The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk

Tag: history

  • The Most Haunted Palace in Korea

    The Most Haunted Palace in Korea

    Gyeonghuigung can be called “The Forgotten Palace.” Some say it is haunted with dark souls and secrets.

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    Credits

    Produced by Joe McPherson, Shawn Morrissey, and Mia Roncati

    Music by Soraksan

    Top tier Patrons

    Angel Earl
    Joel Bonomini
    Shaaron Cullen
    Devon Hiphner
    Minseok Lee
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    Ryan Berkebile
    Ashley Rigby
    Gabi Palomino
    Steve Marsh
    Chad Struhs
    Mitchy Brewer
    Sarah Ford
    Toni A

    Media: haunted castle/palace movies

    The Haunted Castle (1896 and 1921)

    Castle of Blood

    Nightmare Castle

    The Masque of the Red Death (1964)

    The Haunted Palace

    Tombs of the Blind Dead

    Map of the original palace layout

    model
    How the palace used to look
    How it looks today (minus those round looking white buildings)
    Where the palaces were
    Where the palaces connected. Clockwise: Gyeongbokgung, YukjoGeori (Gwanghwamun area), Gyeonghuigung, Sajik, Ingyeonggung (the absent palace)
    Photos from the late 1800s
  • You Gonna Eat That?

    You Gonna Eat That?

    Don’t eat while listening to this. We cover Korea’s food scandals from the 1970s to 2021. In fact, you won’t want to eat anything after listening.

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    Music by Soraksan

    Top tier Patrons

    Angel Earl
    Joel Bonomini
    Shaaron Cullen
    Devon Hiphner
    Minseok Lee
    Jane Hargrave
    Sarah Ford
    Alix Radilla
    Ryan Berkebile
    Ashley Rigby
    Gabi Palomino

  • The Two Towers

    The Two Towers

    The 63 Building and Parc.1 in Yeouido. Even though Lotte World Tower is compared to the Eye of Sauron, it’s these two buildings that are known as Cirith Ungol and Barad-dur. Each of these have stories of intrigue, betrayal, rivalries, and mishaps.

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    Music by Soraksan

    Top tier Patrons

    Angel Earl
    Joel Bonomini
    Shaaron Cullen
    Devon Hiphner
    Minseok Lee
    Laura Casey
    Jane Hargrave
    Sarah Ford
    Alix Radilla
    Ryan Berkebile
    Ashley Rigby
    Terra Suttill
    Gabi Palomino