The Haunted House (TV series)
South Korean animated television series
The Haunted House, also known as Shinbi Apartment (Korean: 신비아파트), is a South Korean animated television series created by Seok Jong-seo. It premiered on Tooniverse on July 20, 2016. The series focuses on Shinbi and his friends in their endeavor to stop ghosts from attacking people and effort to save the world.
Series overview
Characters and casts
Hari Koo (구하리; Korean: Kim Young-eun, English: Natasha Strickey)
Doori Koo (구두리; Korean: Kim Chae-ha, English: Conrad Dickinson)
Shinbi (신비; Korean: Jo Hyeon-jeong, English: Anna Cummer)
Kang-lim Choi (최강림; Korean: Shin Yong-woo, English: Bill Rawts)
Gaeun Lee (이가은; Korean: Yeo Min-jeong, English: Caitlynne Medrek)
Hyun-woo Kim (김현우; Korean: Shim Kyu-hyuk, English: Alex Bergen)
Ian (이안; Korean: Choi Seung-hoon, English: Brett Bauer)
Leon Raymond/Cain (리온 레이몬드/카인; Korean: Myung-jun Kim)
Geumbi (금비; Korean: Yang Jeong-hwa)
Sara (사라; Korean: Park Shi-yoon)
Jubi (주비; Korean: Kim Hyeon-ji)
Guido Hyun (현; Korean: Kim Jang)
Chungha Kim (김청하; Korean: Chae Rim)
Heewon (희원; Korean: Kim Haru)
Jihoon (지훈; Korean: Kang Seong-woo)
Jimi Yoo (유지미; Korean: Lee So-eun, English: Megan Baldrey)
Innam Koo (Rico Koo in the English version) (구인남; Korean: Choi Jae-ho, English: Ryan Simmons)
Ryu (류; Korean: Bak Seon-yeong, English: Cheryl McMaster)
Ancieto (아니체토; Korean: Kwon Hyuk-soo)
Cerberos (케르베로스; Korean: Seon Soo-ho)
Franchises
Films
The first film, titled The Haunted House: The Secret of the Cave, was directed by Kim Byung-gab and was released on July 25, 2018.
The second film, titled The Haunted House: The Sky Goblin VS Jormungandr, was directed by Byeon Young-Kyu and was released on December 19, 2019.
Byeon Young-Kyu returned as the director for the third film, titled The Haunted House: The Dimensional Goblin and the Seven Worlds. The film was released on December 14, 2022.
The fourth film was a compilation of episodes from the fifth season as a special film, titled The Haunted House Special: Red Eyed Reaper. It was directed by Park Hong-geun and released on August 14, 2024, exclusively on CGV.
Specials
The series became available to stream on TVING in 2021 and included a special episode, titled The Haunted House Special: The Vampire of Light and the Child of Darkness, released on December 22, 2021.
The second special episode, titled The Haunted House Special: Joseon Exorcism Annals, was released on July 14, 2023, and aired until July 21, 2023, with a total of 4 two-part episodes.
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