Strangers from Hell (2019)

good shit

i‘ve been making this show my personality since i started watching it, it‘s been three months now and i cant seem to get over it. loved every second of it, despite the fact that it was confusing at some points, so i’ll definitely rewatch it again to get all of the connections implied.
i‘ve always been afraid of the dentist (which was why my dad told me not to watch it) but now i just think of moonjo doing it and i‘m good to go lmao
also i really love the ost‘s.. even listening to them rn

strangers from hell is definitely (after kinnporsche) my fav kdrama

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hell really is other people

I finished this show 2+weeks ago and i'm still thinking about it and lowkey considering rewatching it. It hit all the notes and even though I know a season two wouldn't make sense, I want more!

This was my first foray into Korean thrillers/horrors and boy did I ever pick a doozy. I have had this show on my watchlist on netflix since early 2020, but never took the plunge to watch it and now I am regretting that. It is SO GOOD. Like....really good. I didn't know what to expect going into the show, but it was so so much better than I ever thought it would be.

I could go on and on about the story, the music, and most importantly THE ACTING. The entire cast was so creepy and enthralling. Lee Dongwook and Im Siwan had some crazy chemistry and their scenes were always just on another level of creepy and intrigue.

All in all, I would recommend this to anyone who likes things that are a little messed up and crazy, but with a kickass soundtrack and a very talented group of actors. I will be rewatching this in the near future and losing my mind at it's brilliance, again.

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Eerily Entertaining

This is not for the faint hearted and those who have a weak stomach for gore. I found myself dieting for some reason while watching thru the 10 episodes. I can't seem to swallow food thinking about the carmine scenes you'd always see on most episodes. The insanity and how each actor meticulously portray their characters are superb, you'll hate and get scared of them to the core. I love the soundtrack, it gets stuck in your head making you consciously become aware about possible scary things around you, just like what any successful horror flick does to you when it's really a hit.

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10/10 with no doubt

Strangers from hell is such a good series for people who are looking for a thriller type of kdrama. If that's your case, then you're 100% be interested in this series.
The dark cinematography is not something that I usually enjoy, but it fits the story so much that I wasn't even bothered with it.
Even though some scenes might be very disturbing, I think they are what makes this kdrama different from other thrillers.
The soundtrack is on point for every scene and the characters are very well structured. There are little to no plot holes and everything fits like a big puzzle.
The only reason why I gave this drama a 9.5 of rewatch value instead of a 10 is because NOTHING equals to watching this for the first time, even if the series is still awesome on the second time you watch it, there won't be that feeling of surprise at every scene anymore.

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probably my favorite show i have watched.

me, personally, i love this show so much. i saw it on netflix when i starting using my friends and i immediately got interested. my favorite character is mun-jo of course because he is played by the beautiful and amazing lee dong wook. i was watching the first or second episode of this show and i got my mom into it so i couldn't watch it without her. we both loved the show. it took me a little longer than expected to watch this 10 episode show of an hour each because i had to watch it with my mom, but we still loved it.
the acting was magnificent. the facial expressions, actions, everything was amazingly done. i have the OST playlist saved on my spotify, i listen to it all the time. the actor of the twin(s) did very well. the character was pulled off so nice by the actor. im glad that they took his role in the show. im siwan, my dude, you did a m a z i n g in this. lee hyun-wook also acted very well in this. im not going to list off everyone's name but long story short, i DEEPLY recommend this. of course if you are sensitive to violence, insanity, language, blood, etc, i would not recommend. even though it is a good show, it can be triggering to some people. over all else, i loved it and will most defiantly be watching again.

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psicopatia condivisa

disturbante è dire poco. scenografia, personaggi, musica tutto. ogni profonda repulsione della mente umana qui la si percepisce benissimo. l'ansia e la claustrofobia vengono condivise benissimo con noi dall'altra parte dello schermo.
lee dong wook incarna in tutti i sensi lo stereotipo del bello e maledetto.
im si wan eccellente nello sviluppo psicologico del personaggio.
un plauso per la location. fa davvero davvero ribrezzo, l'ajumma al wellcome desk non mi avrebbe cmq invogliata ad affittare una stanza.
se vi piace il genere è assolutamente da guardare.

