Looking to escape into a world of sexy vampires, ravenous zombies, frightening ghosts, and more? 

If you're craving jump scares, then the alien monsters in "Duty After School" are on the hunt for you! If murder mysteries are your style, then "The Lies Hidden in Your Garden," featuring Lim Ji Yeon from "The Glory" is perfect for you. And if you're more of a romantic, "Tale of the Nine-Tailed" follows a gorgeous gumiho who's waited centuries for his first love to be reincarnated.

From magical romances to chilling mysteries, get ready for a spine-tingling good time!

Thrills & Chills

The students and teachers at Sungjin High School receive a terrifying shock when they witness the start of an alien invasion. Coming from the skies, horrific “eggs” hatch violent insect-like creatures that attack humans. The invasion is worldwide, and the South Korean military fears it will be overwhelmed. In desperation, the President announces that mandatory conscription will begin – and that all third-year high schoolers – male and female – must join the armed forces.

Soldiers arrive at Sungjin High School. And the third-years – who only have 50 days until they are supposed to sit their university entrance exams – must commence their military training in the school playground. They must learn how to shoot rifles, fight hand-to-hand, and navigate obstacle courses...in their school uniform! Putting the students through their paces will be the platoon leader Lee Choon Ho (Shin Hyun Soo). Meanwhile, the class teacher Park Eun Young (Im Se Mi) is determined to do what she can to keep her students out of harm’s way. Will the high schoolers help save the planet from doom?

This series was based on a web-based comic strip that was written by Ha Il Kwon and published between 2012 and 2013.

“Duty After School” is a 2023 South Korean drama series that was directed by Sung Yong Il.

Duty After School

History is littered with the tales of the nine-tailed fox, a legendary creature who seduces the innocent in order to satisfy their craving for human flesh. Though there are few in this modern age who believe in the ghost stories of the past, there are some, like Nam Ji Ah (Jo Bo Ah), who are convinced the legends of old are full of more facts than fiction. Determined to prove to the world that the monsters that lurk in urban myths and ancient legends are, in fact, real, Ji Ah has plied her talent as a television producer to create a show that does just that. With an iron will and nerves of steel, Ji Ah hunts down the weird, unusual, and sometimes dangerous subject matter to showcase on her program.

During one such pursuit, Ji Ah comes across Lee Yeon (Lee Dong Wook), an irresistibly handsome and incredibly intelligent man who is so well put together that he seems too good to be true. Convinced there’s more to this man than meets the eye, Ji Ah keeps a close watch on him, but the more she observes him, the more convinced she becomes that he’s just like every other man in the world, cold and heartless. If only she knew the truth!

A nine-tailed fox who has only recently settled in the city, Lee Yeon has wrecked more than a little havoc since his arrival, as he has a penchant for cleansing human spirits. Fully aware that Ji Ah is tracking him, he does little to arouse her suspicion; but when his blood-thirsty step-brother, Lee Rang (Kim Bum) shows up, things get a bit more complicated. Will Lee Yeon be able to save both himself and Ji Ah from the wrath of his vengeful brother?

A thrilling tale of legends and love, “Tale of the Nine-Tailed” is an action-packed 2020 romantic fantasy drama directed by Kang Shin Hyo.

Tale of the Nine-Tailed

❤️ The Storytailers ❤️ Team

Joo Ran (Kim Tae Hee) is a woman who appears to live a charmed life. She has a seemingly perfect husband and a well-behaved, academically gifted son. She is very content with her life, and thinks that she does not want for anything. But everything starts to change for her – for the worse – when she notices a strange stench coming from her backyard. Over time, she begins to worry that the smell may be coming from a dead, decomposing body…

Her path crosses with that of Sang Eun (Lim Ji Yeon), a woman whose life has been filled with struggle and violence. She is the victim of domestic violence and longs to escape from her miserable daily existence. Over time, the women begin to find their destiny is bound together. Will they uncover the truth about the smell in Joo Ran’s garden? And will they be able to work together to learn the truth about Joo Ran’s seemingly perfect family life?

This drama was based on a novel of the same name by Kim Jin Yeong.

“Lies Hidden in My Garden” is a 2023 South Korea drama series that was directed by Jung Ji Hyun.

