Best Horror Manga
376 horror manga ranked by community score. Scores come from the wider anime community; ratings on AnimeHunt are shown on each title.
Top rated horror manga
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4.0Higurashi WHEN THEY CRY: Eye Opening Arc
Manga · 2006 · 21 ch
Higurashi WHEN THEY CRY: Eye Opening ArcHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai: Meakashi-henManga · 2006 · 21 ch4.0After moving into the quiet town of Hinamizawa, Maebara Keiichi spends his days blissfully in school often playing games with his local friends. However, appearances can be deceiving. One fateful day, Keiichi stumbles upon news of a murder 
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4.0Higurashi WHEN THEY CRY: Atonement Arc
Manga · 2006 · 16 ch
Higurashi WHEN THEY CRY: Atonement ArcHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai: Tsumihoroboshi-henManga · 2006 · 16 ch4.0After moving into the quiet town of Hinamizawa, Maebara Keiichi spends his days blissfully in school often playing games with his local friends. However, appearances can be deceiving. One fateful day, Keiichi stumbles upon news of a murder 
4.0Global Examination
Manga · 2020
Global ExaminationQuanqiu GaokaoManga · 20204.0This is an examination that puts your life at stake. Answer a plethora of questions, pass the exam, and you may live. Two-faced examiner, Qin Jiu, meets the cold examinee, You Huo. In this inhumane system, both of them who have lost their m
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4.0The Promised Neverland
Manga · 2016 · 181 ch
The Promised NeverlandYakusoku no NeverlandManga · 2016 · 181 ch4.0Emma, Norman and Ray are the brightest kids at the Grace Field House orphanage. And under the care of the woman they refer to as “Mom,” all the kids have enjoyed a comfortable life. Good food, clean clothes and the perfect environment to le
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4.0Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror
Manga · 1998 · 20 ch
Uzumaki: Spiral into HorrorUzumakiManga · 1998 · 20 ch4.0Kurozu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral, the hyp
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4.0HELLSING
Manga · 1997 · 92 ch
HELLSINGManga · 1997 · 92 ch4.0Hellsing, a secret organization of the British government, have long been battling supernatural threats to keep the people safe from creatures of the night. The current leader, Integra Wingates Hellsing controls her own personal army to eli
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4.0PIGPEN
Manga · 2019 · 68 ch
PIGPENDwaejiuriManga · 2019 · 68 ch4.0A relaxing getaway in paradise, or a death trap? A young man wakes up on a breathtaking beach, but he has no idea who he is or how he got there. Try as he might to piece it all together, untangling this mind-bending mystery won’t be easy wh
4.0Dusk Maiden of Amnesia
Manga · 2008 · 54 ch
Dusk Maiden of AmnesiaTasogare Otome × AmnesiaManga · 2008 · 54 ch4.0Legend states that the ghost of a student who died at Seikyou Private Academy still haunts the grounds to this day... A truth that first year student Teiichi uncovers when he stumbles into that very ghost, Yuuko! However, with no memories o
4.0Lunar Legend Tsukihime
Manga · 2003 · 75 ch
Lunar Legend TsukihimeShingetsutan TsukihimeManga · 2003 · 75 ch4.0Shiki Tohno sustained a life threatening injury as a child, and due to that incident he was sent away from the Tohno household and was given to a relative to be raised. Years later, when Shiki is in high school, the head of the Tohno househ
4.0Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Manga · 2011 · 12 ch
Puella Magi Madoka MagicaMahou Shoujo Madoka☆MagicaManga · 2011 · 12 ch4.0When a new girl joins her class, Madoka Kaname thinks she recognizes the mysterious, dark-haired transfer student from one of her dreams…a dream where she is approached by a catlike creature who offers Madoka an opportunity to change
4.0Me and the Devil Blues: The Unreal Life of Robert Johnson
Manga · 2003
Me and the Devil Blues: The Unreal Life of Robert JohnsonOre to Akuma no BluesManga · 20034.0Legend has it that if you take your guitar and stand at a crossroads at the witching hour, the devil will appear. He’ll grab your instrument, play a song, and hand it back to you. You’ll walk away an expert bluesman, but you’ll have to pay 
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4.0Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories
