Best horror manga on Reddit

170 reviews from r/horrorlit, r/horrormanga, r/manga and 7 more subreddits

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#1

N/A

4.5
(32)
"A classic in horror manga"
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"Had me dreading for weeks"
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"Uzumaki."
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"Has the smartest writing in horror manga."
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"Is a great read."
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"Is really good and I have some of the physical releases"
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"Is a great read."
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"Is a great read."
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"Is a great read."
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"Is a great read."
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#2

Junji Ito

4.7
(26)
"Of course, you gotta talk about Junji Itou."
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"Junji Ito is the best introduction to japanese horror manga."
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"A classic in horror manga"
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"Uzumaki gave a phobia for snails."
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"Frankenstein by Junji Ito (the best adaptation of the novel ever)."
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"A perfect gateway to his work, really creepy and there’s an anime in the works that looks really promising!"
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"A short story of his that I really like."
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"I read Uzumaki by Junji Ito this year and it was fantastic."
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"Junji Ito is a master of horror manga."
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"Junji Ito’s adaptation of No Longer Human by Dazai was one of the most revolting but brilliant pieces of media."
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#3

Kazuo Umezu

4.6
(7)
"Orochi and drifting classroom are awesome."
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"The drifting classroom"
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"The 4-volume set is absolutely stunning to look at."
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"The Drifting Classroom by Kazuo Umezu."
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"Kazuo Umezu has some good titles like the Drifting Classroom."
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"Look into kazuo umezu's stuff :) you can also check out the umineko no naku koro ni manga."
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"The Drifting Classroom by Kazuo Umezu"
#4

Gou Tanabe

5.0
(6)
"The Deluxe addition of At the Mountains of Madness is incredible."
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"Gou Tanabe Lovecraft adaptations are also amazing."
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"Strongly recommend the Gou Tanabe adaptations of Lovecrafts writings."
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"There’s also a great manga adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft stories by Gou Tanabe."
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"Gou Tanabe‘s adaptations of Lovecraft, especially the two volumes of At the Mountains of Madness, have blown me away."
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"Gou Tanabe Lovecraft's adaptations are brilliant"
#5

Kazuo Umezz

4.7
(6)
"Kazuo Umezz is the master of masters of horror manga."
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"Kazuo Umezz’ Orochi is one of the most beautiful sets on my shelf."
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"Is my favorite horror manga so I highly recommend it."
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"Is a great read."
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"Definitely read more kazuo umezz, his other stuff isn't quite as good as drifting classroom."
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"I find The Drifting Classroom by Kazuo Umezz to be very harrowing."
#6

Kengo Hanazawa

4.8
(5)
"Ditto ptsd radio"
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"Ptsd radio"
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"I found PTSD Radio to have a good structure of storytelling and jump scare page turns."
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"My favorite horror manga of all time!"
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"I Am A Hero by Kengo Hanazawa is a good but very long zombie apocalypse read."
#7

Shintaro Kago

4.0
(6)
"I recommend Fraction by Shintaro Kago as well!"
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"Body horror/psych -- shintaro kago."
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"Fraction by kago shintaro. Mind-bending and with a storyline."
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"Definitely weird"
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"Is a great read."
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"Is a great read."
#8

Blood on the Tracks

5.0
(4)
"Blood on the tracks was really good! I was hooked from the first chapter."
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"I read Blood on the Tracks recently and it was very good."
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"Blood on the Tracks (Chi no Wadachi) by Shuzo Oshimi. It hurts to read this."
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"More psychological horror but I’ve been reading Blood on the Tracks and absolutely loving it."
#9

PTSD Radio

4.0
(4)
"Johnny talked about one called PTSD radio which is just 1-3 page chapters."
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"Check out PTSD radio."
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"PTSD Radio, Drifting Classroom."
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"Also I've only read 2 volumes but PTSD Radio."
#10

Shuzo Oshimi

5.0
(3)
"If you're into psychological horror, anything from Shuzo Oshimi will be great."
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"Is a great read."
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"Is another great manga artist who focuses more on darker stories."
#11

Kanako Inuki

4.7
(3)
"Kanako Inuki (Queen of Horror, retro spooky body horror with a sense of destruction of youth)."
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"The works of Kanako Inuki, Junko Mizuno, and Matsuri Akino. Shoujo horror goes hard!!!"
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"She has a collection titled 'be very afraid of kanako inuki!' that collects some of her one offs."
#12

Hideshi Hino

4.7
(3)
"Love Hideshi Hino’s works!"
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"Is a wild ride."
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"Hideshi Hino is a classic, his art style is super distinctive."
#13

Hideo Yamamoto

4.5
(2)
"Homunculus by Hideo Yamamoto is also REALLY good."
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"Homonculus (Hideo Yamamoto) is well worth a go."
#14

Another

4.0
(2)
"Also Another is quite good."
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"Another"
#15

Masaaki Nakayama

5.0
(1)
"Fuan no Tane by Masaaki Nakayama is one of my favourite horror mangas."
#16

Cain Saga

5.0
(1)
"For murdery-mystery with dark Victorian ambience, I’d recommend Cain Saga/ Godchild."
#17

Uguisu Sachiko

5.0
(1)
"This is my favorite horror manga."
#18

Yamamoto Hideo

5.0
(1)
"This is a rough ranking in order of my favs."
#19

Korean Webtoon

5.0
(1)
"Sweet home"
#20

Hitoshi Iwaaki

5.0
(1)
"Definitely weird"
#21

Kiseiju

5.0
(1)
"Kiseuju prarasite"
#22

Alan Moore

5.0
(1)
"Definitely weird"
#23

Katsuhiro Otomo

5.0
(1)
"Good story and clocks in at under 233 pages."
#24

Corpse Party

5.0
(1)
"-Corpse party: Blood Covered"
#25

The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service

5.0
(1)
"'The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service' is all about this."
#26

