A Good horror recommendation please!

I want to watch a horror anime that genuinely is scary, like keep a couple pair of underwear next to me type scary, so scary it lives with me for the rest of my life, so scary i get sucked into the screen like a reverse "The ring". I want my eyelids to gain sentience and close themselves, I want my skin to crawl off my flesh and cower in fear, I want my breathe to hold itself, I WANT TO BE SCAREDDDD! So if anyone knows any good horror animes, psychological included, id be happy to watch!

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Emotion-Nexus2026-01-14 00:41

Best pick I have is The Summer Hikaru Died, very good at unsettling horror

carpetbomber192026-01-15 02:52

I just watched the first episode, its a little spooky, but i feel like being scary is more of a third priority

carpetbomber192026-01-15 03:43

Maybe my taste is skewed, but Paranoia Agent is the kinda horror i like, i do wish it was a little more cutthroat like The Summer Hikaru Died. I recommend it to you for sure

katsucats2026-01-14 00:43

There are no good horror per se in my opinion, but shows like Summer Time Rendering or Higurashi could be somewhat creepy.

carpetbomber192026-01-14 00:48

I was hoping for an anime that almosy resembled The Grudge in terms of horror style, ill definitely check it out and let you know what i think though. I appreciate you!

-Work_Account-2026-01-14 01:29

Closest I can suggest to that is Dark Gathering. Still not scary though, but closer to that kind of scare I suppose. Plus, Yayoi-chan is cool as shit.

katsucats2026-01-14 01:31

I think jump scares just don't work that well when it's animated. It's easier for anime to capture a creepy vibe more like Silent Hill (video game), which is unfortunately still a genre that's underrepresented.

There's a Korean anime, Seoul Station, that's a prequel to the Train of Busan. I guess that qualifies as horror in a way. It's not rated highly, though I'm not sure why. I think it's pretty good.

Kiriijou2026-01-14 08:25

As an important heads up, if you are interested in watching Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni (Higurashi When They Cry), make sure you start with either: the [2006 anime](https://myanimelist.net/anime/934/Higurashi_no_Naku_Koro_ni) (and it's [second half Kai](https://myanimelist.net/anime/1889/Higurashi_no_Naku_Koro_ni_Kai)), the original visual novel, or the manga adaptation.

The 2020 anime Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni: Gou (Higurashi When They Cry: New), is a sequel to the original story, not a remake. **Don't accidentally start with Gou**, as it's full of spoilers.

(_Note: in most (if not all) regions, the only Higurashi anime on Crunchyroll, is Gou. Also, the original Visual Novel is currently available on Steam, under the title"Higurashi When They Cry: Hou", with the first arc being free to download._).

United-Band30952026-01-14 00:53

Ghost hunt

Illustrious_Arm_7322026-01-14 00:54

I don't know if you can consider it horror but I would say Uzumaki and maybe also Shiki (even tho I wish I never saw it,also japanese tales of macabre cause I hate it ahah) and the Grim variations

iOttoman2026-01-14 00:59

Uzumaki is a good call out for sure.

Illustrious_Arm_7322026-01-14 01:34

Thanks I agree it got n my nerves for sure!

shinyspoonwaffle2026-01-14 01:01

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carpetbomber192026-01-14 01:02

Is that the anime? or your reaction?

shinyspoonwaffle2026-01-14 01:40

the latter jijijji

BloodAndTsundere2026-01-14 01:08

Horror is not very well represented in anime. Not sure why

Yumekui6272026-01-14 01:25

Best recommendation I’d have is Hell Girl (Jigoku Shoujo). Not sure about the newest season, but the first 2 are excellent.

Dendarri2026-01-14 05:58

Another was pretty good. Also I'd second Shiki. The hair in this one was ridiculous, but when shit started going down it WENT DOWN, damn.

Veritas33332026-01-14 07:42

Roll Over and Die just started this week, it should be some great gore/ body horror.

Zincc_Kun2026-01-14 13:03

Higurashi , corpse party

Kiriijou2026-01-14 14:40

As an important heads up, **for OP** and anyone else who might be interested in watching Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni (Higurashi When They Cry), make sure you start with either: the [2006 anime](https://myanimelist.net/anime/934/Higurashi_no_Naku_Koro_ni) (and it's [second half Kai](https://myanimelist.net/anime/1889/Higurashi_no_Naku_Koro_ni_Kai)), the original visual novel, or the manga adaptation.

The 2020 anime Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni: Gou (Higurashi When They Cry: New), is a sequel to the original story, not a remake. **Don't accidentally start with Gou**, as it's full of spoilers.

(_Note: in most (if not all) regions, the only Higurashi anime on Crunchyroll, is Gou. Also, the original Visual Novel is currently available on Steam, under the title"Higurashi When They Cry: Hou", with the first arc being free to download._).

Zincc_Kun2026-01-15 03:58

Damn , that was helpful, thanks

Shaolan912026-01-14 14:30

Dark gathering.

Don't think that because of the color and the slow start (although you can see some of it already early) the shows get darker and darker like it's Jacob's ladder, the ghost get vicious.

It get progressively more deranged and I really liked it, I'm hype for season 2!

I don't think there's many shows that do horror well, but Dark gathering is worth a watch.
I do mean that It gets really dark.

Otherwise, while not an horror anime (or is it?) Made in abyss has some great horror moment. Like whoah.

Zincc_Kun2026-01-15 04:04

Fr , both are very underrated anime