As you know, horror is a bloody, gory, violent, and jump-scare-filled genre. While some horror franchises live on the fears of their readers, others are fantastic. And I’m guessing that is why you are here.
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You are looking for the thrill of a manhwa, so thrilling it will have you checking your environment in fear while reading. Today, I will be recommending the top 23 best horrific manhwas you should read.
If you know your heart can take the thrill, why not take a look at the list below and pick any manhwa of your choice to give you that thrilling sensation.
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Terrifying and Scary Manhwa (Korean Comics)
21. Blind play
| Horror | Characters | Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20 | 6/10 | 5/10 | 4/10 | 27/50 |
Genre: Horror, Psychological, Drama
Manhwa Storyline:
This manhwa story follows the MC who grew up in an orphanage but this left him poor and scarred emotionally. However, that doesn’t stop him as he’s resolved to avoid being poor and become wealthy quickly.
What does he do? Well, he gets a job as a gay masseur but he pretends to be blind as to provide complete confidentiality to his wealthy and powerful clients. All was going well until he met his new client, a mystery novelist.
When he goes to his client’s home for an appointment, a deadly game of cat and mouse begins when he discovers a dead body in his client’s home; how will he respond, will he break the act? What will happen if he stops pretending?
Well, why don’t you read and find out if his client will notice that he is pretending?
20. The Beast Must Die
| Horror | Characters | Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20 | 5/10 | 6/10 | 6/10 | 29/50 |
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Tragedy
Manhwa Storyline:
This manhwa follows the MC who is in search of what caused his sister’s death and the culprit behind it; he sneaks into the club as an undercover worker in search of the culprit.
He finds the culprit and he is ready to exact his revenge but just like every manhwa nothing goes as planned, what the MC doesn’t know is that he is in danger because the members of the club chose him to be “The prey”, in their sick game.
Would he make it out of the club alive and would he be able to exact his revenge on the culprit?
19. Hive
| Horror | Characters | Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20 | 7/10 | 6/10 | 5/10 | 30/50 |
Genre: Horror, Thriller, Action, Science Fiction
Manhwa Storyline:
What would you do if a human-sized cockroach walked by you, how would you react? I am pretty sure you would freak out. Well, something similar is happening in this webtoon.
In this manhwa, gigantic live-sized bees are attacking humans and trying to reverse the food chain where humans would be at the bottom of the chain. The main character of this story tries to escape this danger with people he meets along the way and get to a safer city.
18. Love Murder Basketball
| Horror | Characters | Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/20 | 6/10 | 5/10 | 6/10 | 30/50 |
Genre: Action, Romance, Thriller
Manhwa Storyline:
The MC of this manhwa is a young outcast who is the son of one of Japan’s most notorious gang bosses. His life has been anything but average until he meets Japan’s number one star athlete.
The athlete is used to putting on a show for the public because he comes from a long family of wealth, a great reputation, and is constantly in the spotlight. Obviously, in this story, the MC falls for the athlete.
But there is a twist; the athlete behind the scenes is actually an “Animosity Serial Killer”.
How will the couple’s deep feelings for each other and their opposing philosophies affect their strange relationship and those around them?
17. #Killstagram
| Horror | Characters | Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20 | 6/10 | 7/10 | 5/10 | 30/50 |
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Manhwa Storyline:
This is a webtoon story surrounding the female protagonist who basically has everything from beauty to brand sponsorship; she is a social media influencer and gets over 10,000 likes within a little amount of time when she posts.
But all this fame did come with something bad, she has a stalker but not just that. Her stalker is a serial killer and he follows and tracks her every move.
This manhwa just showcases the dangers of social media, what would be the end of the story? Will the MC be able to get rid of the stalker or not?
16. Killing Stalking
| Horror | Characters | Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/20 | 6/10 | 5/10 | 4/10 | 30/50 |
Genre: Drama, Horror, Psychological
Manhwa Storyline:
In this manhwa, the MC is a damaged, battered, and shattered person whose mental condition and loneliness have led him to seek unsuitable channels for his pent-up feelings.
With his mind weakened, he has found pleasure in observing his attractive classmate. His feelings for him are so strong that he has started following him.
One day, while sneaking in on his newfound crush’s house, he comes across a horrible discovery…a torment room with a naked woman tied up, bound, tortured, and crying for help.
What would happen as his crush comes back home and catches him in his house. Would he also get captured or will he escape?
15. Chiller
| Horror | Characters | Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/20 | 7/10 | 5/10 | 4/10 | 31/50 |
Genre: Horror, Drama, Thriller
Manhwa Storyline:
Here is another manhwa that would make your spine crawl while reading. If you have ever wondered what it means when people say be careful of what lurks in the shadow then Chiller will give you a proper insight on that.
This manhwa story follows the female protagonist who has a huge fear of germs and due to this, she cuts off her entire family and all humanity.
