Summary
Supernatural horror manhwa is a pretty well-hidden jewel andfans of horror and gorewill find in this genre a good place to search for new stories to read. The genre has increased in quantity and quality over the years, but lately, it has become quite a remarkable niche, with great talents in storytelling and inking.
If fans are ready for a journey through the unknown and mysterious, alongside a high dose of adrenaline, these examples are their ticket for a wild ride, from a mass of corpses returning to life after a tidal wave to a girl who is in constant terror due to her ability to see things that should not be spoken of. Be warned though, as these titles contain depictions of graphic violence, gore, and psychological terror that can be rough for sensible audiences.
1DEEP
Mystery, Lovecraftian, And Body Horror, All Neatly Packed
DEEPis a supernatural horror fiction story where a strange phenomenon starts to occur on Gwangan-li Beach. People who went missing a few years ago are washed ashore by a huge tidal wave and appear as a mass of corpses. Only that these corpses are not as dead as they seem. They are alive but they behave strangely and crave returning to the sea where they came from.
No one knows why this strange phenomenon happened, but the relatives of the people who re-emerged from the seas are concerned, and panic starts to spread. The story shows a great combination of thrillingsupernatural horror, with some Lovecraftian elements. Not good for people with thalassophobia.
2Rotten
The Foul Stench Of Evil And The Desperate Search For A Friend
Corporal Han is a policeman with the ability to “smell evil,” (quite like a Paladin fromD&D), and Jaeshin is a medium who can see ghosts. At first, they’re barely related to each other, but everything changes when the person they’re looking for is none other than their common friend: Jihyeon. Jaeshin has been plagued by visions of ghosts directing him to figure out what is happening in his apartment complex, and Han is investigating a serious case of missing people.
When both of them meet while seeking Jihyeon, this leads to a series of conspiracies, cover-ups, and the appearance of professional stuntwoman Yuhyeon, who will join them as a third wheel in their investigation. Rotten is a combination of supernatural horror, sleuth, and mystery, all sprinkled with lots of gore and some finishing touches ofAmerican Psycho.
3Night Of Shadows
School Life, Premonitions, Supernatural Beings And Gore
Ahreum Lee is living a recurrent nightmare:each night, she gets disturbing dreamswhere she witnesses a massacre happening in her school. She often takes notes of these dreams, but everything changes when she discovers a few pages in her dream journal she doesn’t remember writing. Then all hell breaks loose.
Night of Shadowscombines great art with gory and grotesque scenes, all tucked with the classic school drama tropes in the middle of a horror show. With some influences of the slasher genre, supernatural horror (especiallyFinal Destination), and Lovecraftian horror to boot, this manhwa is not for those easily impressed. Graphic violence is also a recurrent topic, so readers should be warned.
4Parallel City
Combines Some Of The Best Elements Of Sci-Fi With Supernatural Horror
Body snatching, supernatural horror, alternate realities, zombie apocalypse, and many other topics give form toParallel City, a thrilling story of mystery and survival in a strange world. Panic starts to spread throughout a Korean metropolis whenpeople encounter their exact doubles, who seem to act in suspicious ways.
Evil twins or not, misinformation spreads like wildfire. If you encounter your twin you are dead, if you encounter your double you disappear. But what is happening underneath all that is even more gruesome and mind-breaking. A must-read for every fan of supernatural horror, science fiction, and mystery solving.
5Sweet Home
Supernatural Horror And Gore In An Apocalyptic Setting
Thelife of a reclusive poor studentwho lives playing video games without a single concern for the outside world changes drastically when his family dies in a car accident. From that point on, his life took a turn from bad to worse when he not only loses his apartment but all the people who supported his lifestyle. He is forced to move to a new place, where his neighbors are pretty annoying and rough. But issues with the people living next door are not the only concerns this guy will need to deal with, as soon, the unthinkable starts to happen: people start to turn into horrifying monsters who will make his life a living nightmare.
Sweet Homemixes apocalyptic horror, body horror, supernatural topics, and gore all in one, and is a pretty decent story. Overall, the evolution of the main character (Cha Hyun) is one of the best seen in the genre and is one of the main attractions of this manhwa. A must-read for lovers of movies likeThe FlyandThe Thingsince the influence of said movies can be clearly felt while going through the chapters of this horror comic.
6Prey
If You Look At Them, You Die
Park Yun-yeong, a young and solitary high school girl, has been tormented by her medium powers, which allow her to see horrific beings that constantly lurk around the world. These seemingly harmless but horrifying existences roam the streets, the skies, and even underground. But they mostly ignore people, unless, of course, they start noticing them, and that’s when they cease to be neutral, and get purely evil and destructive. Tormented by this knowledge, Yun-yeong needs to survive indescribable horror, stressing and isolating her to the point of breaking her mind apart.
An incredible combination of environmental horror, supernatural and psychological terror, and fine art inspired by Junji Ito’s style, so every fan of the Japanese horror master will feel naturally drawn toPrey.The story has the perfect balance between pacing and suspense, which transmits the feeling of oppression and hopelessness that the protagonist feels throughout the story. A good readfor every fan of supernatural horror movies.
