10 Vicious Korean Slasher Films

In slasher flicks, past atrocities are often depicted as being resurrected by the killer’s motivations—memories. The Korean slasher films on the list below, as you may notice, follow the standard slasher movie model by using murder episodes committed by a disguised killer, exploiting the viewer’s anxiety and thrill.

Bloody Beach (2000) – Kim In-soo

When online chat room members meet up in person on a beach, their pleasant trip rapidly turns into impending doom as they come under the vicious and mysterious killer Sandmanzz’s scrutiny.

Nightmare (2000) – Ahn Byeong-ki

The friends of a college student who committed suicide by jumping off a high-rise apartment begin experiencing flashes of the deceased girl. A short while later, when a few of the group’s members are found dead, things grow worse as the survivors come to terms with the truth that their late friend’s violent spirit has been haunting them.

The actors allegedly experienced accidents while filming this movie, and they reportedly saw ghosts in the lavatory.

The Record (2000) – Kim Ki-hun

The premise of the movie involves a bunch of adolescents who kill an unknowing individual and record it on camera for entertainment. A shadowy stranger delivers retribution by tracking down each of the criminals and executing them.

Bloody Reunion (2006) – Im Dae-Woong

Upon reuniting with a teacher who is dying, a group of former students is appalled as long-forgotten grievances yield dire consequences.

Black House (2007) – Shin Tae-ra

Based on the renowned Japanese novel of the same name (referred to as Kuroi Ie) by Yusuke Kishi, Black House follows Jeon Jun-oh (Hwang Jung-min), an insurance investigator, as he contends with a client whom he suspects of murdering people to collect insurance premiums.

Someone Behind You (2007) – Oh Ki-hwan

The storyline of Someone Behind You, which draws on Kang Kyung-ok’s manhwa It’s Two People, features a young woman trying to evade what appears to be a familial curse that is killing off her relatives one at a time.

Death Bell (2008) – Chang

Death Bell is set in a Korean high school and mentions an essential midterm exam. When, for a Saturday study session, teachers gather the best pupils, things suddenly go awry as attendees start disappearing and then dying horribly, often in front of the other students and in full view of closed-circuit television cameras.

Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp (2010) – Yoo Sun-dong

A sequel to Death Bell, though not related to its story, Death Bell 2 is an ominous slash extravaganza concerning a group of high school kids and teachers who are held captive in the school when the swimming instructor gets murdered.

Doctor (2013) – Kim Sung-hong

In Doctor, a psychotic plastic surgeon begins his killing rampage by subjecting his patients to bizarre body experiments and committing serial killings after witnessing his young wife having an affair.

Office (2015) – Hong Won-chan

Unpopular among his co-workers, a man abruptly kills all his family members. Upon noticing that the man entered his workplace after the killings, the detective leading the investigation suspects the murderer may be lurking inside the office.