Send us a text The controversial Deposed Queen Yun kickstarted the events of the next hundred years. What led to her messy execution? Join our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Book a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseoul.com Listener Mail! Send us a message (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, email) and we might read it on air. Music by Soraksan Top tier Patrons Angel Earl Joel Bonomini Jamie Staley Shaaron Cullen Devon Hiphner Support the s...
Feb 17, 2021•40 min•Ep. 48
Send us a text Guest - Jane Han Ling , Mudang (The Bridge) Instagram - @janehanling Kakao - Jane Han Ling Yelp - Eastern Path (Newport Beach) Korean-American Mudang Jane Han Ling joins us to share her story of her journey to becoming a traditional Korean shaman and how she’s incorporated western concepts into Korean shamanism. Join our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Book a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseoul.com Listener Mail! Send ...
Feb 10, 2021•2 hr 42 min•Ep. 47
Send us a text Guest Jon Dunbar (Broken Korea, Korea Times, DaehanminDecline.com, General Editor of Royal Asiatic Society) For a time, Hongdae was the center of Korea’s punk, rock, and live music scene. Then it was gone. Journalist Jon Dunbar explains what the freak happened. Map of locations mentioned in the podcast: http://bit.ly/darksidehongdae Join our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Book a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseoul.com...
Feb 03, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 46
Send us a text Shawn surveyed 400 Korean citizens about their beliefs in ghosts. The results were intriguing. How do Korean definitions of ghosts differ from western definitions? Join our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Book a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseoul.com Listener Mail! Send us a message (Instagram, Facebook, email) and we might read it on air. Music by Soraksan Top tier Patrons Angel Earl Joel Bonomini Jamie Staley Shaaro...
Jan 27, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 45
Send us a text Is there a Korean afterlife? What are Korean funeral traditions? We also cover why some elevators do not have a fourth floor. Join our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Book a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseoul.com Listener Mail! Send us a message (Instagram, Facebook, email) and we might read it on air. Music by Soraksan Top tier Patrons Angel Earl Joel Bonomini Jamie Staley Shaaron Cullen Support the show Join our Pat...
Jan 20, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 44
Send us a text WARNING: This episode contains disturbing content. A special serious episode. South Korea has been horrified by the story of 16-month-old Jeong-in, a baby girl who was abused until she died this past October. This is spotlighting Korea’s and the Korean authorities’ long dark complacency with child abuse. #SorryJeongin #정인아미안해 Support the show Join our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Book a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideo...
Jan 10, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 43
Send us a text Poop sculptures, the Berlin Wall, Incheon Airport’s phallic sculpture, a secret WWII Japanese air raid bunker, and more. We top it off with the dark violent story behind Ahyeon-dong’s Wedding Street. Photos are here: https://darksideofseoul.com/ 8-weird-and-surprising-seoul-landmarks / Map is here: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1NfG556hk-kH_gT8ckKsL3vDZsIf5a3Y3&usp=sharing Join our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Book a tour of The Dark S...
Jan 06, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 42
Send us a text How dark was 2020 for Korea? From being the second country to get the ‘Rona to the evils of sex criminals to ghost sightings on our tour, we recap news you may have forgotten. Join our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Book a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseoul.com Listener Mail! Send us a message (Instagram, Facebook, email) and we might read it on air. Music by Soraksan Top tier Patrons Angel Earl Joel Bonomini Jamie S...
Dec 30, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 41
Send us a text King Sejo’s bloody paranoid reign continues. Shortly after he usurps the throne, scholars and some military conspire to assassinate him. The plot is foiled, and a lot of people pay the price. This leads to the famous story of the Six Martyrs. In the Dark Side of Seoul style, we bust the myths surrounding them. Join our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Book a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseoul.com Music by Soraksan Top ...
Dec 23, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 40
Send us a text In 1452 there was an 11-year-old king on the throne. Too bad he had mad uncles, crooked advisors, and power hungry scholars surrounding him. Join our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Book a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseoul.com Music by Soraksan Top tier Patrons Angel Earl Joel Bonomini Jamie Staley Shaaron Cullen Devon Hiphner Support the show Join our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Boo...
