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.
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3.5AJIN: Demi-Human -Compel-
Movie · 2015 · 1 ep
AJIN: Demi-Human -Compel-Ajin Part 1: ShoudouMovie · 2015 · 1 ep3.5Kei discovers the curse of immortality when he gets hit by a bus... and doesn't die. Now on the run from a government that wants to experiment on him, and his fellow Ajin, Kei's only hope to live a peaceful life lies in his ability to…
3.5Ushio and Tora
OVA · 1992 · 10 ep
Ushio and ToraUshio to ToraOVA · 1992 · 10 ep3.5Ushio thinks his father's tale of an ancient ancestor impaling a demon on a temple altar stone with the legendary Beast Spear is nuts, but when he finds the monster in his own basement, Ushio has to take another look at the family legend!…
3.5Ling Cage
ONA · 2019 · 6 ep
Ling CageLing Long: IncarnationONA · 2019 · 6 ep3.5In the not-too-distant future, the human world has long been overpopulated. Humanity marched to the stars in search of a new home, and just as this was going on, the moon's alignment caused massive earthquakes to ripple across the world…
3.5Space Pirate Captain Herlock: Outside Legend - The Endless Odyssey
OVA · 2002 · 13 ep
Space Pirate Captain Herlock: Outside Legend - The Endless OdysseyOVA · 2002 · 13 ep3.5On an archaelogical mission to the end of the known universe, Professor Daiba unwitting unleashes an ancient horror from its confines. Five years later the malevolent alien force sets in motion a plan which reunites the various crewmembers…
3.4Elfen Lied
TV · 2004 · 13 ep
Elfen LiedTV · 2004 · 13 ep3.4The Diclonius, a mutated homosapien that is said to be selected by God and will eventually become the destruction of mankind, possess two horns on their heads and have a "sixth sense" which gives them telekinetic abilities. Due to this…
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3.4Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope’s Peak High School - Future Arc
TV · 2016 · 12 ep
Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope’s Peak High School - Future ArcDanganronpa 3: The End of Kibougamine Gakuen - Mirai-henTV · 2016 · 12 ep3.4Makoto Naegi, the Ultimate Hope who defeated the Ultimate Despair, Junko Enoshima, is under suspicion of treason against the Future Foundation for harboring the Remnants of Despair who carried on her will. As top members of the Future…
3.4The Future Diary: Redial
OVA · 2013 · 1 ep
The Future Diary: RedialMirai Nikki: RedialOVA · 2013 · 1 ep3.4Yuno Gasai lives a normal life as a first-year in high school. She gets along well with her parents and even has a small circle of friends. However, she cannot help but feel as if someone is missing from her life, someone so important to…
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3.4Boogiepop and Others
TV · 2019 · 18 ep
Boogiepop and OthersBoogiepop wa Warawanai (2019)TV · 2019 · 18 ep3.4There is an urban legend that children tell one another about a shinigami that can release people from the pain they may be suffering. This "Angel of Death" has a name—Boogiepop. And the legends are true. Boogiepop is real. (Source: Seven…
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3.4Sirius the Jaeger
TV · 2018 · 12 ep
Sirius the JaegerSiriusTV · 2018 · 12 ep3.4Imperial Capital, 1930. A strange group of people carrying musical instrument cases landed on Tokyo station. They are called the “Jaegers”, who came to hunt vampires. Amongst them, there stood a young man with striking serenity and unusual…
3.4Another: The Other
OVA · 2012 · 1 ep
Another: The OtherAnother: The Other - IngaOVA · 2012 · 1 ep3.4Episode 0 bundled with the 0th limited-edition volume of Kiyohara Hiro's manga adaptation of Ayatsuji Yukito's horror novel Another. Shortly before the start of a new semester, Misaki Fujioka visits her twin sister Mei Misaki in Yomiyama…
3.4NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE
TV · 2026 · 13 ep
NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSENeedy Girl OverdoseTV · 2026 · 13 ep3.4OMGkawaiiAngel, affectionately known as "KAngel", is the top streamer girl with 10 million subscribers, and not a day goes by without seeing her in action. Whether online, on TV, or at a live show, she is always surrounded by her cheering…
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3.4BLAME!
