Bone-Chilling And Exciting Korean Vampires And Zombie Dramas, Films Worth Watching

by Maureen Blas / Apr 14, 2021 06:43 AM EDT

K-dramas and films can offer their fans different themes, including fantasies that come in all sorts. Vampires and zombies will always be on a fan's list who loves watching stories about suspense and thriller.

Go ahead and watch these bone-chilling and exciting Korean vampires and zombie dramas and films, which are not in random order. Just don't forget to never watch it alone.

TRAIN TO BUSAN

"Train to Busan" became a megahit movie not only in Korea but around the world as well. The catastrophe started when a biotech plant started to leak and spread throughout the country. People got infected and eventually became zombies. Survivors ride the train going to Busan, including the main character Gong Yoo who needs to protect his daughter, Kim Su An.

BEAUTIFUL VAMPIRE

"Beautiful Vampire" is about a 500-year-old vampire female who looks just like in her twenties. Ran, portrayed by Jung Yeon Joo is a lovely vampire who lives with humans. She owns a small makeup shop and drinks animal blood for sustenance. She fell in love with the landlord's son (Song Kang), and that's when her peaceful life became agitated by the man's scent.

ZOMBIE DETECTIVE

"Zombie Detective" is a story of a zombie, Kim Moo Young (played by Choi Jin Hyuk), who lost his memory from the past. To blend in with the people, he learned about their mannerisms and even worked as a private detective. Gong Sun Ji (played by Park Ju Hyun), a former investigative journalist, became his partner in solving crime and helped him regain his lost memories.

KINGDOM

"Kingdom" depicts the walking dead caused by a cataclysmic plague that turned both plebeians and royals into zombies while foraging throughout the land in a murderous frenzy. Crown Prince Lee Chang (played by Joo Ji Hoon) became hunted along with his allies and must defend themselves from zombies. At the same time, they need to carefully navigate the risky political terrain from the ferocious Haewon Cho clan and its forbidding secrets.