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Twists and turns around every corner and an ending that leaves you with your jaw on the floor. A creepy hostel where everyone in it is harboring some dark secret or evil side of themselves, but inside there are no rules. Yoon Jung-Woo moves in and slowly begins his decent into madness.

--Spoilers Below --

Yoon Jung Woo when he's first introduced is a handsome, smart guy who is pursuing a job in tech. His girlfriend lives in a different city and is working for a large company. Jung Woo finds everyone in the hostel creepy and somewhat strange, but cannot find another place cheap enough, so he stays there. He slowly begins making friends with some of his neighbors, particularly a handsome dentist: Seo Moon Jo. As the months go by, Jung Woo finds his life dreary and finds everyone around him annoying and beneath him. His coworker speaks down on him, but is secretly a pervert. His boss who is supposed to be his friend... is trying to steal his girlfriend behind his back. He cuts every one off and begins spending more time with Moon Jo. Their relationship, although odd, was one of my favorites in the show. As more and more time progresses and the longer Jung Woo stays in the hostel, the more his mind goes crazy. It's hard to tell what's real and not real and in the end, he's the one who pays the price fully.

Seo Moon Jo is a serial killer who has been hiding in hostels with other killers moving around for years. He works as a dentist for his ordinary life and comes home to the hostel and is cannibal by night. He found solace in Eom Bok Soon and they begin running the hostel together as a cover for killing and eating people. They kill tourists and random people who come through, never being enough evidence for the hostel to be considered or they leave before the cops can come for them. He is more controlled with his killing and methodical and also wants to find a prodigy to pass on his talents and live on in them. Moon Jo slowly brainwashes Jung Woo and falls in love with him, making him do whatever he wants, and Jung Woo not even knowing. He knows what Jung Woo is capable of and brings it out of him. Towards the end as the cops zero in, he gets Jung Woo to kill him and completing his wish of living on inside of Jung Woo's mind.
I loved his character and the way Lee Dong Wook played him. Such a dark and evil character, but has such a charisma that even pulls you in as a viewer.

-- End of Spoilers --

I didn't care for the cop side of the story at all because the more interesting side of the story was in the hostel, in my opinion. I skipped through most of it and stuck with watching the main plotline. Other than that, I would say it's not one that you would be able to re-watch since the main mystery and thrill is gone, but it's still a great, easy, short watch.

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Whenever you watch a thriller or horror drama, you always wonder why don't people leave the place immediately if they feel something is wrong, but this drama shows how one's surrounding life and people keep them grounded, even if it is hell itself. The main hero gets so many chances to Escape, but the people surrounding his life and poverty makes him stay. This drama is so unique and so thrilling, I loved it, it makes you stay seated on your edge.

It makes you connected with the characters, and the ending was so twisted and Im shi wan acting was superb as always.

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ITS INSANE

I just completed this drama. The ending left me wondering. What the hell was that? I was not really expecting it. This drama is beyond creepy. It is a work of insanity. As if one insane killer is not creepy enough , we have a gang of them. Many scenes were spooky and it gave me chills. I almost lost it when I saw that bracelet made of human teeth. How did they even come up with that? Its just crazy. I have to say , the storywriter is brilliant. The actors did a great job as well. I was literally cursing at the characters. I hated almost everyone around the male lead. Humans are definitely the scariest creature of all.

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So creepy, The Stuff of Nightmares

This drama has such an excellent atmosphere, the music, and the boarding house, so creepy, so dark. All the acting was fantastic, the story is depressing as hell, and parts are horrifying. I would have liked to know more about the other inhabitants of the Eden Boarding House and I will say that I found a few things to be so difficult to believe that it broke the story's spell on me, but overall this is a must-watch if you like thrillers or horror--or Lee Dong Wook. As this story unfolds there are so many moments where our MC is almost able to escape bad things we know are coming for him, but his chances to evade fate are always stopped--this makes for great tension.

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