Movie · 2017 · 1 ep
BLAME!Blame! MovieMovie · 2017 · 1 ep3.4In the distant technological future, civilization has reached its ultimate Net-based form. An "infection" in the past caused the automated systems to spiral out of order, resulting in a multi-leveled city structure that replicates itself…
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3.4Trinity Blood
TV · 2005 · 24 ep
Trinity BloodTV · 2005 · 24 ep3.4The background is in the distant future after the destruction brought about by Armageddon. The war between the vampires and the humans continue to persist. In order to protect the humans from the vampires, the Vatican has to rely on other…
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3.4BLOOD-C: The Last Dark
Movie · 2012 · 1 ep
BLOOD-C: The Last DarkBlood-C: The Last DarkMovie · 2012 · 1 ep3.4Despite the use of the Youth Ordinance Bill to enforce curfews for minors and regulate the use of the internet, young people continue to fight for their own freedom through underground methods. One such group calls themselves SIRRUT. They…
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3.4Hellsing: The Dawn
Special · 2011 · 3 ep
Hellsing: The DawnSpecial · 2011 · 3 ep3.4It is September 1944 and World War II is raging in Europe. To get an advantage on the field, Nazis are experimenting with artificial vampire technologies, they are still far away from achieving their initial goal, but even the intermediate…
3.4Witch Hunter ROBIN
TV · 2002 · 26 ep
Witch Hunter ROBINWitch Hunter RobinTV · 2002 · 26 ep3.4Robin Sena is a powerful craft user drafted into the STNJ - a group of specialized hunters that fight deadly beings known as Witches. Though her fire power is great, she’s got a lot to learn about her powers and working with her cool and…
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3.4Psychic Detective Yakumo
TV · 2010 · 13 ep
Psychic Detective YakumoShinrei Tantei YakumoTV · 2010 · 13 ep3.4Haruka Ozawa's sophomore year is getting seriously scary. One of her friends is possessed, another has committed suicide and Haruka could be the next one to flunk the still-breathing test. Her only way out of this potentially lethal dead…
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3.4Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: Outbreak
OVA · 2013 · 1 ep
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: OutbreakOVA · 2013 · 1 ep3.4The story is set in the same Hinamizawa village of the previous stories. The village has been completely sealed off due to a mysterious virus in 1983, and Maebara Keiichi and Ryuuguu Rena deal with the outbreak. (Source: Anime News Network)
3.4Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Special: Nekogoroshi-hen
Special · 2007 · 1 ep
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Special: Nekogoroshi-henSpecial · 2007 · 1 ep3.4After losing a bet, Keichi, Mion, Rena, Satoko and Rika parade around the town in costumes. When they come to a fork in the road, they decide to go to Yagouchi, a nearby abandoned village. Once there Keichii and Rena learn the mystery of a…
3.4Petshop of Horrors
TV · 1999 · 4 ep
Petshop of HorrorsTV · 1999 · 4 ep3.4Count D, a quite interesting pet shop owner from an area called Chinatown, sells rare and hard to come by pets to people longing for something special, but with each sale comes a contract. If the rules of the contract are followed…
3.4Mouryou no Hako
TV · 2008 · 13 ep
Mouryou no HakoTV · 2008 · 13 ep3.4Between August and October, 1952, a series of unusual crimes takes place in Musashino and Mitaka: the attempted murder of 14-year-old Kanako Yuzuki, Kanako's abduction from the strange research "hospital" where she was recovering, then…
3.4Danganronpa 3: Monokuma Gekijou
Special · 2016 · 3 ep
Danganronpa 3: Monokuma GekijouSpecial · 2016 · 3 ep3.4Series of humorous, animated skits bundled with the Japanese Blu-ray volume releases of Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School.
