The Haunted House, also known as Shinbi Apartment (), is a South Korean animated television series created by Seok Jong-seo that premiered on Tooniverse on July 20, 2016. The series focuses on Shinbi, a small oni-like goblin and his friends stopping ghosts from attacking other people and saving the world.

The first season titled The Haunted House: The Secret of the Ghost Ball, aired from July 20, 2016, to January 18, 2017, every Wednesday.

The first part of the second season titled The Haunted House: Birth of Ghost Ball X, aired from November 9, 2017, through March 15, 2018. The second part titled The Second Story aired on November 8, 2018, to January 24, 2019.

The first part of the third season titled The Haunted House: Ghost Ball Double X: The 6 Prophecies aired from March 5 to June 4, 2020. The second part titled Suspicious Request aired from October 8, 2020 to January 21, 2021. The 24th episode was replaced by the Christmas special episode of The Haunted House Christmas Special: Grandma's Wish, Wheat Donggwi from North Korea, which premiered on December 24, 2020.

The first part of the fourth season titled The Haunted House: Ghost Ball Z: The Dark Exorcist aired from September 16 to December 16, 2021. The second part titled Guido Exorcist aired from April 28 to July 28, 2022.

The series was featured as a special episode of The Haunted House Special: The Vampire of Light and the Child of Darkness premiered on streaming service TVING on December 22, 2021, with 55 minutes total. The Haunted House Special: Joseon Exorcism Annals was released on TVING on July 14 to 21, 2023, with 4 episodes in half.

The fifth season was announced before showing after credits in the third film, The Haunted House: The Dimensional Goblin and the Seven Worlds, which was released on December 14, 2022. The first part titled The Haunted House: Ghost Ball ZERO aired from March 30 through June 15, 2023. The second part, titled The Second Story, aired from November 30, 2023 to March 14, 2024.

Series overview

Episodes Pilots: Room 444 (2014)

Season 1: The Secret of the Ghost Ball (2016–17)

Season 2: Birth of Ghost Ball X (2017–19)

Season 3: Ghost Ball Double X (2020–21)

Season 4: Ghost Ball Z (2021–22)

Season 5: Ghost Ball ZERO (2023–24)

Shorts (2019–23)

Home media release Pilots + DateDiscsEpisodesReferenceNovember 29, 201811–4

Season 1 + VolumeDateDiscsEpisodesReference 1February 20, 202011–4 2May 15, 202015–8 3August 6, 202019–12 4November 9, 2020113–16 5February 2, 2021117–20 6March 4, 2021121–24

Season 2 + VolumeDateDiscsEpisodesReference Part 1 1June 11, 2021125–27 2July 9, 2021128–30 3August 6, 2021131–33 4June 10, 2021134–37 Part 2 1October 6, 2021138–40 2November 9, 2021141–43 3December 3, 2021144–47

Season 3 + VolumeDateDiscsEpisodesReference The 6 Prophecies 1March 10, 2022148–50 2April 12, 2022151–53 3May 10, 2022154–56 4June 10, 2022157–60 Suspicious Request 1July 12, 2022161–63 2August 11, 2022164–66 3September 16, 2022167–69 4October 13, 2022170–73

Season 4 + VolumeDateDiscsEpisodesReference The Dark Exorcist 1July 12, 2023174–76 2August 8, 2023177–79 3September 19, 2023180–82 4October 13, 2023183–85 Guido Exorcist 1November 15, 2023186–88 2January 19, 2024189–91 3February 20, 2024192–94 4March 12, 2024195–97

Season 5 + VolumeDateDiscsEpisodesReference Part 1 1December 6, 2024198–101 2February 19, 20251102–105 3March 14, 20251106–108 Part 2 4April 15, 20251109–112 5May 20, 20251113–116 6June 13, 20251117–120 7July 16, 20251121–123

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