For fans of something a little supernatural these horror comedy (and even horror rom-com) K-dramas are perfect binge viewing.

Several South Korean dramas center around supernatural elements like fairies, spirits, and the concepts of immortality and rebirth. Goblin is a prime example of such K-dramas. After attaining a worldwide following, Goblin opened a new world of fantasy series in South Korea, and winning over audiences from all over. Such was its impact that even affected fashion trends and several parodies around the world.

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These shows are often heartwarming, dramatic while playing around with local histories and folklore and tying this rich past with the country's contemporary times. Here are some of the best supernatural K-dramas with the same elements as Goblin.

Possibly one of the greatest dramas in the pantheon of South Korean fantasy shows, Goblin (also known as Guardian: The Lonely and Great God) tells the story of Kim Shin. He's a decorated military general from the past who is cursed with immortality, in exchange for all the lives he took. At the age of 939 years, he becomes the Goblin, the guardian of souls seeking a bride for himself who can break his spell.

The show generated an immense cult following, becoming a cultural phenomenon in South Korea and one of the country's highest-rated series.

Bring It On, Ghost has a fun premise of an exorcist befriending a spirit. Lonely and disgruntled in his profession, the exorcist befriends a wandering spirit as his roommate and ghost-fighting partner, later sharing a romance with her.

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Filled with moments that can tug viewers' heartstrings, the show much like the webtoon it's inspired from shows the potential of K-dramas to perfectly blend romance and everyday drama with fantasy elements.

A light-hearted take on the supernatural genre, this 2015 show features a timid girl who gets possessed by the ghost of a much bolder young woman. This ghost attempts to fulfill all those desires that she otherwise couldn't in her mortal life. The situation gets complicated further when the ghost wishes to hook up with the girl's boss, a famous womanizing chef.

Oh My Ghost carries on the usual tropes of fantasy K-dramas while adding a heartfelt love triangle in the mix. A Thai remake of the same name premiered three years after its release.

Just like Goblin's aged protagonist, My Love From The Star also stars an extraterrestrial being (Kim Soo-hyun) stranded on Earth for four centuries. Much like the other leads of the shows in this list, the hero Do Min-joon is initially pretty lonely and cynical till he starts spending time with a leading actress (Jun Ji-hyun) of the current era. She changes his overall mindset as his faith in humanity gets restored.

The show was praised for its fast-paced plot and the performances of its two leads. It even went on to inspire a Filipino show of the same name in 2017.

Inspired by South Korean folklore, Legend of the Blue Sea is a visually-appealing, emotional drama dealing with the love story of a mermaid and a con-man. The mermaid belongs to the Joseon period of South Korean history. Hence, like many other fantasy K-dramas, this show too occasionally shifts to an archaic past while connecting it to contemporary times.

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Jun Ji-Hyun, in particular, drew great praise for playing the mermaid Se-hwa with child-like innocence and charm.

Written by noted South Korean screenwriters The Hong Sisters, A Korean Odyssey is a modern retelling of the classic 16th-century Chinese text Journey To The West, set in the year 2017. The world is inhabited with dark forces as the forces of two Kings clash with each other, one is representative of heaven while the other embodies hell.

Very popular at the time of its airing, the show lives up to its epic source material with many likable young characters, each of whom fights for their own circumstances, making the division between the good and evil much less watertight.

Three Korean freedom fighters protest against the Japanese occupation of Korea in the 1930s. However, they get reincarnated to the present day as a best-selling writer, a fan of the writer, and a ghostwriter. The three characters reunite to find the truths behind their 80-year-old past.

Chicago Typewriter has a wildly original and unpredictable plot, moving beyond several cliches of supernatural K-dramas. And then as mentioned, the show also functions as a heartwarming tribute to Korea's history of struggles and revolutions.

Master's Sun is often hailed as one of the most romantic K-dramas is often dubbed as a 'hor-rom-com' (horror romantic comedy). The protagonist Gong-shil is a woman who gains the ability to see ghosts after a mysterious accident. Traumatise by this curse, she finds solace with Joong-won, a rich, handsome CEO of a company (So Ji-sub) around whom the ghosts disappear.

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While it seems like a simple love story, Joong-won sticks with Gong-shil for his own motives as he hopes to meet the ghost of his dead ex-girlfriend. How the two characters deal with their tumultuous relationship forms the remainder of the story.

With a binge-worthy season of 16 episodes, W is a classic fantasy K-drama that revolves around a clash of two words, one being the real world and the other being an alternate universe from a digital webtoon called W. In the middle of this, two hopeless souls in their early thirties, belonging to each of these two dimensions end up falling in love.

High on action and romance, the show drew immense praise for its unique concept. It marked a new wave of K-dramas that relied on sci-fi rather than just fantasy and supernatural elements.

The titular hotel in this series is an establishment that caters only to ghosts. Again written by the Hong sisters, the horror-comedy gives a hotelier's perspective of the hotel's history and mysterious founder.

Apart from its light tones, the show also ventures towards emotional territories, especially towards the series finale. Even in terms of world-building, Hotel Del Luna is a pretty unconventional drama drifting away from the common depiction of spirits or allusions to historical periods like the Joseon era.

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Based in Delhi, India, Shaurya Thapa is a Third World boy writing on First World pop culture. He's into freelance journalism, hip-hop, and engaging in critical analyses over films and TV of varied genres.

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