She is a very peculiar character because she finds out that she has a stalker but does nothing about it or finds security but she lets the stalker roam free and watch her.
But what is scarier is how we see her cleaning her house, then her putting a dead body in a bag. I wonder what the stalker would do now after he finds out about this secret and what is the story behind the dead body?
This story would have you confused but intrigued and wanting to know more about the ending.
14. Dead Days
| Horror | Characters | Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/20 | 5/10 | 6/10 | 5/10 | 31/50 |
Genre: Thriller, Action, Horror
Manhwa Storyline:
This is a horror webtoon that kicks off four days after a zombie invasion. A zombie virus breaks out and turns most of the human population into zombies.
In this manhwa we see the main character getting stuck in his apartment thinking he is the only survivor during the zombie invasion, what will he do and how will he survive during this time?
All that thought changes when he sees another survivor, a female survivor. They find ways to communicate and they look for ways to survive knowing they were not alone anymore.
This manhwa would show how humans live under pressure and how their instincts play into their survival.
13. Rotten
| Horror | Characters | Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/20 | 7/10 | 5/10 | 4/10 | 31/50 |
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Manhwa Storyline:
The story in this manhwa is very odd. We follow three characters in which the first MC is a male protagonist who can see dead people and he works together with an officer that smells evil.
In the story, they are presently in search of a friend who has gone missing which leads them to the third MC who is a professional stuntwoman.
As they keep on investigating, they find out about strange cover-ups and twisted crimes. Would they be able to find their friend with the overpowering presence of evil or would they give up?
12. Tales of the unusual
| Horror | Characters | Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/20 | 7/10 | 5/10 | 4/10 | 31/50 |
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Manhwa Storyline:
This is a horror-thriller webtoon that contains collections of short mysterious, scary, tragic stories that follow characters as they go through unique and unusual adventures.
Some of the stories showcase real-life events, societal issues, viral occurrences, tall tales, paranormal events, and are frequently based on odd and supernatural events with an unusual and surprising twist.
You need to read these scary but amazing stories to have an in-depth understanding of the manhwa.
11. Pigpen
| Horror | Characters | Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/20 | 7/10 | 8/10 | 4/10 | 32/50 |
Genre: Psychological, Thriller, Horror
Manhwa Storyline:
In this manhwa, the main character, after his boat accident, wakes up on this island, where he meets a family and a young boy with a pig head. But we don’t know if the young boy was related to the family because he doesn’t interact with them.
This story has a huge plot twist in every chapter, this is because we initially believe the family are the bad guys of the story but then we see the family being suspicious of the main character and his behavior.
Who do you think the bad guy is? Or is this all happening in his mind? The story leaves the reader wanting more in this horrific mysterious storyline.
10. The Pawn’s Revenge
| Horror | Characters | Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20 | 6/10 | 7/10 | 7/10 | 32/50 |
Genre: Drama, Horror, Action
Manhwa Storyline:
This horrific manhwa has a storyline you would not initially expect. In this manhwa, the MC is a slum-dwelling male prostitute at the bottom of the social hierarchy.
He is a pawn among pawns in this business, and he has tried breaking away from this lifestyle but every time he tries, he gets caught and injured. Until one day, he is “rescued”…by a serial murderer who abducts him and his pimp.
The killer’s aim is for him to be his lover, a former prostitute and now seeks vengeance on the organization. The MC is no ordinary pawn, and now that he is free, he will exploit every tactic at his disposal to exact revenge.
A nice storyline that I would recommend to be read, that is if you are ready for the twists and turns.
9. Sweet Home
| Horror | Characters | Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/20 | 6/10 | 7/10 | 5/10 | 33/50 |
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, Action
Manhwa Storyline:
This Korean comic kicks off with a tragedy as the main character is a suicidal high school student who is left orphaned when he loses his sister and parents in a car accident.
He then moves into an apartment complex isolating himself from society but not long after that, strange things start happening to him and the people around him. Things like where they get a nosebleed and hear voices.
The twist is if you succumb to those voices, you end up turning into a monster and most people outside the complex had already succumbed to that faith. How would those left in the complex survive when they are surrounded by the outside world full of monsters?
8. Ghost Wife
| Horror | Characters | Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/20 | 7/10 | 6/10 | 6/10 | 33/50 |
Genre: Mystery, Romance, Supernatural
Manhwa Storyline:
What would you do if your only means of life was to get into a relationship with a ghost, would you go ahead with the relationship or not?
The main character of this webtoon is a female protagonist who can see monsters but these monsters want to eat her, how would she survive if monsters are out to get her.
Well, all hope is not lost as she runs into a demon with a creepy smile who likes to feed on cats.
The demon can save her but there is a catch, she has to become the demon’s fiancé. Would she agree to these terms? Why don’t you find out by reading this manhwa?