Pumpkin Night

5.0
(1)
"I'd say either: -pumpkin night"
#27

Shuuen no Shiori

5.0
(1)
"You could try Shuuen no Shiori."
#28

Something is Killing the Children

5.0
(1)
"Something is Killing the Children is truly excellent."
#29

Chainsaw Man

5.0
(1)
"My favorite horror-adjacent manga is Chainsaw Man."
#30

My Dearest Self With Malice Aforethought

5.0
(1)
"Manga - My Dearest Self With Malice Aforethought (Excellent thriller with horror/gore elements)."
#31

Berserk

5.0
(1)
"Berserk."
#32

Ochazukenori

4.0
(1)
"The Horror Mansion by Ochazukenori felt kinda like a retro gorier PTSD Radio."
#33

Kichikujima

4.0
(1)
"I always recommend Kichikujima, I don't know if there's a set English translation of the title."
#34

Yuu Kuraishi and Kazu Inabe

4.0
(1)
"Starving Anonymous by Yuu Kuraishi and Kazu Inabe"
#35

Hideshi Hino, Kazuo Umezu, Suehiro Maruo

4.0
(1)
"Come join the subreddit r/horrormanga for more recommendations"
#36

Conor Stechschulte

4.0
(1)
"Maybe a little more sci-fi but definitely weird"
#37

Mokumokuren

4.0
(1)
"A lot of fun and very different types of horror"
#38

James Tynion IV

4.0
(1)
"I really enjoyed The Nice House on the Lake by James Tynion IV."
#39

Carmen Maria Machado

4.0
(1)
"Definitely weird"
#40

Maruo Suehiro

4.0
(1)
"A dark and disturbing read."
#41

Museum

4.0
(1)
"Museum (Ryosuke Tomoe)"
#42

Naoki Urasawa

4.0
(1)
"Monster by Naoki Urasawa, not horror horror, but more a psychological thriller."
#43

Yoshimi Seki

4.0
(1)
"Yoshimi Seki Horror Collection is a good collection of doomsday type stories."
#44

Tae Heon Kim

4.0
(1)
"Definitely weird"
#45

Adam Cesare

4.0
(1)
"I’ve enjoyed “Dead Mall” by Adam Cesare."
#46

Kentaro Miura

4.0
(1)
"Berserk by Kentaro Miura (not strictly horror but has some of the best horror scenes in any comic)."
#47

Bungo Stray Dogs

4.0
(1)
"Bungo Stray Dogs: Beast."
#48

Koushun Takami

4.0
(1)
"A lot of fun and very different types of horror"
#49

Dareka o Norawazu ni Irarenai Kono Sekai de

4.0
(1)
"You should try Dareka o Norawazu ni Irarenai Kono Sekai de (Can’t stop cursing you) it’s a Psychological horror."
#50

Orochi

4.0
(1)
"Orochi (if you like short story compilations with 1 character in common each time like Tomie)."
#51

Yakedo Shoujo

4.0
(1)
"I thought Yakedo Shoujo was a pretty interesting psych horror manga."
#52

Ibitsu

4.0
(1)
"I liked the short manga Ibitsu even though it has some pervy elements that I thought distracted from the story."
#53

Shotgun Boy

4.0
(1)
"Shotgun boy"
#54

Kiriko

4.0
(1)
"Kiriko"
#55

Mieruko-chan

4.0
(1)
"Mieruko chan"
#56

Chi no Wadachi

4.0
(1)
"Chi no wadachi"
#57

Hideout

4.0
(1)
"Hideout"
#58

ManHole

4.0
(1)
"ManHole"
#59

Dragon Head

4.0
(1)
"Dragon head (not body horror but peak)"
#60

Shiga Hime

4.0
(1)
"Shiga hime"
#61

You Will Hear the Voice of the Dead

4.0
(1)
"You will hear the voice of the dead"
#62

Fortress of the Apocalypse

4.0
(1)
"Fortress of the apocalypse"
#63

Starving Anonymous

4.0
(1)
"Starving anonymous"
#64

Reiwa no Dara-san

4.0
(1)
"Reiwa no dara-san (SoL/horror)"
#65

Kurosagi Corpse Delivery

4.0
(1)
"Only because I haven't seen it mentioned: Kurosagi Corpse Delivery"
#66

Franken Fran

4.0
(1)
"If you don't mind the occasional fanservice, I'd recommend Franken Fran."
#67

In/Spectre

4.0
(1)
"In/Spectre"
#68

Happiness

4.0
(1)
"Happiness"
#69

Dolly Kill Kill

4.0
(1)
"Dolly Kill Kill."
#70

The Immortal Hulk

4.0
(1)
"If you don't mind superhero stuff, *The Immortal Hulk* is great."
#71

Magical Girl Apocalypse

4.0
(1)
"Lowkey? Magical Girl Apocalypse and Magical Girl Site were both peak."
#72

W0rldtr33

4.0
(1)
"The comic **W0rldtr33** just started a few months ago, and is really good so far."
#73

Nakayama Masaaki

4.0
(1)
"Another horror mangaka I like quite a lot is Nakayama Masaaki."
#74

Toshi Densetsu

3.0
(1)
"Toshi Densetsu by Azuki Ryou (isl) [really light on blood but plenty of murders]."
#75

Read hundred ghost stories of my own death

3.0
(1)
"The one I really liked but had never seen anyone mention it was the Read hundred ghost stories of my own death."

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