Best Asian horror series
A curated collection of popular horror series from Asia.
Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre (2023)
Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre (2023)
From the mind of horror manga maestro Junji Ito comes a spine-tingling selection of some of his most bizarre, disturbing and terrifying tales.
Don't Come Home (2024)
Don't Come Home (2024)
A mother and her young daughter flee to their family's abandoned mansion but soon find themselves haunted by paranormal incidents that lead to the little girl's mysterious disappearance.
Re:Mind (2017)
Joko Anwar's Nightmares and Daydreams (2024)
Joko Anwar's Nightmares and Daydreams (2024)
Tales of supernatural sci-fi phenomena unfold in this collection of seven mind-bending, interconnected stories imagined by writer-director Joko Anwar.
Terror Tuesday: Extreme (2024)
Terror Tuesday: Extreme (2024)
Inspired by the Thai horror radio show "Angkhan Khlumpong," this series presents eight stories based on real-life experiences shared by listeners.
Dead Friend Forever (2023)
Dead Friend Forever (2023)
Eight friends reunite at a forest vacation house to bid farewell to Jin, but eerie events and a hidden ninth presence unveil dark secrets and deadly chaos.
Incarnation (2019)
Incarnation (2019)
In the near future, the human world is already overcrowded, and the move to the Milky Way and the search for a new home is imminent. Just as everything was proceeding in an orderly manner, the moon phase changed, and the earth beneath it broke out for decades, with dramatic geological changes, and human beings left little in the catastrophe. The land gradually returned to calm, and people re-entered the familiar and unfamiliar land from the ruins and abyss. Are we used to do everything that dominates us? Is it still the master of this world?
Red Garden (2006)
Red Garden (2006)
Four students of the same age have nothing in common except that they attend the same elite New York City school. Kate, Rose, Claire and Rachel all belong to different cliques and hardly notice each other's existence. Then one day they gain something in common, something very important, something mysterious. They find themselves drawn together by the death of a fellow student and the secret of their own missing memories. Suddenly they are thrown into a world of hidden warfare on the city streets and are caught up in secrets which would not be believed by others. These four all have their own problems to struggle with, things that seem more important than such strange conflicts. Can they escape from this fate? The only thing they know is that despite coming from four different worlds they now have to rely on each other or die without a hope.
Art of The Devil (2020)
Art of The Devil (2020)
Stakes are high on the cheerleading team, as every member is competing for the chance to become this year's center position. However, when Praewa, a talented nobody joins the team, the other members are threatened by her and constantly terrorize her hoping she'll leave. However, when they break an important bottle of magic that Praewa had been protecting, she decides to make them pay. She summons spirits and demons using her blood, writing the message that they must die. As the other members are terrorized by ghouls and demons out to kill them, she trains even harder to take on the center position so she can have the last laugh. However, they will not give up so easily and will fight to the last minute to survive and achieve their goal. Can they manage this when their lives are threatened every night?
Shadow (2023)
Shadow (2023)
In 1999, Dan transfers to Saint Lawrence’s, where he faces a shadow in his dreams and unravels the mystery of Trin's disappearance with his new friends.
Anjaan: Special Crimes Unit (2018)
Anjaan: Special Crimes Unit (2018)
Two police officers, ASP Aditi Sharma the believer and ACP Vikrant Singhal the skeptic, investigate strange unsolved cases, while unnatural forces impede their efforts.
Motel Melati The Series (2023)
Motel Melati The Series (2023)
Motel Melati was originally an old Dutch colonial estate which was converted into an inn. The house was once owned by a local doctor named Kusno, who secretly performed inhumane experiments on cadavers. After the arrival of Melati, a young village girl who has occult knowledge and does not believe in folklore, it is revealed that the house and its inhabitants are cursed by the spirits of the dead. By accepting the shadow's curse, Melati gains eternal life and hopes to bring her children back to life.
Art of The Devil (2020)
Art of The Devil (2020)
Stakes are high on the cheerleading team, as every member is competing for the chance to become this year's center position. However, when Praewa, a talented nobody joins the team, the other members are threatened by her and constantly terrorize her hoping she'll leave. However, when they break an important bottle of magic that Praewa had been protecting, she decides to make them pay. She summons spirits and demons using her blood, writing the message that they must die. As the other members are terrorized by ghouls and demons out to kill them, she trains even harder to take on the center position so she can have the last laugh. However, they will not give up so easily and will fight to the last minute to survive and achieve their goal. Can they manage this when their lives are threatened every night?
Red Zone (2024)
Red Zone (2024)
When a plague of the undead begins to spread in Rimbalaya, Maya must fight to find her missing brother. She races against time before the city becomes a red zone.
Shiki (2010)
Shiki (2010)
Sotobamura is a small village with around 1300 residents; so small the village isn't even connected to a single highway. An isolated village in which old customs, such as the burial of the dead, are still practiced. One day, the bodies of three people are found dead. Although Ozaki Toshio, the village's lone doctor, feels uncertain, he treats the deaths as a normal occurrence. However, in the days following, the villagers start to die one after the other.