7. Obey Me
| Horror | Characters | Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/20 | 8/10 | 6/10 | 6/10 | 34/50 |
Genre: Drama, Horror, Psychological, Tragedy
Manhwa Storyline:
This manhwa follows the story of the MC whose life has been nothing but horrible, with a ruthless father at home and bullying at school, this has left him to isolate himself from the world and hardly leave his home anymore.
But one day, he decides to step out of his home and then he ends up getting kidnapped by his classmate who has a twisted obsession with him. Since there was no way to escape, the MC does the only thing he can to survive.
All he could do was obey his captor; this story is very intense and has messed up the main characters. A dark and twisted story you should check out.
6. Radio Storm
| Horror | Characters | Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/20 | 8/10 | 7/10 | 6/10 | 34/50 |
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Manhwa Storyline:
This manhwa follows the story of the MC who suffers every day as he attends ‘the School,’ a research center studying ‘possessors of the Core,‘ or persons with special powers and the reason for his suffering is because he possesses a Sub Core.
However, one day, a plague unlike any seen in history strikes outside ‘the School,’ ultimately infecting every person outside the facility and this infection causes the affected to attack those around them mercilessly.
The MC encounters the infected victim but survives, and he receives information from his upperclassman, which seems to be his support and informs him of the existence of his ‘Caller.’
HIs upperclassman tells him “If you want to live, you have to find your Caller.”
The MC travels aimlessly after being kicked out of the school and soon he finds his Caller and they both begin their trip together…but in all Manhwa, there is always a but.
Want to know what it is? Why don’t you go ahead and read this manhwa to find out?
5. Black mirror
| Horror | Characters | Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/20 | 7/10 | 6/10 | 7/10 | 35/50 |
Genre: Psychological, Thriller, Horror
Manhwa Storyline:
In this manhwa, the main character often has hallucinations and horrific nightmares, and then one day, on an outing. He follows one of his hallucinations that lead him to a certain house where he meets his old friend who could not recognize him.
His old friend offers to live with him, but after a few months, the MC starts having nightmares about monstrous, bloodied hands groping him.
Will the MC be able to unearth his previous traumas as an unforeseen attraction develops between the two men?
4. The Warehouse
| Horror | Characters | Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/20 | 7/10 | 8/10 | 7/10 | 35/50 |
Genre: Drama, Psychological, Thriller
Manhwa Storyline:
This thrilling manhwa is also a BL manhwa, it kicks off with the main character that has lived a pretty crappy lifestyle but has learned to cope with the harsh reality of the world.
But one day, while on break at work, he is hit on the head and then kidnapped. When he gains consciousness, he wakes up in a dark warehouse filled with old gym equipment.
He comes face to face with his captor who is trying to force him to remember the dark past that he has long buried within his mind. The mystery and suspense of this manhwa are fantastic and would leave the readers stuck to their screen.
3. Fate Makes Mistakes
| Horror | Characters | Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/20 | 7/10 | 5/10 | 8/10 | 35/50 |
Genre: Drama, Psychological, Thriller
Manhwa Storyline:
This manhwa follows the story of the MC who is a strange character that has horrifying nightmares and weird feelings. While he is out on the street he almost gets hit by a moving vehicle.
He should have died but he was saved by a stranger who turns out to be a goblin. Now the MC is in danger because he was supposed to die but he didn’t and according to the underworld he is already dead.
There is only one person who can save his soul from slipping away and that is the goblin that initially saved him.
Would he be able to trust the goblin with his life or would he choose death to be free from his tormenting nightmare?
2. Jack Frost
| Horror | Characters | Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/20 | 7/10 | 6/10 | 6/10 | 36/50 |
Genre: Action, Horror, Comedy
Manhwa Storyline:
This horrific manhwa follows the story of a female protagonist; she is a student at a new school. But things did not go happily for her in that school as she quickly realizes that school holds more than what meets the eye.
She is caught in an interschool war between vampires, monsters, and other creatures. How will she survive in this tense school especially when she has a mysterious bond with the strongest student in the school named “Jack Frost”?
1. Distant Sky
| Horror | Characters | Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/20 | 7/10 | 7/10 | 6/10 | 37/50 |
Genre: Thriller, Action, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Manhwa Storyline:
This is a really horrific manhwa with a nice storyline. What would you do if the world went dark?
In this manhwa the Gagman is in complete darkness, the male protagonist of this story wakes up to find himself in a building with a lot of dead people in it.
He wonders what is going on as the city is in complete darkness, with no electricity or stars in the sky.
But what was scarier is that the city was deserted. What was happening? The world was pitch black and what existed amid the darkness were flesh-eating bugs.
Trying to survive this world would be extremely tough, at least the MC was able to find a female survivor, what happens now and how would they survive? You need to read this manhwa for its juicy content.
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I hope you found some great horrific picks, be sure to lock your doors and be in the company of friends while reading, you won’t want to be alone while reading something scary right? Who knows you might be reading and that is when your cat decides to stare out at you differently…hope that didn’t scare you.
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