Lostty writes: "Just in time for Halloween, I decided to take a few moments to talk about the horror in anime, and more so, how it’s barely horror at all. I’m sure we’ve all seen our share of people commenting about this subject, often asking: “Does anyone know a genuinely scary horror anime?”. I like to think the question is actually a pretty valid one. If you were to take a look at some of the horrors out there (ie. Another), despite being part of the genre, it still never succeeds at being something scary to nearly any who watch it, but why? Well, I’ll try to take a stab at some of the factors behind this."
When it comes to Anime/Manga/Manwha those excel at making psychological horror with the f'ed up endings and what have you. The whole scare tactics thing doesn't really apply them, IMO. That kinda stuff is more suited to gaming where you are controlling the character (look up Condemned: Criminal Origins) and not just sitting back watching.
Though I will say, the scene where Yuno was looking through the mail slip on the door kinda caught me off guard for a sec.
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Berserk comes to mind..that anime is not horror but the ending was horrific!