Top 10 Best Horror Anime of All Time

The ten most popular horror anime, ranked by how many fans follow them.

1. The Promised Neverland

2019 · 12 episodes · Finished. Watch on Crunchyroll, HIDIVE, Hulu.

The orphans at Grace Field House have only ever known peace. Their home is nice, their bellies stay full, and their caretaker, Mom, loves them very much. But their world turns upside down when the smartest children of the bunch—Emma, Ray, and Norman—learn what…

2. Tokyo Ghoul

2014 · 12 episodes · Finished. Watch on Crunchyroll, Hulu.

The suspense horror/dark fantasy story is set in Tokyo, which is haunted by mysterious "ghouls" who are devouring humans. People are gripped by the fear of these ghouls whose identities are masked in mystery. An ordinary college student named Kaneki encounters…

3. Parasyte -the maxim-

2014 · 24 episodes · Finished. Watch on Hulu, Crunchyroll.

All of a sudden, they arrived: parasitic aliens that descended upon Earth and quickly infiltrated humanity by burrowing into the brains of vulnerable targets. These insatiable beings acquire full control of their host and are able to morph into a variety of…

4. The Future Diary

2011 · 26 episodes · Finished. Watch on Crunchyroll, Hulu.

Lonely high school student, Yukiteru Amano, spends his days writing a diary on his cellphone, while conversing with his two seemingly imaginary friends Deus Ex Machina, who is the god of time and space, and Murmur, the god's servant. Revealing himself to be an…

5. Another

2012 · 12 episodes · Finished. Watch on Hulu, Crunchyroll.

In 1972, a popular student in Yomiyama North Middle School's class 3-3 named Misaki passed away during the school year. Since then, the town of Yomiyama has been shrouded by a fearful atmosphere, from the dark secrets hidden deep within. Twenty-six years…

6. Puella Magi Madoka Magica

2011 · 12 episodes · Finished. Watch on Hulu, Crunchyroll, Netflix.

Madoka Kaname and Sayaka Miki are regular middle school girls with regular lives, but all that changes when they encounter Kyuubey, a cat-like magical familiar, and Homura Akemi, the new transfer student. Kyuubey offers them a proposition: he will grant one of…

7. Tokyo Ghoul √A

2015 · 12 episodes · Finished.

The second season of Tokyo Ghoul. The 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…

8. Elfen Lied

2004 · 13 episodes · Finished. Watch on Hulu, Prime Video, HIDIVE.

Lucy is a special breed of human referred to as "Diclonius," born with a short pair of horns and invisible telekinetic hands that lands her as a victim of inhumane scientific experimentation by the government. However, once circumstances present her an…