10 horror manhua to read for Halloween

As Halloween approaches, there’s no better way to get into the spooky spirit than by diving into some eerie horror manhua. However, don’t be misled. The horror genre doesn’t always have to be nightmarishly terrifying. Sometimes a good light horror is enough to get into the season’s mood. That being said, this list will have a little bit of everything, so there should be something for everyone.

Without further ado, here are 10 must-read horror manhua to dive into during this spooky.

Era of the Haunted

After meeting his end, Flynn finds himself in a strange, haunted new world. In this world, ghosts have dominated the world, and necromancers are humanity’s last line of defense. Being a necromancer, however, is far from easy. The journey starts in infancy, wherein a baby is expected to choose their ghost tool. After coming of age, they will then attempt to summon the spirit within the tool. Should they succeed, they become a necromancer. If not, then they can only help the world and increase their societal status by procreating.

Flynn, Era of the Haunted‘s main character, gets an edge over everybody. He has awakened a system that allows his spirit companion to become stronger by defeating other malevolent spirits. Furthermore, he also gets the chance to tame more spirits as he gets stronger.

You can read this spooky story through Tapas.

Becoming a Cthulhuian Overlord

Becoming a Cthulhuian Overlord‘s title alone gives a dreadful idea of what the narrative is about. But rather than pure horror, this one is actually a good mix of action, horror, and drama.

Like Flynn, Qi Su finds himself in another world after meeting his end in his first life. In this world, spirits and the unknown reign supreme. Fortunately, not everyone can see them. However, anyone who can see these creatures are immediately preyed upon. Since Qi Su can see worse and worse terrors as his consciousness sinks deeper, he must pretend not to see any creature, while creating a spiritual anchor to prevent sinking deeper.

Witness Qi Su’s struggle on Tapas.

Advanced Exorcist Strikes Back!

If Qi Su likes using his brains to overcome his adversaries, Advanced Exorcist Strikes Back!‘s Chengfeng Jiang likes using his fists to pound on spirits and demons. After surviving a supernatural incident, Chengfeng has awakened a rather overpowered body. While other exorcist needs talismans, spiritual energy, or spiritual weapons to take care of malevolent spirits, Chengfeng can simply use brute force. Obviously, Chengfeng is an outlier. His comrades need to make use of different techniques to get the job done.

Check out all of their techniques on Advanced Exorcist Strikes Back! on Tapas.

With My Netherworld Trillions, Game On!

After successfully defying death once, Yu Lin awakens a system called Divine Tycoon System, which grants him daily payouts of Nether Tokens. After three years of passive income, he has earned trillions of it. Unfortunately, he can’t utilize this currency in the land above, but he soon finds out where he can use it. He gets chosen as one of the beta-test players of Global Menace, a horror game that brings its player into the Netherworld. With hostile spirits aiming to torture or even kill players, Yu Lin can finally use his financial prowess to make spirits obey his call.

With My Netherworld Trillions, Game On! is a horror manhua that delivers what its title suggests. Even though it features evil spirits and whatnots, it’s surprisingly light on dreadful elements. As such, it doesn’t take nerves of steel to enjoy reading it.

This can be read via Tapas.

Mortals of the Doom

When a meteorite fell on the planet, it brought a contagious zombie virus that instantly wrought destruction to the world. Zuo Tianchen survived for a decade, though he ultimately met his end. But instead of going to the afterlife, he wakes up ten years in the past. Specifically, he goes back 90 minutes before the chaos ensues. Armed with the knowledge of the future, he now aims to alter his fate.

Will Tianchen make it this time around? Find out in Mortals of the Doom, available in MangaToon.

Hospital of Hell

Mo Xiao’s parents went missing after getting caught up in a huge accident. He thought he would never find them until he received a mysterious letter. The letter told him that the truth he was looking for could be found in Yun Zhong Hospital. And so, he comes into the designated place one eerie dusk. However, he doesn’t know that the hospital harbors terror beyond human imagination. Mo Xiao must now not only seek clues about his parents’ whereabouts but also ensure his own survival.

Hospital of Hell provides an ominous mix of suspense and horror, making it a good Halloween read. It can be read through INKR.

Abnormal Hunting

After experiencing a traumatic experience when he was five, Mu Xiang has developed a split personality. However, this new personality claims to be an entirely new entity with a rather unique ability. He has certain intuitive inspirations, which can warn Mu Xiang of certain perils. So when Mu Xiang gets caught up with a supernatural serial killer, his split personality’s gut instincts play an important role in solving the case.

Mengzhi Nalan, the ex-detective who solved the case, naturally invites him to solve other supernatural cases. Mu Xiang initially wants to decline, but he is spurred by the idea of finding clues to his adoptive father’s disappearance. And so, the duo gets more and more entangled with creepy cases. You can join their investigations by reading Abnormal Hunting on INKR.

Stories After Dark: Taiwan

This collection of terrifying tales is inspired by Taiwan’s rich tradition of urban legends and ghost stories. Stories After Dark: Taiwan presents readers with eerie tales of reincarnation, accidents, and the creepy side of history. Each story is based on real-world stories, giving it a unique cultural twist while delivering genuine frights. Furthermore, it only has six stories, making it a perfect bite-size series to pick up this season. It can be read through WEBTOON.

Real-Life Horror Stories

If Stories After Dark: Taiwan is too short to give that full spooky experience, then there’s more in Real-Life Horror Stories. It’s also a collection of short, creepy encounters, but this one has more than a hundred chapters. Even so, the bite-sized format of each chapter makes it easy to binge. Get your dose of spookiness via INKR.

Theory of Human Evolution

If that is still not enough horror manhua for you, then you can also take a look at Theory of Human Evolution. It’s a lot similar to Real-Life Horror Stories and Stories After Dark. It’s an anthology of episodic tales of horror, though each one runs for more or less 10 chapters. The stories vary from each other, so it doesn’t get boring. However, all of them do offer a sense of dread. Check out what it has to offer on INKR.

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