn (So Yi-hyun) discovers gaining a supernatural ability—seeing trapped ghosts in objects. <cite>tvN</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Who Are You? (2013) - This leads to her and her partner Cha Gun-woo (Ok Taec-yeon) mission of fulfilling spirits’ dying wishes and unfinished business in the human world.<cite>tvN</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Chicago Typewriter (2017) - Bestselling author Han Se-joo (Yoo Ah-in) finds himself in a writing slump after receiving an antique 1930s typewriter from a cafe owner in Chicago.<cite>tvN</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Chicago Typewriter (2017) - Refusing to get a ghostwriter to pen his upcoming novel, he unknowingly gains one—in the form of a real ghost, Shin Yool (Go Kyung-pyo).<cite>tvN</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Let’s Fight Ghost (2016) - This Ok Taec-yeon-starrer revolves around the story of Park Bong-pal, who works as an exorcist to save money for a procedure that will take his supernatural abilities away.<cite>tvN</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Let’s Fight Ghost (2016) - He meets a spirit named Kim Hyun-ji (Kim So-hyun), who becomes his ghost-fighting partner. They fall in love along the way, but their romance is hindered by an evil spirit that caused Hyun-ji’s accident and Bong-pal’s ghost-seeing ability.<cite>tvN</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>The Ghost Detective (2018) - Private investigator Lee Da-il (Choi Daniel) joins hands with his partner Jung Yeo-Wool (Park Eun-bin) in the search for a certain lady in red, who seems to be constantly present whenever a crime occurs.<cite>KBS</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>The Ghost Detective (2018) - Together, they track down the cause of the spirits&#x27; heinous doings, uncovering the secrets from the past.<cite>KBS</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Arang and the Magistrate (2012) - Restless ghost Arang (Shin Min-ah) seeks for ghost-seeing nobleman Kim Eun-oh’s (Lee Joon-gi) help in regaining the memory of how she died. <cite>MBC</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Arang and the Magistrate (2012) - He eventually agrees to lend her a hand after seeing a hairpin similar to that of his mother’s, who he came searching for in the village of Miryang. However, things take a turn as truths surrounding her death surface.<cite>MBC</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016) - If you haven’t seen Goblin and the Grim Reaper together in action, it’s time to join the (late) hype!<cite>tvN</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016) - Catch Gong Yoo and Lee Dong-Wook’s love and hate relationship living under one roof, and Kim Go-eun’s Goblin’s bride Ji Eun-Tak’s destiny unfolding in this endearing tale.<cite>tvN</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Hotel del Luna (2019) - Welcome to Myeongdong’s ‘Guest House of the Moon,’  now known as Hotel del Luna. The hotel’s CEO, Jang Man-wol (IU) has been catering to its ghost guests before they enter the reincarnation cycle. <cite>tvN</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Hotel del Luna (2019) - Gu Chan-sung’s (Yeo Jin-goo) made a pact with Man-wol 20 years ago, and upon his return, comes to work with her—unveiling mysteries in the establishment and its owner.<cite>tvN</cite></p></div></div></div></div>