Dec 16, 2020•40 min•Ep. 39
Send us a text Something to lose your hand over. True crime and historical accounts of cutting off limbs. Lots of them. Join our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Book a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseoul.com Music by Soraksan Top tier Patrons Angel Earl Joel Bonomini Jamie Staley Shaaron Cullen Support the show Join our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Book a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at h...
Dec 09, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 38
Send us a text Self immolation! City fires! Fire in folklore! The most pyro episode we’ve made yet. Join our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Book a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseoul.com Music by Soraksan Top tier Patrons Angel Earl Joel Bonomini Jamie Staley Shaaron Cullen Support the show Join our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Book a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseo...
Dec 02, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 38
Send us a text At the start of the Korean War, a bridge blew up, killing citizens fleeing Seoul and stranding a good section of the South Korean Army on the wrong side. Here are the tragedies of errors behind that. Join our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Book a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseoul.com Our comic book is also here. https://darksideofseoul.com/store Music by Soraksan Top tier Patrons Angel Earl Joel Bonomini Jamie Stale...
Nov 25, 2020•24 sec•Ep. 36
Send us a text Feeling under the weather? Maybe try some of these Korean folk remedies. Not our darkest episode, but the origins of folk remedies come from the same dark places. Join our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Book a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseoul.com Our comic book is also here. https://darksideofseoul.com/store Music by Soraksan Top tier Patrons Angel Earl Joel Bonomini Jamie Staley Shaaron Cullen Support the show Joi...
Nov 18, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 35
Send us a text Starting in 1866, Catholics were systematically rounded up and executed on a hill near what is now Hapjeong Station. These actions started a chain of events that led to what we’re having to deal with today in modern Korea. Join our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Book a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseoul.com Music by Soraksan Top tier Patrons Angel Earl Joel Bonomini Jamie Staley Shaaron Cullen Support the show Join o...
Nov 11, 2020•59 min•Ep. 34
Send us a text Mountains dominate Korean culture. Shawn shares tales hidden in the fog cloaked peaks. Remember these as you hike through Korea’s intoxicating fall foliage Join our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Book a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseoul.com Music by Soraksan Top tier Patrons Angel Earl Joel Bonomini Jamie Staley Shaaron Cullen . Support the show Join our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul ...
Nov 06, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 33
Send us a text How many Korean monsters do you know? Which ones enjoy riding humans? Which monster resides in a North Korean lake and had a movie made about it? Join our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Book a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseoul.com Cheonji Lake Monsters? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFElPwUVUHs MBC Jangsan-beom report: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx7gYwX0DLM Reported sightings of Jangsan-beom (map) Movie Recom...
Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 32
Send us a text In modern times, tragedy has surrounded modern Christian-based exorcisms. Where traditional shaman exorcisms relied on ritual, fringe Christian exorcisms have relied on violence. Sometimes this results in death. Listen to hear of some dark true crime cases of modern Korean exorcisms. Join our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Book a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseoul.com Music by Soraksan Top tier Patrons Angel Earl Joe...
Oct 21, 2020•48 min•Ep. 31
Send us a text The power of Han compels you! Shawn, Joe (and Captain Howdy?) talk about Korean exorcisms and possession. Many Korean rites that involve communicating or honouring spirits are translated as exorcisms, but this is incorrect. Exorcisms, by definition, are the expulsion of evil spirits or demons. A Buddhist exorcism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w0jgFXil9E n alleged exorcist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw5aLh17uc0 Join our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksi...
Oct 14, 2020•59 min•Ep. 30
Send us a text Korea has a history with fare for fava beans for centuries. Most of the time it was for medicinal purposes. Even though it’s a pariah in society, some of the philosophy behind it reverberates today. Join our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Book a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseoul.com Music by Soraksan Top tier Patrons Angel Earl Joel Bonomini Jamie Staley Shaaron Cullen Support the show Join our Patreon to get more s...
Oct 07, 2020•55 min•Ep. 29
Send us a text Korea’s most notorious criminal is set to be released in late 2020. Only recently has the “I was drunk” defense been scrapped as an accepted excuse for sex crimes. We explore the problematic legal and cultural barriers to effective sex crime prevention in Korea. **WARNING** We do not suggest the episode for people recovering from sexual abuse. Join our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Book a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darkside...
