10 Korean Dramas With Ghosts That Will Get You Into A Spooky Mood

Get your popcorn ready because these ten Korean dramas are guaranteed to get you into a spooky mood!

1. Master's Sun

Are you a fan of horror, romance, and fantasy? Well, this series has it all. This drama follows a greedy CEO of a conglomerate who meets Tae Gong Shil, a gloomy young woman who started seeing ghosts after a life-threatening accident. Their lives take a turn when their paths cross, and they soon learn that the meeting could be beneficial for both of them. He makes her ghosts disappear, and she can help him find something that had been stolen from him. And as they become closer, Gong Shil helps him value other things in life.

2. The Guest

Born into a family of shamans, Hwa Pyung is a psychic who can see ghosts. Through unfortunate circumstances in his younger years, he discovered a powerful demon who caused terror in families, including his own. Twenty years later, he's a taxi driver who uses his abilities to find and help possessed people. Still haunted by what happened, he's determined to defeat the spirit and uncover the truth behind all the deaths.

3. Arang And The Magistrate

In this historical fantasy drama, we follow the story of Eun Oh, a government official who can see ghosts. He comes to a village, looking for his missing mother. Instead, he meets a ghost of a beautiful girl called Arang, who's trying to find out how she died as she had lost all her memories. Unexpectedly, he finds clues that may link his mother to this ghost. He decides to help her, hoping she will have some information about his mother. In the process, he discovers a long history of corruption that he may need to face.

Fun fact: This K-drama is based on the Korean legend of Arang, a girl who died unjustly, and a shrine in her honor still stands in Miryang, South Korea.

4. The Uncanny Counter

Counters are demon hunters who arrive on earth disguised as noodle restaurant employees to catch evil spirits that are chasing eternal life. Counters have supernatural abilities that help them track them down. From sensing the locations of the spirits and reading memories of others through touch to incredible strength and healing abilities – they have everything they need to do what they came here to do. This K-drama will give you a good dose of action, mystery, and supernatural twists!

5. Oh My Ghost (2015)

Oh My Ghost introduces us to Bong Sun, a shy young woman who's struggling with her self-confidence and doesn't have any friends. Her life gets turned upside down when she's possessed by a lustful virgin ghost whose main goal is to seduce as many men as possible. Bong Sun starts acting like a completely different person – a confident and passionate woman. This not only affects her everyday life but she even gets noticed by her secret crush.

6. Great Shaman Ga Doo Shim

Ga Doo Shim is fated to be a powerful shaman but she's trying to lead a life of a regular student. Na Woo Soo, on the other hand, is a handsome young man from a wealthy family who has a perfect life. However, his life takes a sudden turn when a student in his class is found dead. When Ga Doo Shim transfers to his class, they become friends and realize together there might be something supernatural at play.

7. The Ghost Detective

This mystery thriller tells the story of Lee Da Il, a sharp private investigator who specializes in catching ghosts. He attempts to crack the case of his assistant's sibling's strange death and other spooky crimes. And as if things weren't complicated enough already, he notices that a mysterious woman in a red dress keeps appearing at all the crime scenes. Could she be connected to any of it? Well, watch and find out!

8. Hotel Del Luna

Being one of the most popular Korean dramas, Hotel Del Luna doesn't disappoint when it comes to a good ghost story. This series revolves around a spooky hotel and its unusual customers – spirits with unfinished business. To make things even creepier, the owner is bound to it as a punishment for a sin she committed a long time ago. Things get interesting when a new hotel manager makes an entrance, and it's no coincidence he ended up in this strange place.

9. Bring It On, Ghost

This K-drama is the perfect choice for those who love romantic comedies that are also spooky. Park Bong Pal is a college boy who can see and hear ghosts and uses his abilities to earn money as an exorcist. One day, he meets a ghost of a high school girl, stuck wandering the earth after a tragic accident. She asks him to help her and becomes his ghostbusting partner. They begin to develop feelings for each other but what they don't know is that there's an evil spirit watching their every move.

10. Black

Han Moo Gang is not your regular investigator but a detective who is possessed by the Grim Reaper. When he's forced to track down his fugitive partner, he uncovers a string of cold cases from 20 years ago. This complicates his main duty of guiding the dead to the afterlife. Not only that, but he also finds himself falling in love with a mortal woman, which makes him go against supernatural rules.

There's no better way to get into a spooky mood than to watch a mysterious show on a dark and stormy evening. And what could be more thrilling than a ghostly K-drama? From mysterious disappearances to exorcisms, these ten shows are sure to haunt you!