Dark Side of Seoul

24/11/2023

Lookit our newest Dark Siders fending off -9 Celsius windchill tonight. Thank you all for joining us from Romania, Singapore, and the US!

23/11/2023

We recently had another Ask Us Anything on Instagram. Here are some of the questions and answers.

22/11/2023

Continuing our exploration of the roots of Korean words. Learn about uses of fire, energy, and how to say, “This is the way,” in Korean.

Continuing our exploration of the roots of Korean words. Learn about uses of fire, energy, and how to say, “This is the way,” in Korean.

22/11/2023

Hey! Look who's in The Korea Times! Have a read and please share, so we can climb up the ranks of most shared stories. MWA HA HA HA 🤘👻👻

By 8 p.m., the last rays of sunset have faded, leaving downtown Seoul quiet, peaceful … eerie. Rush hour has ended, and now that most of the office workers have found their way home, out come the ghosts, spirits and ghouls to play.

15/11/2023

Temperatures drop below freezing, snow appears on mountains, and drunk fishermen p*e in the ocean. Bundle up, we’re about to share folk traditions of the tenth lunar month.

Temperatures drop below freezing, snow appears on mountains, and drunk fishermen p*e in the ocean. Folk traditions of the 10th lunar month.

11/11/2023

What is your favorite spooky Christmas movie?

11/11/2023

Last night’s newest Dark Siders! Thank you all for joining us from Hong Kong, Korea, and the US. 🖤🖤🖤

09/11/2023

A misty Walk Among the Graves tour today with a family from Georgia, US. Thank you for joining us!

08/11/2023

Desecrating a grave in Korea releases Manggwi, particularly nasty ghosts. Find out more stories in this episode.

Desecrating a grave in Korea releases Manggwi, particularly nasty ghosts. Find out more stories in this episode.

07/11/2023

This little path leads to what could be the saddest grave on our cemetery tour. Explore it with us and book your Walk Among the Graves tour. Link in comments.

05/11/2023

I think they'd heard what they were in for...
Our guests on Saturday, Nov. 4th.

05/11/2023

Here are some guests who joined the Walk Among the Graves tour! Thank you all joining us!

01/11/2023

We cover more rules of etiquette from this classic 1990s tome. Writing names in red, cutting in line, and more.

We cover more rules of etiquette from this classic 1990s tome. Writing names in red, cutting in line, and more.

01/11/2023

A couple of recent groups of new Dark Siders, including podcast fans. Thank you all for joining!🖤🖤🖤

31/10/2023

Some recent groups of new Dark Siders. Thank you all!🖤🖤🖤

29/10/2023

Great piece on our friend iGoBart https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2023/10/113_361904.html?fbclid=IwAR13v-KQh-HLS_thAIDJRmAOg37Y5SMpqfRFFzZFaBfsJDMy46_hkDFome0

Bart van Genugten wants to visit every neighborhood of Seoul. The city has 467 administrative divisions, known as 'd**g,' in Korean, and the Dutch national has already checked a decent number off his list, in his YouTube video series, 'Welcome to My D**g.'

25/10/2023

This is how I'm going to say farewell from now on.

25/10/2023

Tonight's epic tour. These were the survivors who went on the Extended Edition.

25/10/2023

We exhume and share Korean stories, urban legends, and real mysterious encounters to make your skin tingle with dalksal!

We exhume and share Korean stories, urban legends, and real mysterious encounters to make your skin tingle with dalksal!

23/10/2023

Our annual Halloween party co-hosted with Dice & Comics Cafe and Straight Chilling Podcast: Horror Movie Review is October 28! Come by to play spooky board games (including Nightmare, Halloween themed D&D, a beta test of our upcoming card game, and more!) and take part in horror movie trivia! A grand, spooky time. Sign-up for games is required and space is limited. Follow the link.

Find the venue address on Dice & Comics Café page.

See you there!

Date: October 28th Place: Dice & Comics Cafe ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Select which games and at which times you'd like to play. If you choose multiple games, please make sure there's no crossover in the playing times...

23/10/2023

Today is the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. This is a very auspicious date on the traditional calendar and was once marked with the festival Jung-yang-jeol (중양절). One of the key activities around this time was going onto mountaintops to see the far horizon. Being able to do so was said to bring one a long life. Shawn marks this tradition every year and was joined this year by his friends Cam and Bart (from igobart https://youtube.com/?si=kWjf2rGn3T1zOHRi)

22/10/2023

This is what a filled-to-capacity Dark Side walk looks like. Such a fun group of souls...

22/10/2023

"I want to break dreams..."

21/10/2023

20/10/2023

October 21st tour is full.
Still room on October 22nd.

19/10/2023

Dad joke win.

18/10/2023

Summer’s muggy grip has let go. Frost sneaks onto early morning window panes. And ghosts need directions home. We explore the folklore of the ninth lunar month.

Summer’s muggy grip has let go. Frost sneaks onto early morning window panes. And ghosts need directions home.

18/10/2023

We dig your hat, Travels with Darley

18/10/2023

These are berries of the heavenly bamboo, also called sacred bamboo, or, less poetically, nandina. In Korean, this bamboo is called namcheon-juk (남천죽/南天竹), meaning southern sky bamboo. The berries contain cyanide and, obviously, can be extremely toxic. Bamboo was used in rituals and customs to ward off malicious ghosts. Burning dry bamboo causes raucous popping sounds believed to scare off evil.

Shawn found this namcheon-juk today in southern Paju.

18/10/2023

Shawn was a guest on the 100 Ghostly Candles podcast, sharing a couple of spooky Korean tales — one a contemporary legend, the other allegedly true! Have a listen.

https://100ghostlycandles.buzzsprout.com/2055767/13776381-bonus-episode-8-ale-and-a-ghostly-tale

17/10/2023

These Paju rice paddies have been harvested. Today is the 3rd day of the 9th lunar month and most crops have already been reaped. Traditionally, this was the time of year for the final preparations for winter.

12/10/2023

Here are a few haunted castles from around the world to add to your list.

From South Africa to Romania, these castles are genuinely terrifying.

11/10/2023

We cover more rules of etiquette from this classic 1990s tome. Limp handshakes, staring at foreigners, last minute invitations, and more.

We cover more rules of etiquette from this classic 1990s tome. Limp handshakes, staring at foreigners, last minute invitations, and more.

10/10/2023

Our newest Dark Siders, including a podcast fan. 🖤🖤🖤 Thank you for joining us from Australia, Chile, Germany, Ireland, Malaysia, Russia, Singapore, and the US.

10/10/2023

We got hats!

08/10/2023

Bookings are open now for our cemetery tour A Walk Among the Graves. But hurry! This is a seasonal tour for autumn and spring only! Link in comments.

05/10/2023

Thank you to this autumn season’s first guest on our Walk Among the Graves tour! Like in our spring season, we explored some of the beautiful lore and traditions of graves and burial in a public cemetery.