3.4Karas
OVA · 2005 · 6 ep
KarasOVA · 2005 · 6 ep3.4The world of the humans and the world of the demons (yōkai) have overlapped one another, leaving humans to walk the streets of life as they normally would, while demons walk, hidden from the naked eye, down the very same streets. A…
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3.4Ajin OVA
OVA · 2016 · 3 ep
Ajin OVAOVA · 2016 · 3 ep3.4Bundled with the limited edition of the manga's eighth, ninth and tenth volumes. 1. The Nakamura Shinya Incident (中村慎也事件) The Ajin Control Committee's most feared worst-case scenario: "The Shinya Nakamura Incident." The truth will finally…
3.4Malice@Doll
OVA · 2001 · 3 ep
Malice@DollOVA · 2001 · 3 ep3.4Malice, a sex robot living in an abandoned human city, is assaulted and violated by a mysterious creature. Upon awakening, Malice finds out that she has become human and can pass on her humanity to her fellow machines. However, her gift…
3.4X&Y
ONA · 2023 · 16 ep
X&YAiyou de MishiONA · 2023 · 16 ep3.4When Yan moved back to his hometown, he never expected to be at the center of an eerie mystery. One day, he heads to XY Escape Room where he meets the owner, Xu, and finds himself completely captivated by her. But after this fateful…
3.4Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor
TV · 2005 · 26 ep
Guyver: The Bioboosted ArmorKyoushoku Soukou Guyver (2005)TV · 2005 · 26 ep3.4Lurking under the facade of everyday life lies a dark world of pain and destruction. The world is controlled by a sinister brotherhood that hides their fangs behind masks of humanity. They are the Chronos Corporation. While…
3.4Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube (2025) Part 2
TV · 2026 · 13 ep
Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube (2025) Part 2Jigoku Sensei Nube (2025) Part 2TV · 2026 · 13 ep3.4Meisuke "Nube" Nueno, a teacher at Doumori Elementary School and expert in the occult, finds it increasingly difficult to protect his students against dark forces. After one of his students is sent to a parallel world, Nube encounters an…
3.4Kaidan Restaurant
TV · 2009 · 23 ep
Kaidan RestaurantTV · 2009 · 23 ep3.4TV Asahi announced a new kids anime "Kaidan Restaurant (Thriller Restaurant)" based on a picture book. Each episode will consist of three stories or ''dishes'': the appetizer, the main dish, and dessert. The first two ''dishes'' will deal…
3.4Sidonia no Kishi Movie
Movie · 2015 · 1 ep
Sidonia no Kishi MovieMovie · 2015 · 1 ep3.4The film is a compilation of all 12 episodes of the first season with new sequences and redone sound effects.
3.4Sakon the Ventriloquist
TV · 1999 · 26 ep
Sakon the VentriloquistKarakuri Zoushi Ayatsuri SakonTV · 1999 · 26 ep3.4The dark-haired bishounen is Sakon Tachibana, a puppeteer, and the other is Ukon, his favorite puppet and best friend. Sakon is the (only) grandson of Saemon Tachibana, a national treasure of Japan famous for his manipulation of Bunraku…
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3.4Tokyo Ghoul √A
TV · 2015 · 12 ep
Tokyo Ghoul √ATV · 2015 · 12 ep3.4The ghouls of Anteiku invaded the Aogiri's site in order to rescue Ken Kaneki who is being tortured. Due to provocation, he unleashed greater power enough to defeat Yamori. To become stronger, he decided to join Aogiri and left Anteiku…
3.4High School of the Dead
TV · 2010 · 12 ep
High School of the DeadHighschool of the DeadTV · 2010 · 12 ep3.4The lockers are splattered with blood, the student bodies are piling up and that's not mystery meat they're eating in the cafeteria… it's the faculty! And that's just the start of the worst day of school ever when a nightmarish virus is…
3.4Deadman Wonderland
TV · 2011 · 12 ep
Deadman WonderlandTV · 2011 · 12 ep3.4Ganta is the only survivor after a mysterious man in red slaughters a classroom full of teenagers. He's framed for the carnage, sentenced to die, and locked away in the most twisted prison ever built: Deadman Wonderland. And then it gets…
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3.4Angels of Death
TV · 2018 · 12 ep
Angels of DeathSatsuriku no TenshiTV · 2018 · 12 ep3.413-year old Rachel awakens to find herself trapped in the basement of an abandoned building. Without any memories, or even a clue as to where she could be, she wanders the building, lost and dizzy. In her search, she comes across a man…
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3.4Black Bullet
TV · 2014 · 13 ep
Black BulletTV · 2014 · 13 ep3.4The Gastrea virus spreads like wildfire, causing each infected host to rapidly mutate, gaining new powers and abilities with every stage of development, even while they continue to attack, kill and infect multiple new hosts. Unable to…Looking for something else? Filter horror anime by year, status and format.