Best horror manga on Reddit
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#1
N/A
4.2
(31)
"The most psychological horror manga is Homonculus but you have to read it until the end."
"Parasyte, Goodnight PunPun, PTSD radio, Orochi and Claymore is what I would recommend."
"Homunculus."
"A classic in horror manga"
"Had me dreading for weeks"
"Is a great read."
"Is really good and I have some of the physical releases"
"I haven’t got around to PTSD radio but I liked Faun no Tane."
"I liked Faun no Tane unfortunately I think the only English translation of that is online."
"If you don't like face horror then PTSD Radio and the 'prequel' Fuan No Tane are both essential reading."
#2
Junji Ito
4.8
(24)
"No Longer Human by Junji Ito. I honestly believe this book will be looked back on as Junji Ito’s opus magnum."
"Of course, you gotta talk about Junji Itou."
"Junji Ito is the best introduction to japanese horror manga."
"Uzumaki gave a phobia for snails."
"A perfect gateway to his work, really creepy and there’s an anime in the works that looks really promising!"
"I read Uzumaki by Junji Ito this year and it was fantastic."
"Junji Ito is a master of horror manga."
"Junji Ito’s adaptation of No Longer Human by Dazai was one of the most revolting but brilliant pieces of media."
"Anything by Junji Ito."
"Definitely look into Junji Ito!"
#3
PTSD Radio
4.2
(12)
"Parasyte, Goodnight PunPun, PTSD radio, Orochi and Claymore is what I would recommend."
"PTSD Radio is a good recommendation if you enjoy Junji Ito."
"Just got "PTSD radio" in the mail the other day, I've now read the first book and I think I like that sooo."
"Johnny talked about one called PTSD radio which is just 1-3 page chapters."
"Ptsd radio 1! Im so creeped out by it."
"Check out PTSD radio."
"PTSD Radio is solid and feels a bit Ito like."
"PTSD Radio, Drifting Classroom."
"PTSD Radio actually made me feel kinda creeped out, specially when it gets more "folk horror" ish."
"Also I've only read 2 volumes but PTSD Radio."
#4
Kazuo Umezz
4.5
(8)
"The Drifting Classroom by Kazuo Umezz. The closest Western story it compares to is Lord of the Flies."
"Kazuo Umezz’ Orochi is one of the most beautiful sets on my shelf."
"Is my favorite horror manga so I highly recommend it."
"Is a great read."
"Baptism, Drifting Classroom and Orochi by Kazuo Umezz."
"Baptism, Drifting Classroom and Orochi by Kazuo Umezz."
"Definitely read more kazuo umezz, his other stuff isn't quite as good as drifting classroom."
"I find The Drifting Classroom by Kazuo Umezz to be very harrowing."
#5
I Am a Hero
4.5
(6)
"I Am A Hero was really great!"
"So far “I Am a Hero” is the best zombie manga I’ve found."
"I Am a Hero - psychological horror seinen set in a zombie apocalypse."
"Also I Am A Hero was pretty good apocalypse style horror manga."
"I Am A Hero"
"The first half or so or when the rooftop arc ends is top tier zombie media."
#6
Kengo Hanazawa
4.8
(5)
"Ditto ptsd radio"
"Ptsd radio"
"I found PTSD Radio to have a good structure of storytelling and jump scare page turns."
"My favorite horror manga of all time!"
"I Am A Hero by Kengo Hanazawa is a good but very long zombie apocalypse read."
#7
Kazuo Umezu
4.6
(5)
"Orochi and drifting classroom are awesome."
"The drifting classroom"
"The Drifting Classroom by Kazuo Umezu."
"Kazuo Umezu has some good titles like the Drifting Classroom."
"The Drifting Classroom by Kazuo Umezu"
#8
Parasyte
4.2
(5)
"Parasyte, Goodnight PunPun, PTSD radio, Orochi and Claymore is what I would recommend."
"Maybe try {Parasyte}."
"You might like Parasyte."
"Parasyte."
"Parasyte is the only one I haven't read and great video."
#9
Dragon Head
4.2
(5)
"Dragon Head by Minetaro Mochizuki is insane horror tragedy, one of the mangas that stuck out to me the most within the past 5 years."
"Dragon Head"
"Dragon head (not body horror but peak)"
"Dragon Head."
"Dragon head."
#10
Dark Gathering
4.0
(5)
"Dark Gathering (ongoing) is a lot of fun!"
"<Dark Gathering>"
"<Dark Gathering>."
"Dark gathering."
"[Dark Gathering](https://mangadex.org/title/d64b0768-bebe-433c-b923-99870503c0a3/dark-gathering)"
#11
Blood on the Tracks
5.0
(4)
"Blood on the tracks was really good! I was hooked from the first chapter."
"I read Blood on the Tracks recently and it was very good."
"Blood on the Tracks (Chi no Wadachi) by Shuzo Oshimi. It hurts to read this."
"More psychological horror but I’ve been reading Blood on the Tracks and absolutely loving it."
