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Top 15 Japanese Horror Novels

Japanese horror novels ranked by rating and reader interest.

15 listed novels

Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria

Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria

mikage eiji

4.7 509 votes 4,568 reading lists Completed

japanese action drama horror mystery

Crowbar Nurse

threehyphens

4.6 54 votes 1,176 reading lists Completed

japanese action comedy horror romance

Pain, Pain, Go Away

Pain, Pain, Go Away

sugaru miaki (fafoo), 三秋縋

4.5 88 votes 1,491 reading lists Completed

japanese drama horror mature psychological

Ghost Hunt

ono fuyumi, 小野不由美

4.5 68 votes 1,861 reading lists Completed

japanese comedy drama horror mystery

Sugar Dark

arai enji

4.5 52 votes 816 reading lists Completed

japanese drama fantasy horror mystery

Shin Sekai yori

Shin Sekai yori

kishi yusuke, 貴志祐介

4.5 37 votes 553 reading lists Completed

japanese adventure drama horror mystery

I Reincarnated as the Little Sister of a Death Game Manga’s M*rder Mastermind and Failed

I Reincarnated as the Little Sister of a Death Game Manga’s M*rder Mastermind and Failed

inaida sou, 稲井田そう

4.4 220 votes 4,196 reading lists Completed

japanese horror mystery psychological romance

Shinrei Tantei Yakumo

Shinrei Tantei Yakumo

kaminaga manabu

4.4 50 votes 980 reading lists Completed

japanese adventure drama horror mystery

Do You Think Someone Like You Can Defeat the Demon King? (WN)

Do You Think Someone Like You Can Defeat the Demon King? (WN)

kiki

4.3 184 votes 4,954 reading lists Completed

japanese action adventure drama fantasy

Do You Think You Can Run After Reincarnating, Nii-san?

Do You Think You Can Run After Reincarnating, Nii-san?

kamishiro kyousuke, 紙城境介

4.3 149 votes 4,214 reading lists Ongoing

japanese comedy ecchi fantasy harem

Fremd Torturchen

Fremd Torturchen

ayasato keishi, 綾里けいし

4.3 123 votes 2,242 reading lists Completed

japanese action drama fantasy harem

I Found a Hole in my Yard. It Might Be a Dungeon, but That’s Now my Garbage Dump

I Found a Hole in my Yard. It Might Be a Dungeon, but That’s Now my Garbage Dump

daisuke, ダイスケ

4.3 41 votes 922 reading lists Ongoing

japanese horror mystery

Akumu no Sumu Ie – Ghost Hunt

Akumu no Sumu Ie – Ghost Hunt

ono fuyumi, 小野不由美

4.3 36 votes 678 reading lists Completed

japanese drama horror mystery shoujo

The Witch’s House – The Diary of Ellen

The Witch’s House – The Diary of Ellen

fummy

4.3 28 votes 484 reading lists Completed

japanese drama fantasy horror supernatural

Spiritual Detective – Touka Fujisaki Never Scoffs at Tragedies

Spiritual Detective – Touka Fujisaki Never Scoffs at Tragedies

ayasato keishi, 綾里けいし

4.3 27 votes 468 reading lists Completed

japanese comedy horror mature mystery