Lies Hidden in My Garden

🌿 The Earth Knows 🍁 Team

On the outside, Baek Hee Sung (Lee Joon Gi) looks like the ideal husband. A hard-working craftsman, his metal-working studio has met with its fair share of success. Able to provide a good life for his wife and daughter, he’s an exemplary example of what a husband should be. But his accolades don’t stop there, as comfortable working around the house as he is working in his studio, Hee Sung can as easily fill the roles of father and husband as he can business owner and craftsman. But this perfect exterior hides some very dark secrets. Secrets he would rather his detective wife, Cha Ji Won (Moon Chae Won), never learn.&nbsp;

Unfortunately, secrets have a way of coming out and as a hard-hitting homicide detective, it’s Cha Ji Won’s job to uncover as many secrets as she can, in her never-ending quest for the truth. With an insatiable curiosity and an unwavering determination to solve even the hardest cases, Ji Won lives for her work. Thriving on the excitement of unraveling mysteries and the high that comes from bringing criminals to justice, Ji Won is always searching for the next clue.&nbsp;

But when Ji Won takes on a particularly cruel case, she starts down a dark path that could crumble the very foundations of her happy life. Determined to bring this evil psychopath to justice she dives ever deeper into this case, only to find that the criminal she’s been chasing may have been standing next to her all along.

A suspenseful game of cat and mouse, “Flower of Evil” is a 2020 crime thriller drama directed by Kim Cheol Kyu.

Flower of Evil

✨🌹The Flowers Team 🌹✨

SBS, KOCOWA

A girl disappears from the world due to the Bobble Incident, and seven wicked people are involved in the incident. Seven villains, including the CEO of a drama production company, Geum La Hui, a gangster, Min Do Hyuk, a girl group trainee, Han Monet, CEO of entertainment, Yang Jin Mo, a teacher, Go Myoung Ji, a detective, Nam Chul Woo, and a gynecologist, Cha Ju Ran. They will play a game designed by convict Matthew Lee for seven charges of greed, betrayal, falsehood, distortion, incitement, envy, and indulgence. In order to escape the deity's punishment, the villains cleverly unite and deceive each other. What were the unwashed sins committed by the wicked? How has the fate of a girl changed due to fake news that began with selfishness and desire? Who will be able to survive this bloody revenge?

The Escape of the Seven

Run, Run, as Fast as You Can

With construction of the city’s brand new high-rise apartment building finally complete, Officer Yoon Sae Bom (Han Hyo Joo) is eager to move in. Having long dreamed of the day she could settle into her new apartment, Sae Bom is beyond thrilled to finally be able to have a place where she can comfortably escape the rigors of her job as a member of one of the city’s special police squads. With her long-time friend and fellow officer, Detective Jung Yi Hyun (Park Hyung Sik) moving in as well, Sae Bom is convinced this new home will bring her all the happiness she desires. Unfortunately, that happiness doesn’t last long.

As a new type of infectious disease slowly begins to spread throughout the building, the residents soon find themselves the object of terror and a source of city-wide panic. With no other way of containing the disease, the residents are soon cut off from everyone and everything around them as the building is sealed off from the outside world. As the world around them struggles to make sense of what is quickly morphing into a full-on apocalypse, the uninfected residents' only chance of survival rests solely in their own hands.&nbsp;

Confused, isolated, and terrified, the residents have no choice but to find a way to overcome their distrust of each other, as it’s their only hope of surviving this living nightmare. But how can they do that when it seems at least one of them holds the secrets that could either save or destroy them all?&nbsp;

Set in the not-so-distant future, “Happiness” is a 2021 fantasy action thriller drama directed by Ahn Gil Ho.

Happiness

Jung Sun is the deputy head of the VIP team in Sungun Department Store. She seems to be having a happy life as she's recognized for her competency at work and is always on good terms with her husband Sung Jun, the head of the VIP team. But on the other hand, no one knows how hard she struggles to be loved by others due to the trauma she got from having been abandoned by both her birth mother and her stepmother. She firmly believes that Sung Jun would never let her down at least. One day, she gets an anonymous message. "Your husband is having an affair with someone in your team." After receiving this message, she gets to know the secrets of Sung Jun and the women.

The small countryside town of Woojin is about as quaint as they come. Never experiencing any sort of major crime, the citizen of Woojin enjoy an incredibly peaceful existence. But that peace is brought to a shocking end when a murder takes place in their midst.&nbsp;

When his younger brother, Oh Jin Woo (Ren), is identified as a suspect in the case, Detective Oh Jin Seong (Na In Woo) is quick to join the investigation team. Determined to prove his brother’s innocence, Jin Seong works tirelessly until the real culprit has been caught and his brother has been cleared of the myriad of false accusations brought against him. Impressed by his performance on the case, Jin Seong earns a fair amount of respect back at the Gangnam Police station. But all of Jin Seong’s accolades mean nothing when his brother becomes the victim of a brutal murder.&nbsp;

Determined to find those responsible for his brother’s murder, Jin Seong starts following the clues. But digging into the truth surrounding his brother’s murder brings some shocking family secrets to light. Will these new revelations keep him from continuing his investigation or will his determination for revenge drive him ever onward?

An action-packed thriller, “Longing For You” is a 2023 South Korean mystery drama directed by Han Chul Soo and Kim Yong Min.

