Best Horror Anime
524 horror anime ranked by community score. Scores come from the wider anime community; ratings on AnimeHunt are shown on each title.
Top rated horror anime
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3.6Ghost Hunt
TV · 2006 · 25 ep
Ghost HuntTV · 2006 · 25 ep3.6While at school, Taniyama Mai and her friends like to exchange ghost stories. Apparently, there is an abandoned school building on their campus that is the center of many ghost stories. During the story, they are interrupted by a…
3.6Ninja Scroll
Movie · 1993 · 1 ep
Ninja ScrollJuubee NinpuuchouMovie · 1993 · 1 ep3.6Jubei Kibagami has always been the master dealer of death, but in rescuing a ninja woman from a monster he sets loose a chain of events that puts death in his own veins and sends them on a nightmarish odyssey through a surreal and devil…
3.6Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon
Movie · 2025 · 1 ep
Kaiju No. 8: Mission ReconKaijuu 8-gou MovieMovie · 2025 · 1 ep3.6Compilation movie of Kaijuu 8-gou . In a Kaiju-filled Japan, Kafka Hibino works in monster disposal. After reuniting with his childhood friend Mina Ashiro, a rising star in the anti-Kaiju Defense Force, he decides to pursue his abandoned…
3.6Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Light That Gathers
Movie · 2016 · 1 ep
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Light That GathersKoutetsujou no Kabaneri Movie 1: Tsudou HikariMovie · 2016 · 1 ep3.6When mankind is threatened by a sudden emergence of undead monsters, those who are bitten become "Kabane" - one of them. To survive under the rise of Kabanes, the Hinomoto people have built fortress stations and barricaded themselves…
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3.6Captain Harlock Space Pirate
TV · 1978 · 42 ep
Captain Harlock Space PirateUchuu Kaizoku Captain HerlockTV · 1978 · 42 ep3.6The year is 2977. Mankind has become complacent and stagnant. All work is done by machines, while humans spend all their time on entertainment. But when a mysterious invader from the stars catches Earth unawares, only the legendary space…
3.6Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the Stars
Movie · 2021 · 1 ep
Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the StarsSidonia no Kishi: Ai Tsumugu HoshiMovie · 2021 · 1 ep3.6After the Earth was destroyed by mysterious alien lifeforms known as the Gauna, surviving remnants of the human race escaped to space in the enormous generation ship Sidonia. Having drifted through space for millennia, the Sidonia found…
3.6Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san.
OVA · 2010 · 4 ep
Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san.OVA · 2010 · 4 ep3.6The great detective Akutabe has an assistant, Rinko Sakuma, who is trying to learn to summon demons. This is the story of her misadventure when she actually manages to summon 2 demons unexpectedly. (Source: Anime News Network)
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3.6New Getter Robo
OVA · 2004 · 13 ep
New Getter RoboShin Getter RoboOVA · 2004 · 13 ep3.6Humanity is under attack by demonic creatures called Oni. Unable to fight back by any other means, the scientist Dr. Saotome creates a series of giant robots that harness the mysterious power of Getter Rays, giving them the strength…
3.6Black Butler
TV · 2008 · 24 ep
Black ButlerKuroshitsujiTV · 2008 · 24 ep3.6In Victorian-era Europe, a young boy loses everything he once held near and dear to a vicious plot. In his moment of death, he strikes a deal with a demon: his soul, in exchange for revenge. Ciel Phantomhive is now the head of the…
3.6Mieruko-chan
TV · 2021 · 12 ep
Mieruko-chanTV · 2021 · 12 ep3.6She can see dead people…she just chooses to ignore them. That’s Miko’s plan, anyway, but it doesn’t seem to be working for her in this love letter to the horror genre that will send shivers down your spine—and occasionally tickle your…
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3.6Hellsing
TV · 2001 · 13 ep
HellsingTV · 2001 · 13 ep3.6Hellsing follows the antiheroic vampire, Alucard, and a police girl-turned-vampire, Seras Victoria, two vampires employed by the vampire-extermination group of England, the Hellsing Organization. Slowly but surely, through their active…
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3.6Kemono Jihen
TV · 2021 · 12 ep