#12
Gou Tanabe
5.0
(4)
"The Deluxe addition of At the Mountains of Madness is incredible."
"Gou Tanabe Lovecraft adaptations are also amazing."
"Strongly recommend the Gou Tanabe adaptations of Lovecrafts writings."
"Gou Tanabe‘s adaptations of Lovecraft, especially the two volumes of At the Mountains of Madness, have blown me away."
#13
Berserk
4.8
(4)
"Berserk is considered one of the greatest manga of all time."
"Berserk."
"Berserk."
"Berserk kinda counts."
#14
Starving Anonymous
4.0
(4)
"Starving Anonymous is pretty great."
"Starving anonymous"
"Starving anonymous"
"Starving anonymous."
#15
Franken Fran
3.8
(4)
"I'd recommend, Franken Fran, Ibitsu, Bio-Meat: Nectar."
"If you don't mind the occasional fanservice, I'd recommend Franken Fran."
"<franken fran>."
"Franken fran is also a choice but is way more gory and unhinged."
#16
You Will Hear the Voice of the Dead
4.7
(3)
"You will hear the voice of the dead is my favorite horror manga."
"You will hear the voice of the dead."
"You will hear the voice of the dead"
#17
Kanako Inuki
4.7
(3)
"Kanako Inuki (Queen of Horror, retro spooky body horror with a sense of destruction of youth)."
"The works of Kanako Inuki, Junko Mizuno, and Matsuri Akino. Shoujo horror goes hard!!!"
"Kuchisake Onna Densetsu by Kanako Inuki."
#18
Pumpkin Night
4.3
(3)
"I'd say either: -pumpkin night"
"Pumpkin Night."
"Pumpkin Night will always hold such a special place in heart."
#19
ManHole
4.3
(3)
"Manhole phenomenal writing and art"
"ManHole"
"Manhole."
#20
Hideshi Hino
4.3
(3)
"Love Hideshi Hino’s works!"
"The Red Snake, Panorama of Hell and Lullabies from Hell by Hideshi Hino."
"Hideshi Hino is a classic, his art style is super distinctive."
#21
Happiness
4.0
(3)
"Happiness And BLAME are my two recent favorites."
"Happiness is great."
"Happiness"
#22
Mieruko-chan
4.0
(3)
"Mieruko-chan? The artwork is amazing, the story is good."
"Mieruko chan"
"Mieruko-chan is mostly a gag manga but some of the horror parts get me good ngl."
#23
The Summer Hikaru Died
4.0
(3)
"I’m currently reading The Summer Hikaru Died and super enjoying it."
"Nobody is talking about 'The Summer Hikaru Died'."
"The summer hikaru died is very promising."
#24
Tokyo Ghoul
4.0
(3)
"Try the Tokyo Ghoul series by Sui Ishida. It fits the bill and is a really good read."
"* Tokyo Ghoul"
"Idk if it’s in the genre of horror more of a thriller mby, but Tokyo ghoul!"
#25
Another
4.0
(3)
"The manga Another had me on edge start to finish."
"Also Another is quite good."
"Another"
#26
Masaaki Nakayama
5.0
(2)
"So many panels are like witnessing things not meant to be seen, and it knows you're looking."
"I THINK YOU SHOULD READ PTSD RADIO."
#27
Orochi
4.5
(2)
"Parasyte, Goodnight PunPun, PTSD radio, Orochi and Claymore is what I would recommend."
"Orochi (if you like short story compilations with 1 character in common each time like Tomie)."
#28
Ibitsu
4.5
(2)
"It’s fantastic, dark and twisted. Absolutely one of my favorites."
"I liked the short manga Ibitsu even though it has some pervy elements that I thought distracted from the story."
#29
Shuzo Oshimi
4.5
(2)
"Is another great manga artist who focuses more on darker stories."
"Blood on the Tracks by Shuzo Oshimi."
#30
My Dearest Self With Malice Aforethought
4.5
(2)
"Manga - My Dearest Self With Malice Aforethought (Excellent thriller with horror/gore elements)."
"My Dearest Self With Malice Aforethought."
#31
Kentaro Miura
4.5
(2)
"Berserk (Kentaro Miura)."
"Berserk by Kentaro Miura (not strictly horror but has some of the best horror scenes in any comic)."
#32
Hideout
4.5
(2)
"Hideout is the only thing that scares me ..."
"Hideout"
#33
Drifting Classroom
4.5
(2)
"I really love the last one."
"I really enjoyed Drifting Classroom, I Am A Hero, and Hour of the Zombie."
#34
The Drifting Classroom
4.5
(2)
"I really enjoy Kazuo Umezu’s “The Drifting Classroom,” which some call “Left Hand of God.”"
"The Drifting Classroom."
#35
Gantz
4.0
(2)
"Gantz"
"* Gantz"
#36
I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die
4.0
(2)
"If you're looking for good character writing, 'I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die' is a horror-romance that excels at both genres."
"I want hold aono-kun so badly I could die is very good!!"
