If you’re zany about zombie films, mad for mythical monster movies, and in awe of alien-themed tales, you’ll be loopy about this list of dramas and movies – it’s packed full of spine-tingling fun!

Mysterious Creatures

When hostile aliens launch a worldwide invasion, the South Korean military has no choice but to recruit all third-year high school students to join the forces. After arriving at Seongjin High School, platoon leader Lee Chun Ho (Shin Hyun Soo) guides students through rigorious training for combat. Meanwhile, class teacher, Park Eun Yeong (Im Se Mi) is determined to keep her students safe as they fight this war against aliens to save their world from the brink of extinction. Based on the webtoon written by Ha Il Kwon, this 2023 South Korean drama series was directed by Sung Yong Il.

Duty After School

Fund manager Seok Woo (Gong Yoo) is a workaholic father who reluctantly agrees to take his daughter to Busan on the KTX train. As they board with other passengers, a sudden zombie outbreak transforms the high-speed train into a terrifying battleground for survival. When an infected passenger turns into a zombie, the infection spreads rapidly through the train, turning most passengers into flesh-eating monsters. Seok Woo must protect his daughter and work with the remaining survivors to navigate the zombie-infested train and landscape. With the military establishing a potential safe zone in Busan, the group fights desperately to avoid infection and reach safety. Their journey becomes a heart-pounding struggle against the zombie pandemic, testing their courage, resourcefulness, and will to survive. This is a 2016 South Korean horror-action film directed by Yeon Sang Ho.

Train to Busan

🧟‍ Next Stop Zombieland 🧟‍

Having long dreamt of the day she could move into a place of her own, Police Officer Yoon Sae Bom (Han Hyo Joo) is counting down the days until the construction of the city’s brand-new high-rise apartment building is complete. With her long-time friend and fellow officer, Detective Jung Yi Hyun (Park Hyung Sik) planning to move into the complex as well, Sae Bom is certain her new home is going to be nothing short of perfect. Unfortunately, she couldn’t be more wrong. Not long after moving in, a strange sickness begins to spread throughout the building, leaving the city with no choice but to quarantine the residents. Cut off from the outside world, will the uninfected residents find a way to save themselves from this living nightmare? This 2021 South Korean fantasy action thriller series was directed by Ahn Gil Ho.

Happiness

TV producer Nam Ji Ah (Jo Bo Ah) believes that Korean stories of the nine-tailed fox, a creature that seduces the innocent to satisfy its craving for human flesh, are not mere folk tales. And she has made it her personal mission to prove it! But this puts her on a collision course with Lee Yeon (Lee Dong Wook), a handsome and intelligent man – and a secret nine-tailed fox! When his bloodthirsty step-brother Lee Rang (Kim Bum) appears on the scene, hungry for mayhem – Yeon is forced into action. Can he save Ji Ah from doom? And could this cunning fox find love in the process? This 2020 South Korean drama series was directed by Kang Shin Hyo.

Tale of the Nine-Tailed

❤️ The Storytailers ❤️ Team

When the infectious outbreak first hits Chiba, Japan, Riri Mizukami (Hiyori Sakurada), a softball club member, encounters an infected person and realizes the virus will change everything forever. After escaping to a public shelter with her club, Riri discovers an infected person among them, forcing her to flee. She finds refuge in a Makuhari shopping mall, where she joins a diverse group of survivors who must work together to stay alive. As the outside world becomes a zombie hellscape, the survivors inside the mall create an unexpected community, with tensions and potential romantic connections emerging amid their struggle for survival. Adapted from the manga series "According to Six Survivors" by Kazune Yamamoto, "Six Survivors" is a 2022 Japanese romantic horror comedy drama directed by Ken Ninomiya.

Six Survivors

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Tencent

Ming Shu (Kent Tong), an antique dealer obsessed with King Gesar's legends, commissions adventurers Hu Ba Yi (Pan Yue Ming), Wang Pang Zi (Jiang Chao), and Shirley Yang (Zhang Yu Qi) to retrieve a legendary glacier corpse. Their dangerous quest leads them into the demonic kingdom, where they discover the treasure is linked to an ancient curse that threatens their lives. As the team navigates treacherous terrain and supernatural challenges, they must decide if the potential prize is worth the extreme risks they face. Adapted from the 4th volume of Zhang Mu Ye's novel series "Candle in the Tomb", this is a 2022 Chinese action adventure drama directed by Fei Zhen Xiang.

Kunlun Tomb

The Raiders of the Lost Tomb 

Yong Dong Jin (Jang Dong Yoon), a skilled military sniffer dog handler, is just a month away from discharge when a mysterious case emerges in the demilitarized zone (DMZ). Alongside Son Ye Rim (Krystal Jung), a promising soldier trained in the United States, he joins an elite search party investigating a suspected murder under bizarre circumstances. As they begin their investigation, the team gradually discovers that their target may not be human at all. This gripping military thriller challenges the boundaries between known and unknown, human and supernatural. "Search" is a 2020 South Korean drama series co-produced by Lim Dae Woong and Myung Hyun Woo.

Search

The On Fire Penguins Team 🔥🐧

Grandmother Wang (Heo Jin), a wealthy woman suffering from dementia, lives in an isolated mansion near a lake. Bo Young (Park Ha Na), a struggling young mother, schemes to steal Grandmother Wang's valuable jewelry by posing as a caregiver. Despite Mother Kim's (Jung Young Joo) warning not to bring her child, Bo Young secretly brings her daughter into the house. As supernatural and terrifying events begin to unfold both in the mansion and around the lake, Bo Young becomes increasingly concerned for her child's safety. This is a 2022 South Korean horror movie directed by Tak Se Woong.

Devil In The Lake

Paranormal Team ☠️

Yong Hoo (Park Seo Joon), an accomplished MMA fighter who lost his parents young and harbors deep resentment towards God, suddenly develops mysterious stigmata wounds and terrifying nightmares. Desperate for answers, he reluctantly seeks help from Father Ahn (Ahn Sung Ki), discovering a supernatural world of unspeakable horrors. As evil forces close in, Yong Hoo and Father Ahn form an unlikely alliance to battle demonic entities threatening humanity. This is a 2019 South Korean action horror film directed by Kim Joo Hwan.

The Divine Fury

In a seemingly ordinary school harboring malevolent phantoms, Lee Do Gyeom (Tan) stands as a dedicated hunter fighting against supernatural forces. While most students remain unaware of the otherworldly beings surrounding them, some are easily manipulated by these spectral entities, transforming their lives into terrifying nightmares. Do Gyeom, a student at this phantom-infested school, takes on the critical mission of saving those afflicted by the evil haunting its halls. As he confronts these malicious spirits, he must determine whether he possesses the strength to combat this supernatural threat alone. This is a 2022 South Korean fantasy drama exploring the battle between good and evil within a school's mysterious supernatural landscape.

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