Kemono JihenTV · 2021 · 12 ep3.6Special detective Kohachi Inugami is sent to investigate a grisly phenomenon involving animal corpses near a remote mountain village. But after meeting a strange boy who agrees to help, he discovers cursed supernatural forces at work…
3.6Hell Girl
TV · 2005 · 26 ep
Hell GirlJigoku ShoujoTV · 2005 · 26 ep3.6Somewhere in the vast sea of the Internet, there's a website that can only be accessed at the stroke of midnight. Known as the Jigoku Tsushin, rumor has it that if you post a grudge there, the Jigoku Shoujo will appear and drag whoever…
3.6PandoraHearts
TV · 2009 · 25 ep
PandoraHeartsPandora HeartsTV · 2009 · 25 ep3.6Oz Vessalius, heir to one of the duke houses, has just turned fifteen. His life is rich and carefree, darkened only by the constant absence of his father. At his coming-of-age ceremony, however, everything changes. For no reason that he…
3.6Yuki Yuna is a Hero
TV · 2014 · 12 ep
Yuki Yuna is a HeroYuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de AruTV · 2014 · 12 ep3.6Yuuna Yuuki is an ordinary second-year middle school student. She gets up in the morning, gets ready for school, goes to classes, participates in club activities, and has fun with her friends. But there is one extraordinary thing about…
3.6Kaya-chan Isn't Scary
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
Kaya-chan Isn't ScaryKaya-chan wa KowakunaiTV · 2026 · 12 ep3.6Kaya-chan attends Hanamugi Kindergarten, and she has an incredibly strong sixth sense. She secretly beats up the ghosts that stalk her friends and family, but in turn, she’s treated like a troublemaker since nobody understands her strange…
3.6Dusk Maiden of Amnesia: "Ghost Girl"
Special · 2012 · 1 ep
Dusk Maiden of Amnesia: "Ghost Girl"Tasogare Otome x Amnesia: Taima OtomeSpecial · 2012 · 1 ep3.6Yuuko's antics are causing more ghost stories to circulate around the school, and Kirie, at her wit's end, attempts to rein Yuuko in with a series of games. Later, the Paranormal Investigation's Club investigates a series of stories which…
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3.6Hell Girl: Three Vessels
TV · 2008 · 26 ep
Hell Girl: Three VesselsJigoku Shoujo MitsuganaeTV · 2008 · 26 ep3.6After the events of the 2nd season, Ai's three helpers, Ichimoku Ren, Wanyuudou and Hone-Onna live out their lives in relative peace. This is suddenly shattered when Kikuri returns to recruit them. Meanwhile, Ai mysteriously reappears from…
3.6Dara-san of the Reiwa Era
TV · 2026 · 13 ep
Dara-san of the Reiwa EraReiwa no Dara-sanTV · 2026 · 13 ep3.6After venturing into a restricted, treacherous mountain forest, siblings Hinata and Kaoru meet a terrifying serpent god and become besties! Despite her initially scary appearance, the self-named “god of misfortune” is awkward, lonely, and…
3.6Jigoku Sensei Nube
TV · 1996 · 49 ep
Jigoku Sensei NubeTV · 1996 · 49 ep3.6Nube is a clumsy, easygoing, and very kind teacher, but he has a secret under his glove on the left hand. He has a monster hand, and he also has the ability to sense ghosts and evil spirits. So he protects his dear students from these evil…
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3.6Black Jack: The Movie
Movie · 1996 · 1 ep
Black Jack: The MovieBlack Jack the MovieMovie · 1996 · 1 ep3.6Jo Carol Brane attempts to hire Dr. Black Jack on a breed of superhumans that have the strength, intellectual, athletic, and artistic skills with great excel in different fields, only to later find out that they start deteriorating after…
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3.5Another
TV · 2012 · 12 ep
AnotherTV · 2012 · 12 ep3.5When Kouichi Sakakibara transfers to a new school, he senses a frightening atmosphere in his new class, a secret none of them will talk about. At the center is the beautiful Mei Misaki. Kouichi is immediately drawn to her mysterious aura…
3.5GOBLIN SLAYER
TV · 2018 · 12 ep
GOBLIN SLAYERGoblin SlayerTV · 2018 · 12 ep3.5A young priestess has formed her first adventuring party, but almost immediately they find themselves in distress. It's the Goblin Slayer who comes to their rescue--a man who's dedicated his life to the extermination of all goblins, by any…
3.5Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
TV · 2016 · 12 ep
Kabaneri of the Iron FortressKoutetsujou no KabaneriTV · 2016 · 12 ep3.5As the world is in the middle of an industrial revolution, a monster appears that cannot be defeated unless its heart, which is protected by a layer of iron, is pierced. By infecting humans with its bite, the monster can create aggressive…
