Welcome to KOCOWA’s Fright Club, where you will experience chills, thrills, and some chaotic kills this Halloween.
These four K-Dramas below serve up horror in totally different but equally entertaining ways: from eerie urban legends to ghostly clients and full-blown makjang madness, Part 1 of this fright list has something for every spooky mood.
Whether you want creepy, campy, or unhinged, dim the lights, grab a blanket, get ready to scream, and pick your poison below.
Midnight Horror Story
Urban legends come to life ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark’ style
Cast: Kim Gu Ra, Kim Sook, Kim Ho Young, Ji Ye Eun
This anthology series is basically every Korean urban legend you love to enjoy at a sleepover, brought to terrifying life. Each episode tells a different short horror story or two or three, so you never know what kind of nightmare you’re getting: haunted phones, cursed buildings, mysterious strangers….The episodes are quick and surprisingly chilling, making it the perfect “don’t watch before bed” show.
Midnight Horror Story 5
Urban legends with the fright level dialed to a 5
Cast: Kim Gu Ra, Kim Sook, Kim Ho Young, Kim Ah Young
By the time this series hits its fifth installment, it knows exactly how to get under your skin. “Midnight Horror Story 5” leans even harder into spooky narratives and creepy visuals, making it a great pick if you want bite-sized scares. The fears get even bigger this season urging me to give you the small warning “watch if you dare.”
Oh My Ghost Clients
Cute, quirky, and seriously spooky workplace terrors
Cast: Chung Kyung Ho, Seor In A, Cha Hak Yeon
Need a breather between frightmares? This drama mixes light horror with humor, heart, and justice. The main character can see ghosts—but instead of running away, he becomes their problem-solver. Some spirits are funny, some are sad, and some are just a little unsettling, but they all get the justice they deserve in the end, which will give you the tingly happies when the credits start to roll.
The Escape of the Seven
A fright tale where people are the real horror
Cast: Um Ki Joon, Hwang Jung Eum, Lee Joon, Lee Yu Bi, Shin Eun Kyung
If you like your horror with extra drama, betrayal, murder, lies, revenge, and even more lies and then more lies…well, then, you’re welcome. The Escape of the Seven isn’t a humans-are-the-monsters show in the most chaotic, over-the-top way possible. Every episode feels like three seasons of plot (which we expect from this writer at this point!), and the twists are wild and welcome. It’s flashy, intense, and messy in that delicious why-am-I-watching-this-yet-I-must-watch-this way.
Whether you want jump scares, creepy tales, ghostly clients, or pure chaotic evil, there’s a perfect drama here to meet your Halloween mood. Start light and spooky, end wild and gruesome—or mix them up depending on how brave you feel. Turn off the lights, lock your doors, and press play because Halloween Fright Night on KOCOWA has officially begun.
And don’t forget to search ‘Fright Club’ on KOCOWA+ for more!