Sep 30, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 28
Send us a text Korea is one giant graveyard. Serious. There are graves everywhere, and they are well maintained. For our Chuseok season episode, we explore one of the central symbols of that season, the ancestral grave. Join our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Book a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseoul.com Music by Soraksan Top tier Patrons Angel Earl Joel Bonomini Jamie Staley Shaaron Cullen Support the show Join our Patreon to get ...
Sep 23, 2020•51 min•Ep. 27
Send us a text Guests - Allie and Hannah (What’s Han Your Mind) https://whatshanyourmind.com Allie and Hannah regale us with tales of commoner and aristocratic women. Who was influential? Who had great tragedy? (SPOILER: a lot) Join our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Book a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseoul.com Music by Soraksan Top tier Patrons Angel Earl Joel Bonomini Jamie Staley Shaaron Cullen Support the show Join our Patreon...
Sep 18, 2020•57 min•Ep. 26
Send us a text Seoul is full of haunted locations, but they’re hard to find. Joe and Shawn reveal 11 haunted places in Seoul. Some of them are on the Dark Side tour. Each place weaves a thread in the tapestry that is Seoul’s character. Here’s the list. Sejong Intersection Gwanghwamun Bigak Back Alley Seorin Hotel East Alley Taehwagan Gomok Anguk-dong Alleys Road behind Tapgol Park Jongno 3-ga Back Alley Jongmyo Park Side street of the morgue of Seoul Medical University Hospital Gingko Trees at M...
Sep 09, 2020•45 min•Ep. 25
Send us a text Prince Sado’s tale has been told through TV and film. Living in the 1700s, he got away with many killings and cruel acts. Yet there are others who say he himself was a victim. Listen as we delve into the life and legends of one of Korea’s most notorious royal members and how his death marked the beginning of the end of the Joseon dynasty. Join our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Book a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseo...
Sep 02, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 24
Send us a text A couple of months ago, some strange things started happening in Joe’s apartment in the middle of the night. Even one of our patrons saw something unexplained in a live video chat. One incident forgotten to add to the show is that when Joe was in bed one night, the electric fan shut off. Joe checked to see if it was plugged in, and it was. The fuses weren’t busted. Then suddenly the fan turned on and rapidly cycled through low and high settings and back to low all by itself. There...
Aug 26, 2020•37 min•Ep. 23
Send us a text In July 2011, a landslide was triggered by heavy rains on a mountain on the southern side of Seoul. It crashed through apartment buildings and resulted in deaths and destruction. Your host, Joe, was caught in that. Here’s his story. Video of the Umyeonsan Landslides https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNkBC1a28o0 My video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENHPJ2Ctcgg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OZTjXtuNcM EBS broadcasting building https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFa7paBnbLs This is...
Aug 19, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 22
Send us a text The Dark Side of Seoul Comic: Published! Announcing the long awaited 50-page anthology comic The Dark Side of Seoul: Weird Tales from Korean Lore . Get the print or digital version: https://darksideofseoul.com/store This is the first English language comic that embraces Korea’s spooky dark folklore. Three chilling traditional tales come to life in these pages. Shawn and Joe talk about the genesis of this project and how you can get your copy. Join our Patreon to get more stuff htt...
Aug 12, 2020•58 min•Ep. 21
Send us a text In early 2008, an English teacher and his girlfriend were killed in an apartment fire. It was a turning point in the disparate expat community. Many of the charity and fundraising groups we see now started here. But is that the whole story? We talk about Bill Kapoun and more mysterious passings in this episode. Here is the link to the Embassy Duty Log . Join our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Book a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https:...
Aug 05, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 20
Send us a text A special video episode! Shawn and Joe drive in Paju, the source of many lonely road ghost stories. We share the tales of the Woman with Sunglasses, The Bloody Meat, The Bloody Box, and more. Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4VtP68NCBs Join our Patreon to get early video versions and more stuff. Learn more here: https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Book a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseoul.com Music by Soraksan Top tier Patron...
Jul 29, 2020•59 min•Ep. 19