#37
Homunculus
4.0
(2)
"Homunculus"
"Homunculus. English volumes are still being released but should be complete by July."
#38
Fuan No Tane
4.0
(2)
"Fuan No Tane is probably one of the only horror manga that gave me an eerie vibe while reading."
"<Fuan no Tane>"
#39
Magical Girl Apocalypse
4.0
(2)
"I love Magical Girl Apocalypse, although the story makes no sense the art and gore is great and it's hilarious."
"Lowkey? Magical Girl Apocalypse and Magical Girl Site were both peak."
#40
Bibliomania
4.0
(2)
"Bibliomania is a really underrated one! Can read it in one sitting too."
"Bibliomania, Zashiki Onna, Ptsd radio"
#41
Elfen Lied
4.0
(2)
"Elfen Lied."
"* Elfen Lied."
#42
Dead Tube
4.0
(2)
"Dead Tube"
"If you want messed up and don't Care about nsfw then you should read 4299, mai chan's everyday life or dead tube"
#43
Shintaro Kago
4.0
(2)
"I recommend Fraction by Shintaro Kago as well!"
"Fraction by kago shintaro. Mind-bending and with a storyline."
#44
Higanjima
4.0
(2)
"Probably one of the most tragic mangas i've ever read and it has some of the best monster designs out there."
"I really enjoy it. Not scary imo, but decently has the gore character development and great storytelling."
#45
Higurashi
4.0
(2)
"Higurashi."
"Higurashi, Drifting Classroom and Another."
#46
Hellsing
4.0
(2)
"* Hellsing"
"Hellsing."
#47
Gannibal
4.0
(2)
"Gannibal is great."
"Gannibal is also nice"
#48
Fear: Reiwa Ghost Story
3.5
(2)
"Fear: Reiwa Ghost Story."
"The horror is decent imo I like it."
#49
The Hundred Ghost Stories That Led to My Death
3.5
(2)
"It's an ongoing manga where a boy tells one ghost story every day."
"It's not that gory but it makes an entertaining read."
#50
Black Bird
4.0
(1)
"Black Bird."
#51
Ghost Diary
4.0
(1)
"Ghost Diary (but it gets dark very fast)."
#52
Takopi's Original Sin
4.0
(1)
"Go with "takopi's orignal sin""
#53
Jagaaan
4.0
(1)
"If you can handle some morally disturbing content, I love the monsters of Jagaaan!"
#54
Shibuya Goldfish
4.0
(1)
"Shibuya Goldfish is also similarly bonkers with good artwork and the most random story"
#55
The Yoshimi Seki Horror Collection
4.0
(1)
"The Yoshimi Seki Horror Collection."
#56
Kago Shintaro
4.0
(1)
"Anything from Kago Shintaro"
#57
Yamaguchi Takayuki
4.0
(1)
"Apocalypse Zero - Yamaguchi Takayuki"
#58
The Horrors of Noroi Michiru
4.0
(1)
"The Horrors of Noroi Michiru."
#59
Hayashida Q
4.0
(1)
"Of course Dorohedoro and Dai Dark by Hayashida Q."
#60
Kaneko Atsushi
4.0
(1)
"Soil - Kaneko Atsushi"
#61
Claymore
4.0
(1)
"The last one isn't entirely horror but some of the monster designs remind me of Junji Ito's art style."
#62
Mushihime
4.0
(1)
"Mushihime."
#63
MPD Psycho
4.0
(1)
"MPD Psycho."
#64
Portus
4.0
(1)
"Portus Hideout 6000: Deep Sea of Madness."
#65
Pygmalion
4.0
(1)
"One of my favorites I don’t see here is Pygmalion."
#66
Ochazukenori
4.0
(1)
"Kyoufu Kansen, Ochazukenori the 13th by Ochazukenori."
#67
Dementia 21
4.0
(1)
"I would like to throw Dementia 21 into the mix!"
#68
The 100 Ghost Stories That Will Lead to My Death
4.0
(1)
"Ya'll check out "the 100 Ghost Stories That Will Lead to My Death" It's pretty good."
#69
Takahashi Yousuke
4.0
(1)
"Mugen Shinshi by Takahashi Yousuke."
#70
Meiruko-chan
4.0
(1)
"Meiruko-chan and Ura Baito are both kinda in the horror comedy genre."
#71
As the Gods Will
4.0
(1)
"As The Gods Will & As The Gods Will 2."
#72
Shinsekai Yori
4.0
(1)
"Shinsekai Yori."
#73
Grand Guignol Orchestra
4.0
(1)
"Grand Guignol Orchestra is my October reading."
#74
Happy Sugar Life
4.0
(1)
"I found Happy Sugar Life and Children (Miu Miura) both to be extremely disturbing."
#75
Children (Miu Miura)
4.0
(1)
"I found Happy Sugar Life and Children (Miu Miura) both to be extremely disturbing."
#76
4299
4.0
(1)
"If you want messed up and don't Care about nsfw then you should read 4299, mai chan's everyday life or dead tube"
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