# The 10 Best Horror Manga of All Time

> Spiral curses and body snatchers sit next to shonen hits that borrowed horror's toolkit. Which one actually keeps you up at night?

*By YPB Team · Published October 1, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/the-10-best-horror-manga-of-all-time*

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1. **Uzumaki** — score 1000/1000
   Junji Ito's 1998–1999 story of a small town consumed by spirals.
2. **The Summer Hikaru Died** — score 906/1000
   Mokumokuren's series about a boy who realises his best friend has been replaced by something else.
3. **Jujutsu Kaisen** — score 765/1000
   Gege Akutami's 2018–2024 Weekly Shonen Jump series about sorcerers fighting curses born from human fear.
4. **Chainsaw Man** — score 647/1000
   Tatsuki Fujimoto's 2018–2026 series about Denji, a devil hunter fused with the Chainsaw Devil.
5. **Tomie** — score 647/1000
   Junji Ito's long-running series about a girl who regenerates every time she is killed.
6. **The Drifting Classroom** — score 647/1000
   Kazuo Umezu's 1972–1974 classic about a school transported to a ruined future.
7. **Parasyte** — score 503/1000
   Hitoshi Iwaaki's 1988–1995 body-horror series about alien parasites that take over human heads.
8. **Tokyo Ghoul** — score 503/1000
   Sui Ishida's 2011–2014 series about a student turned half-ghoul after a deadly date.
9. **Gyo** — score 0/1000
   Junji Ito's 2001–2002 nightmare of fish walking ashore on mechanical legs.
10. **Dorohedoro** — score 0/1000
   Q Hayashida's grimy 2000–2018 series about a lizard-headed man hunting the sorcerer who cursed him.

Tags: animation, horror, manga