Manga · 2015 · 10 ch
Shiver: Junji Ito Selected StoriesItou Junji Jisen KessakushuuManga · 2015 · 10 ch4.0Including nine of Junji Ito's best short stories, as selected by the author himself and presented with accompanying notes and commentary. It also includes one all new, previously unpublished story. 1. Used Record (from Ayatsuri no Yashiki) 
4.0Otherside Picnic
Manga · 2018
Otherside PicnicUra Sekai PicnicManga · 20184.0In this sci-fi/fantasy survival thriller, the dangerous and deadly realm of the Otherside--where urban legends, cryptids, and folkloric legends roam--calls to two women, both in search of something. As they set out to sate their curiosity a
4.0Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story
Manga · 2012 · 12 ch
Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different StoryMahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica: The different storyManga · 2012 · 12 ch4.0Mami's warm personality has made it difficult for her to adjust to her solitary life as a magical girl, where survival often takes precedence over kindness. When she meets Kyouko Sakura, a fellow lone wolf, she is excited at the prospect of
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4.0Higurashi WHEN THEY CRY: Festival Accompanying Arc
Manga · 2008 · 35 ch
Higurashi WHEN THEY CRY: Festival Accompanying ArcHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai: Matsuribayashi-henManga · 2008 · 35 ch4.0In Minagoroshi-hen, the mastermind of the murders was revealed. This time, all the pieces of the puzzle are in place. The last step for the characters to take is putting the pieces together in order to defeat the culprit, obtain the miracle
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4.0Itai no Itai no, Tonde Yuke
Light Novel · 2014 · 10 ch
Itai no Itai no, Tonde YukeLight Novel · 2014 · 10 ch4.0The plot involves a young man who becomes a killer (by accident) – but his victim has the power of “postponement,” temporarily delaying her death.
4.0Devil May Cry 5: Visions of V
Manga · 2019 · 35 ch
Devil May Cry 5: Visions of VManga · 2019 · 35 ch4.0Based on the game Devil May Cry 5, it's a spinoff story from the viewpoint of the mysterious man V. The story will go into V’s birth, how he meets his familiars, and other plot details in what is essentially a prequel to the game. (Source: 
3.9Bibliomania
Manga · 2016 · 12 ch
BibliomaniaManga · 2016 · 12 ch3.9Alice had woken up in Room 431 of a mysterious manor. "You must not leave this room," warned the Serpent, but she paid it no heed and her body began to rot... Will she be able to escape the cursed manor? Note: Nominated for the 2019 Japan M
3.9School-Live!
Manga · 2012 · 78 ch
School-Live!Gakkou Gurashi!Manga · 2012 · 78 ch3.9Meet the members of the School Living Club! There's the shovel-loving(?) Kurumi Ebisuzawa, the big-sister figure Yuuri Wakasa, club advisor Megumi Sakura, and last but not least, the ever-optimistic Yuki Takeya. The School Living Club is ju
3.9The Voynich Hotel
Manga · 2006 · 68 ch
The Voynich HotelVoynich HotelManga · 2006 · 68 ch3.9Welcome to the Voynich Hotel, a rundown resort located on an all but deserted island in the South Pacific. Owned by former Mexican wrestler Kandre Umeda, the hotel is maintained by two mysterious maids, Elena and Beluna, as well as a homici
3.9Shigurui
Manga · 2003 · 84 ch
ShiguruiManga · 2003 · 84 ch3.9The story begins in 1629 Shizuoka during Tokugawa Tadanaga's rule. The daimyo staged a tournament where the participants fought with real steel Japanese swords rather than bokken, against his vassals' strong objection. The story revolves ar
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3.9Dark Gathering
Manga · 2019
Dark GatheringManga · 20193.9Keitaro is ready to stop living as a shut-in. He’s starting university. He’s reconnecting with his childhood friend. He’s taking a tutoring job. And he’s not messing around with ghosts anymore. At least that’s what he thinks, until he finds
3.9I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die
Manga · 2016 · 82 ch
I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could DieAono-kun ni Sawaritai kara ShinitaiManga · 2016 · 82 ch3.9“I would die if it would allow me to touch you. That is my love.” Airhead Yuri-chan and her boyfriend Aono-kun had a perfectly normal relationship until one day Aono-kun suddenly “passed away” … They will never be bound together, and they c
3.9I See You, Aizawa-san!
