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Supernatural Encounters in South Korea

Twenty years of whispered stories, haunted places, restless spirits, and things that linger where history runs deep. These are real claims from real people across Korea. Read, wonder, and decide for yourself.

Over the past twenty-plus years, folk heritage researcher Shawn Morrissey has collected paranormal claims from across South Korea. The creepiest and most intriguing of these have been curated and released for the first time. But did anything printed in this book actually happen? Were two lovers truly tossed into gothic terror by bodiless fingertips inching up their caressing skin? Did a grand, ancient spirit actually comfort a grieving young woman? Are items in a small Seoul museum haunted? Did it all really happen? In the end, this book is a messenger open to the strange and extraordinary. Decisions are left to you.

Contents

  • Living Belief explores ghostlore in Korean tradition and modern times.
  • The Dead Live Here looks at haunted houses and other buildings around Korea.
  • They Follow Us highlights claims of phantoms attaching themselves to the living.
  • Spectres of War focuses on how ghosts are linked to Korea’s military.
  • Noctivagations reveals claims by guests on the Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk.
  • Dumpling shares a personal anecdote of the dead returning to comfort the living.

Source: publisher’s website

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