If "Salmokji" Rules the Box Office, "Girigo" is the New King of Netflix K-Horror Dramas
The Simultaneous Revival of K-Horror in Theaters and Streaming While the hit film Salmokji is currently dominating the cinematic box office, the Netflix original series Girigo has successfully taken the baton to establish itself as the definitive new trend in streaming horror. Coincidentally, the spring of 2026 has blessed us with well-made horror masterpieces arriving almost simultaneously across both the silver screen and global OTT platforms. Although there are some divided opinions among theatergoers based on personal tastes, director Lee Sang-min's Salmokji is proving its massive popularity by exhibiting all the classic traits of a blockbuster hit. The fact that a horror film—a genre typically dismissed as being strictly for niche audiences—has surpassed 1.7 million viewers and continues to race up the box office charts is being evaluated as a genuinely rare and unprecedented milestone in the Korean film industry. The Niche Market and Psychological Barriers of the Horror Genre...