Longing for You

Longing for the Truth Team

Cha Cha Woong (Park Hae Jin) is a popular if somewhat sardonic stage and TV magician with a taste for the spectacular. His tricks dazzle audiences, but little do most people know – he has a gang of secret “employees!” In fact, these are no ordinary magician’s assistants: They are actually ghosts. But Cha Cha Woong is not afraid of beings from the spirit realm – in fact, he treats them as members of staff...and they, in turn, believe him to be their “boss.”

One day, his path crosses with that of Go Seul Hae (Jin Ki Joo), a young, passionate police officer who can also see ghosts – but is afraid of her abilities. He attempts to brush her off when she investigates an incident connected to one of his magic shows. But she soon realizes that the magician’s unusual abilities could be the perfect crime-fighting tool. She manages to convince him to join the police force in its efforts to catch fiendish criminals – and use his ghostly “employees” to help foil evil masterminds! But in the course of their unorthodox partnership, could romance also make an appearance on the scene?

“From Now On, Showtime!” is a 2022 South Korean drama series that was directed by Lee Hyeong Min and Jeong Sang Hee.

From Now On, Showtime!

🧙‍♀ Mysteries Of Magic 🔮

Asami Inaba (Keiko Kitagawa) is an ordinary, unassuming office worker. One day, her boyfriend answers a phone call in a taxi, but is in such a rush that he leaves his cell phone behind him on the seat. She calls him later, but a stranger answers the phone instead. A couple of days later, the phone is returned and she thinks the matter is behind her.

But in fact, she soon comes to realize that someone has managed to access the phone, correctly guessing its passcode and then downloading all of its contents. This person now begins to stalk Asami Inaba, using data from the phone to open up chapters of her life she thought were completely private. Pulling on clues from the phone like a string, this mysterious person is somehow able to access her and her acquaintances’ social media pages and bank accounts – sowing the seeds of chaos in both her personal and financial life. To make matters worse, a spate of brutal killings has also begun...and the female victims all bear an uncanny resemblance to Asami Inaba!

“Stolen Identity” is a 2018 Japanese movie that was directed by Nakata Hideo.

Stolen Identity

The Stolen Team 

iQiyi

While on his travels, a young man named Wen Ning (Paul Yu) comes across a mysterious town named Fu Feng. The town’s inhabitants live in perpetual fear of malevolent spirits who – so they say – are attracted to candle and lantern light at night time.

A spate of killings has taken place after dark, too, leaving the town’s residents shaken and in a state of desperation.

Their sense of dread leads them to live in darkness after nightfall, for fear of what might happen should they light a fire.

Determined to break the spell, the fearless Wen Ning purposefully lights a lamp in the dead of night, hoping to confront the evil spirits and fight them off.

But just as the shadowy forces are drawing near, his old acquaintance and brother-in-arms Lan Si Zhui (Zheng Fan Xing) appears on the scene, hoping to lend a hand.

Together, Lan Si Zhui and Wen Ning resolve to fight back against the forces of darkness – and rescue the town from the clutches of evil supernatural forces.

This movie is a spinoff of the series “The Untamed.” The series was based on the popular novel “Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation,” which was penned by BL author Mo Xiang Tong Xiu.

“The Living Dead” is a 2019 Chinese fantasy movie directed by Qiu Zhong Wei.

The Living Dead

The Living Dead Team

Losing both of his parents at a young age, Yong Hoo (Park Seo Joon), has spent his entire life resenting God for his unwillingness to save the people he loved most in this world. Growing up without faith or a family, Yong Hoo has dedicated himself to one thing, and one thing only: becoming the best MMA fighter in the world.

Twenty years later, Yong Hoo has become just that. After an intense fight in the States, Yong Hoo makes his way back home, using the long flight back to Korea as a chance to get some much needed rest. But his sleep is anything but peaceful. Waking up from one hellish nightmare, Yong Hoo finds he now bears an unusual affliction: a stigmata. With wounds on his hands which only get worse as time passes, and a never ending string of horrific nightmares, Yong Hoo soon finds himself in a place of utter desperation. Not knowing what else to do, Yong Hoo seeks the advice of doctors and shamans, but to no avail. With very few options before him, Yong Hoo turns to the one place he has spent his entire life avoiding: the church.&nbsp;

Seeking the help of Father Ahn (Ahn Sung Ki), Yong Hoo quickly learns that his afflictions are not of the world. Suddenly forced to accept the fact that the world is full of unspeakable horrors, Yong Hoo has very few options before him. As evil begins to close in around them, Yong Hoo and Father Ahn team up to wage war against the demons who seek to destroy all that is good in the world.&nbsp;

A thrilling supernatural battle of good versus evil, “The Divine Fury” is a 2019 action horror film directed by Kim Joo Hwan.

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