Angels of Death (2018)
Angels of Death (2018)
Most girls waking up without any memory and meeting a serial killer would panic, but not Rachel. In fact, far from being her biggest problem, killer Zack might just prove a convenient resource when it comes to finding a way out of the building in which they're both trapped!
SCHOOL-LIVE! (2015)
SCHOOL-LIVE! (2015)
Yuki Takeya, Kurumi Ebisuzawa, Yuri Wakasa, and Miki Naoki decide to stay over at school. Along with the school adviser Megumi Sakura, they suddenly find themselves to be the final survivors of a zombie attack, and continue to live and survive at the school.
Mononoke (2007)
Mononoke (2007)
The Medicine Seller is a deadly and mysterious master of the occult who travels across feudal Japan in search of malevolent spirits called mononoke to slay. When he locates one of these spirits, he cannot simply kill it; he must first learn its Form, its Truth, and its Reason in order to wield the mighty Exorcism Sword and fight against it. He must begin his strange exorcisms with intense psychological analysis and careful investigative work—an extremely dangerous step, as he must first confront and learn about the mononoke before he even has the means to defeat it.
Hell Girl (2005)
Hell Girl (2005)
A supernatural system allows people to take revenge by having other people sent to Hell via the services of a mysterious entity and her assistants who implement this system. Revenge, injustice, hatred, and the nature of human emotions are common themes throughout the series.
Umineko: When They Cry (2009)
Umineko: When They Cry (2009)
As customary per year, the entire family is gathering on the island for a conference that discusses the current financial situations of each respective person. Because of the family head's poor health, this year involves the topic of the head of the family's inheritance and how it will be distributed.However, the family is unaware that the distribution of his wealth is the least of Ushiromiya Kinzo's concerns for this year's family conference. After being told that his end was approaching by his longtime friend and physician, Kinzo is desperate to meet his life's true love one last time: the Golden Witch, Beatrice. Having immersed himself in black magic for many of the later years in his life, Kinzo instigates a ceremony to revive his beloved upon his family's arrival on Rokkenjima.
Enigma (2023)
Enigma (2023)
There is something wrong with Fa's high school, strange events have been happening around her. In which way is it related to the new teacher, Ajin?
Zetman (2012)
Zetman (2012)
The story starts off with a face-off between two rival heroes, ZET and ALPHAS, and then traces their origins - Jin Kanzaki, a young man with the ability to transform into a superhuman being known as ZET, and Kouga Amagi, a young man with a strong sense of justice who uses technology to fight as ALPHAS.The fates of these two men and those around them intertwine as they fight to protect mankind and destroy monstrous abominations known as Players.
Blade (2011)
Blade (2011)
Legendary half-vampire, half-human vampire hunter Blade is tracking Deacon Frost, a very powerful and influential vampire who killed his mother and who heads Existence, a secretive vampire organization that operates in Southeast Asia.
Devilman (1972)
Devilman (1972)
Devilman features Akira Fudo, a shy and timid teenager who has gone mountain climbing in the Himalayas with his father. While in the middle of the expedition, both father and son are killed in a tragic accident. Akira's body is found and possessed by the demon soldier Devilman, who uses his new human form as a disguise in order to fulfill his mission of causing chaos on Earth in order to pave the way for a demonic invasion of the planet.Before his mission can begin in earnest, Devilman meets Akira's childhood friend Miki Makimura and quickly falls in love with her. Devilman resolves to protect Miki and humanity as a whole by battling against his fellow demons. Demon Tribe leader Zennon becomes greatly angered at Devilman's betrayal and is quick to send Devilman's former comrades to destroy him. The other demons soon learn that Miki is precious to Devilman and he must now work to protect her, as well as protect himself. Will the power of love be able to overcome that of true evil?
When They Cry - Higurashi (2006)
When They Cry - Higurashi (2006)
After moving into the quiet town of Hinamizawa, Maebara Keiichi spends his days blissfully in school often playing games with his local friends. However, appearances can be deceiving. One fateful day, Keiichi stumbles upon news of a murder that had occurred in Hinamizawa. From this point on, horrific events unfold in front of Keiichi, as he soon learns his close friends may not be all that they seem.
Corpse Party: Tortured Souls (2013)
Corpse Party: Tortured Souls (2013)
One rainy night after a school festival, a group of students from Kisaragi Academy decide to perform the "Sachiko Ever After" charm, which will unite them forever as friends. Once the ritual is done, a sudden earthquake transports them to Heavenly Host, a torn down elementary school. Unbeknownst to Satoshi and his friends, however, is the horrific past behind it which culminated in its demolition. As they look for each other and try to escape from Heavenly Host, they soon find out their lives are at the mercy of those affected by that same bloodied past.
Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne (2008)
Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne (2008)
Rin Asōgi may look like an ordinary office lady on the outside but she is actually a private investigator taking on any jobs, from finding a stray cat to infiltrating a high-security corporate lab. What's more, she appears literally indestructible, supernaturally healing any injuries and mutilations. Together with her partner Mimi, Rin delves into the darkest secrets of the society but the ones she hides herself are by far more sinister...
7SEEDS (2019)
7SEEDS (2019)
Shy Natsu awakens as part of a group chosen to ensure the survival of humanity. Together, they have to survive on a changed Earth.