Horror/supernatural/psychological/murder: Suggestions?

By SockPanda. 08/08/08, 12:01 pm

Buahaha~ Does anyone have any anime/manga they could recommend that fits into one or more of those catagories? I don't mind blood and stuff ^-^ Maybe something along the lines of Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni or Hellsing or something?

Any suggestions?

By IcyRose. 08/08/08, 05:46 pm

I haven't seen it myself, but I hear Speed Grapher would fit that description (I have it but have yet to watch), Perfect Blue is a good movie that definitely fits the description.

Other series from the top of my head, would be Mononoke (not to be confused with Princess Mononoke) and the last 3 eps of the Ayakashi -Classic Japanese Horror- which is actually the first story arc of Mononoke (it was so popular they made Mononoke). Paranoia Agent and Ghost Hunt also come to mind. I also highly recommend Jigoku Shoujo (Hell Girl) and the 2nd season of it Jigoku Shoujo Futakomori.

On the topic of murder, blood and stuff like that, you could check out Elfen Lied which is brilliant series with a rather bloody beginning and magnificent storytelling, Gantz is just bloody gory death and I love it but I recommend the manga over the anime as the anime stops where the manga gets better. There is also Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro which is Shonen Jump's fun mystery series as opposed to their serious one which was Death Note (again look for the manga) Himitsu - The Revelation is kinda interesting as well as it's crime solving by investigating the memories of the victim extracted from the brain to reveal the killer and motive.

By **Auroa**. 09/08/08, 02:46 am

I'm always asking this question, give me my horror mannnnnnnn...

IcyRose has mentioned most of mine =3
~ Ghost hound, has a couple of scary moments, but the rest is very pyschological =P
~ Lain, thats just pyschological and its the weird lol
~ Pet shop of horros?

By **Riven_**. 09/08/08, 02:54 am

I was going to suggest pet shop of horrors
it's not that scary... but it's got horror in the name! XD

Dragon's Head is rather blooody (what i've read of it...)

By Pyro. 09/08/08, 03:02 am

Uh... Uh...

The Tarot Cafe gets kind of dark and horror-ish in later volumes.
(Like the part where Belial was feeding peasants legs and head of dead people! x3)

And After School Nightmare is quite psychological, but at the same time rather spooky.

By **Duckeh**. 09/08/08, 03:13 am

Aura wrote:: I'm always asking this question, give me my horror mannnnnnnn...

IcyRose has mentioned most of mine =3
~ Ghost hound, has a couple of scary moments, but the rest is very pyschological =P
~ Lain, thats just pyschological and its the weird lol
~ Pet shop of horros?

LAIN !!!!! <333
I own teh box set~ Ohhhh yeah~
Serial Experiments Lain FTW~ <3
more PEOPLE NEED TO WATCH.

By **Auroa**. 09/08/08, 03:15 am

LOL I was thinking of going "ask Duckeh" but then I had a feeling you'd find this thread and comment on that one Razz

~~I still dont have a clue what the whole show was about. Its definitly screws with your mind lol~~

By **Duckeh**. 09/08/08, 03:17 am

Aura wrote:: LOL I was thinking of going "ask Duckeh" but then I had a feeling you'd find this thread and comment on that one
~~I still dont have a clue what the whole show was about. Its definitly screws with your mind lol~~

I was about to suggest it but then I was all liek... WAIT! SOMEONE ELSE MIGHT'VE~
Then I was filled with utter respect towards you my little chickadee.
ALSO... Read some of the online explanations at random sites... They're not official or anything but they doo make you think~ ;D <3

By **Auroa**. 09/08/08, 03:27 am

Are you sure they wont confuse me anymore? Suspect

=P

~~LOL what we need to do is have a marathon and you can explain whats happening in every scene hahahah~~

By **Duckeh**. 09/08/08, 03:34 am

OKAY.
I will.
LET US DOO IT.
+pause+
And see here, that's not actually her, but someone abusing the internet && pretending to be her.
SO SHE'S GETTING ALL THESE POINTS FOR BEING EVERYWHERE && BY NAO EVERYONE KNOWS HER.
IDENTITY THEFT IS BAD PEOPLE.

By Kitten Slave. 09/08/08, 04:06 am

mmm, "Monster" is pretty psych/murder.
Otherwise Ive been enjoying "Garden of sinners" which is pretty much all of the above. Unfortunately only released up to ep 3 (1 hour ep's though) of 6.
"Bokurano" was also somewhat disturbing...

By IcyRose. 09/08/08, 06:15 am

I completely forgot about Lain and Monster, both great series but also quite heavy on the information and also very hard to marathon due to just how completely serious it is (although every time I've watched Lain, it's been as a marathon)

Another series I highly recommend is Boogiepop Phantom, although the series can be difficult to follow due to the fact it is not told in chronological order yet each episode has some sort of link to the one after it.

By Static. 09/08/08, 07:02 am

GANTZ and MPD Psycho are absolutely amazing manga, but both are a little closer to the red in the INSANITY sprectrum. But hey, if you don't mind chicks being scalped and having plants sown into their brains, and aliens that look like spring onions being graphically murdered go for it! http://the-evil-empire.net is a great source for downloads, but they're all direct - no .torrents, unfortunately. Freesia has an interesting plot, though I haven't read it, and the DOGS series are just AWESOME. Definitely can't recommend them highly enough Very Happy

There's also a really notorious one called Suicide Circle - Jisatsu Ganbou? - which is apparently really amazing. And of course, Battle Royale, manga or live action movie. Seen Blood: the Last Vampire?

By Willuknight. 09/08/08, 08:36 am

another vote for Speed Grapher and Gantz, both amazing shows

By Pura. 09/08/08, 05:05 pm

I want to see Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni ...

I like Spiral xD. Kinda crappy animation, but it's a Murder Mystery anime/manga. I recon the anime is better than the manga. Though the anime stops part way through the manga, which is annoying.

By SockPanda. 11/08/08, 01:04 pm

Duckeh: watched about three quarters of Lain last year and found it weirrrrrrd... 8D It made me confuzzled.. >.>

Muahaha, thanks for the suggestions guys~ I've heard Monster is pretty good so I might check it out sometime ^-^

By PinkGoggles. 01/11/08, 01:50 pm

I don't know if anyone has suggested it yet but you could try reading UZUMAKI and Gyo by Ito Junji and also Jisatsu Circle by Furuya Usamaru.
UZUMAKI and Gyo are just plain horror manga and Jisatsu Circle is suicide/psychological/murder in highschool.
Blood the Last Vampire is also a good one Very Happy

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