Manga · 2022
I See You, Aizawa-san!Mietemasu yo! Aizawa-sanManga · 20223.9Michi has a gift: she can see ghosts! But this ability is more of a plague than a bragging right, so she does her best to pretend she can't see them to avoid interacting with lingering spirits. Unfortunately, a new ghost has entered her lif
3.9Souboutei Kowasubeshi
Manga · 2016 · 250 ch
Souboutei KowasubeshiManga · 2016 · 250 ch3.9A mysterious mansion has towered proudly over the Tokyo district of Numanakarai since the Taisho period. Those who enter either never escape, or leave having experienced horrors untold, and with the desire to take revenge.
3.9Sleeping Dead
Manga · 2020 · 13 ch
Sleeping DeadManga · 2020 · 13 ch3.9Sada is an earnest high school teacher admired by students and colleagues alike. One night while walking through the city, he stumbles upon a student being violently attacked in an alley. As he tries to call for help, Sada finds himself on 
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3.9Like Mother, Like Daughter
Manga · 2021
Like Mother, Like DaughterTtok Dalmeun TtalManga · 20213.9Beautiful and intelligent, So-Myeong Gil has tirelessly strived to fulfill her mother's vision of the perfect daughter. However, when her less-than-perfect younger brother is tragically found drowned in a river, doubts plague So-Myeong's he
3.9My Possession Became a Ghost Story
Manga · 2026
My Possession Became a Ghost StoryBinguihaetdeoni Goedami Dwae BeoryeotdaManga · 20263.9A monster lives in the Rohanson manor. It wears the skin of the dead Lady Evangeline. While she believes she is the heroine of a romance story, to everyone else, she is a haunted nightmare. (Source: Manta)
3.9Danganronpa Kirigiri
Light Novel · 2013 · 35 ch
Danganronpa KirigiriLight Novel · 2013 · 35 ch3.9Follows Kyoko Kirigiri's past of working as a detective with the 16 year old Yui Samidare.
3.9Gantz
Manga · 2000 · 383 ch
GantzGANTZManga · 2000 · 383 ch3.9Tokyo teens Kei and Masaru are killed by a subway train but awaken in a room with an ominous black orb that gives them weapons, suits and orders. Fighting bizarre alien monstrosities in a deadly game, will they win their freedom or die for 
3.9Mieruko-chan
Manga · 2018
Mieruko-chanManga · 20183.9One day, she could see…everything. What’s a girl to do when hideous monsters appear no matter which way she turns? And on top of that, nobody else can see them! Obviously, there’s only one thing that makes sense—ignore them. Kinda hard to p
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3.9Dai Dark
Manga · 2019
Dai DarkManga · 20193.9Zaha Sanko’s body has great and terrible powers–they say that possessing his bones will grant you any wish, even the desire to become ruler of the universe. But Sanko is still a teenage dude with his own life, and he isn’t about to let ever
3.9Shotgun Boy
Manga · 2021 · 69 ch
Shotgun BoyYeopchongsonyeonManga · 2021 · 69 ch3.9While running for his life in the woods, bullying victim Gyu-Hwan stumbles upon a shotgun and just enough shells for his classmates. It’s a recipe for disaster. But fate takes an unexpected turn when he returns to find his classmates under 
3.9Kasane
Manga · 2013 · 126 ch
KasaneManga · 2013 · 126 ch3.9Kasane's face is so hideous, you couldn't bear to look twice at her—and her ugliness has forced her to walk a harsh path in life. But her mother left her something: a tube of lipstick. The power of this lipstick will change everything about
3.9No Longer Human
Manga · 2017 · 24 ch
No Longer HumanNingen ShikkakuManga · 2017 · 24 ch3.9Mine has been a life of much shame. I can’t even guess myself what it must be to live the life of a human being. Plagued by a maddening anxiety, the terrible disconnect between his own concept of happiness and the joy of the rest of the wor
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3.9I’m Really Not the Devil’s Lackey
Manga · 2021
I’m Really Not the Devil’s LackeyWo Zhen Bushi Xie Shen ZougouManga · 20213.9Lin Jie, who has transmigrated into this world, runs a bookshop. Nice and passionate, he always recommends books that are capable of healing one's soul to customers who find themselves in a rough patch in life. Occasionally, he would recommLooking for something else? Filter horror manga by year, status and format.