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Podcast: The Dark Side of Seoul Podcast
Episode: Haunted Barracks: Korea’s Military Ghost Stories
Description: Send us Fan MailThe Korean military is haunted — literally and culturally. Soldiers whisper about phantom footsteps, cold spots inside fences, and radio calls from the dead. In this episode, we look at the legends that thrive in Korea’s barracks: the White-Clad Old Man, the Combat Boot Ghost, the Ammunition Depot Spirits, and the Fog Ghost along the DMZ.We also unpack why these stories endure. Is it trauma made visible? Shared imagination? Or proof that some soldiers never stopped serving?Media recommendationsR-PointDog Soldiers