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3.5AJIN: Demi-Human
TV · 2016 · 13 ep
AJIN: Demi-HumanAjinTV · 2016 · 13 ep3.5Kei Nagai’s body should have died when a truck slams into his body, but instead, he finds himself resurrected with all of his wounds healed. Now revealed to be an Ajin, one of a mysterious new breed of immortal demi-human, he’s been marked…
3.5GOBLIN SLAYER II
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
GOBLIN SLAYER IIGoblin Slayer IITV · 2023 · 12 ep3.5As spring arrives, goblin activity increases, which is great news for Goblin Slayer, who will do anything to exterminate these vile creatures. While taking on as many goblin slaying quests as possible, he attracts the attention of an…
3.5GOBLIN SLAYER -GOBLIN’S CROWN-
Movie · 2020 · 1 ep
GOBLIN SLAYER -GOBLIN’S CROWN-Goblin Slayer: Goblin's CrownMovie · 2020 · 1 ep3.5“Please find any information on the Noble Fencer that disappeared after leaving to slay some goblins.” Goblin Slayer and his party head up to the snowy mountains in the north after receiving that request from the Sword Maiden. A small…
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3.5Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope’s Peak High School - Despair Arc
TV · 2016 · 11 ep
Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope’s Peak High School - Despair ArcDanganronpa 3: The End of Kibougamine Gakuen - Zetsubou-henTV · 2016 · 11 ep3.5Chisa Yukizome begins her job as homeroom teacher for Hope's Peak Academy's 77th Class of Ultmate students. Meanwhile, Hajime Hinata, a student of the school's Reserve Course for students without talent, prepares to undergo an experiment…
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3.5Beautiful Bones -Sakurako's Investigation-
TV · 2015 · 12 ep
Beautiful Bones -Sakurako's Investigation-Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga UmatteiruTV · 2015 · 12 ep3.5Most young women have lots of obsessions, but Sakurako Kujou only has two: work and bones… and since the bones are part of her work, it really comes down to just bones. However, in between collecting de-fleshed animal and human remains for…
3.5Kakegurui Twin
ONA · 2022 · 6 ep
Kakegurui TwinONA · 2022 · 6 ep3.5As a first-year student of the renowned Hyakkaou Private Academy, Mary Saotome knows her future is set for a one-way cruise to the top... That is, until an encounter with an old-classmate-turned-housepet throws the newbie princess into the…
3.5When They Cry Rei
OVA · 2009 · 5 ep
When They Cry ReiHigurashi no Naku Koro ni ReiOVA · 2009 · 5 ep3.5The endless cycle of murders has been broken and Rika is finally able to settle down for a normal life with her friends. However, she is involved in a traffic accident and wakes up in a world where everything is different. A world where no…
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3.5Boogiepop Phantom
TV · 2000 · 12 ep
Boogiepop PhantomBoogiepop wa WarawanaiTV · 2000 · 12 ep3.5Five years ago, a string of grisly murders shook the city to its core and now the rumors have begun once more. Boogiepop... Everyone knows about Boogiepop: meet her one dark night and you are taken. People tell each other the stories and…
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3.5Angels of Death (ONA)
ONA · 2018 · 4 ep
Angels of Death (ONA)Angels of Death (Web)ONA · 2018 · 4 ep3.5Episodes 13-16 originally streamed on Amazon Prime.
3.5Cat Soup
OVA · 2001 · 1 ep
Cat SoupNekojiru-souOVA · 2001 · 1 ep3.5Cat Soup is an extremely difficult film to describe, due to its awesome surrealism and almost nonexistant dialogue. It is more a work of art than an anime. There are many underlying themes, such as the transcience of man's existence, but…
3.5After-school Hanako-kun
TV · 2023 · 4 ep
After-school Hanako-kunHoukago Shounen Hanako-kunTV · 2023 · 4 ep3.5The ghostly Hanako-kun and his mortal assistant, Nene Yashiro, usually have their hands full resolving various supernatural incidents in Kamome Academy, but how do they spend their time when they get a break from all that? (Source: Yen…
3.5Dorohedoro: Ma no Omake
Special · 2020 · 1 ep
Dorohedoro: Ma no OmakeSpecial · 2020 · 1 ep3.5An unaired episode included in the second Blu-ray box. An adaption of a total of six canon segments of the Extra Evil omakes from the manga volumes.Looking for something else? Filter horror anime by year, status and format.