Korea is a culture rich region with a long deep rich history and traditions, but many creepy urban legends also exist throughout Korea which is indeed creepy and might be enough to give many of you goosebumps. Here are some creepy Korean legends.
The Urban Legend of Elevator Murderer
According to this legend, a 19-year-old Korean girl named Haruko was going up to her apartment on the 14th floor via an elevator, as the elevator was about to close suddenly a handsome man enters the elevator and tells her that he lives on the thirteenth floor. But as soon as the elevator reaches the 13th floor he takes his knife and maniacally laughs at her telling her to see upstairs she tried to escape but she eventually got killed on the fourteenth floor. Many Koreans believe that this incident is the reason behind the presence of the stop buttons in elevators.
The Hollow-Eyed Woman
This Urban Legend is based on a highway in Northern Seoul called Jayu - ro. Jayu-ro Highway itself is notorious as a creepy haunted spot where countless fatal accidents took place. The most famous legend of this highway is that of a ghost of a woman which is also known as the hollow-eyed woman and hitchhiker ghost woman.
It is said that the ghost of a lady can be seen on this road, especially during nighttime. Drivers who witnessed her says that at a first glance she appears as a woman wearing sunglasses until you reach close to her to see that instead of sunglasses her eyes are gouged out.
Red Ink Belief
In Korea, red ink is used to write the names of the dead. So many Koreans considered writing somebody's name with a red pen an extremely bad omen, They believe that writing somebody's name with red ink can cause bad luck and even death. So many Koreans avoid using red ink as a safety measure and many places forbid red inks too...
Legends Related to Washrooms
Just like its neighbouring country Japan, Korea also has many scary legends related to washrooms especially public washrooms and washrooms of the schools. There is an urban legend in Korea that is pretty much similar to the Japanese urban legend of Aka Manto. It is also referred as the Koran Aka Manto, as per this legend a ghost emerges from the toilet and asks to choose blue paper or red paper.
If you choose red then it will cut you half and if you choose blue then it will choke you. There are many other legends related to washrooms another legend that is similar to the legend of the Hanako san in Japan, this legend mentions how a girl got killed in a washroom and her ghost now haunts the washroom.
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