Top 10 Horror Webtoons to Read This Halloween

Key Takeaways:

• Horror webtoons stir readers’ intense feelings and create a collective experience through fear.
• The commercial success of KDrama-adapted webtoons led to the growing popularity of horror webtoons.
• CCC offers webtoon translation and typesetting services to bring these Halloween treats into the international scene, where non-native speakers can enjoy them.

Table of Contents

• Why People Enjoy Spooky Content
• The Growing Popularity of Horror Webtoons
• Top 10 Best Webtoons for Halloween
• CCC Translation Services

The Halloween season is right around the corner. Kids may start trick-or-treating, couples may go on scary movie dates, and everyone else may enjoy consuming scary content to celebrate the holiday. One example of enjoying scary content is reading horror webtoons. 

Webtoon translation services like CCC help in bringing more webtoons to the international market. With that in mind, we prepared several Halloween webtoon recommendations for you to enjoy in the upcoming spooky season!

So why do people enjoy Halloween, especially the scary stuff? 

Spooky content, like horror webtoons, stirs up intense feelings and creates a collective experience through fear. With the right amount of horror in creepy webtoons, people can safely explore and confront their fears without endangering themselves. Furthermore, the horror style can be directed from the unknown, something beyond our reality, or the uncanny, something very familiar to us. 

The Korean apocalyptic horror webtoons All of Us Are Dead and Sweet Home might be one of the best webtoons for Halloween. These titles may be familiar to you as they recently had their respective adaptations and are now available on Netflix for streaming. Because of this, more and more creepy webtoon titles are being released and made available, especially for the fans of the macabre.

Our curated list of Halloween webtoon recommendations includes completed works, fresh picks, and collections from different renowned horror writers.

Note: As this list focuses on the horror genre, reader discretion is advised. It may contain disturbing themes, jumpscares, and triggering scenes.

Written by Toffuo, 2019-2024. Completed.

This webtoon follows the story of a young boy who finds himself in a car with no recollection of his identity. Later on, he finds himself actually stuck on a mysterious island and tries to uncover who he really is. This webtoon is a good read for Halloween, with its good character buildup, and with the right amount of mystery. Available on Webtoon.

Watch out for the disturbing themes and violent scenes, though!

Written by Garth the Geek, 2018-2021. Completed.

Imagine going out into the woods with your friends or significant other. That is until you take a wrong turn and find yourself in the presence of sexy demons. This webtoon takes you on a wild ride, getting chased by eldritch monsters.

This one’s available on Webtoon. 

Written by A. Rase, 2017-2019. Completed.

Getting therapy is one thing, but getting Melvina’s Therapy is another. This black-and-white webtoon follows Melvina, a therapist with rather unconventional practices that blur reality and illusion.

Furthermore, this webtoon keeps you going with its well-written plot and analog-like visuals. Other than that, there are so many layers in each panel, easter eggs, if you will.

You can read this on Webtoon.

Written by Jorge Jaramillo, 2015. Completed.

Are you familiar with the real case of Carl Tanzler and Elena de Hoyos? Tanzler is that doctor who fell in love with his patient who eventually died, and in his obsession, kept her corpse and treated it like his wife. 

This webtoon is based on that case, and with its uncanny art style, you are in for a Halloween treat!

Aside from reading it on Webtoon, you can also avail a print edition of this work.

Written by Daehan Lee, 2024-Ongoing.

Combine the elements of cults, serial killers, and possession – that is what this webtoon is all about. This follows the story of a man who moves back to his grandmother’s village, only to get entangled with the mysterious disappearances of the villagers.

Available in Webtoon, this webtoon is a fresh pick and the current talk of the town.

Written by A. Rasen, 2023-Ongoing.

Another Rasen piece in this list, this ongoing webtoon tells the story of a household whose secrets get unraveled one by one after they welcome their new and charming caregiver.

This Halloween read can make you realize how horror can also come from comfort and certainty. This one is also available on Webtoon. 

Pro-tip: If you simply do not have the time to read longer works, you may also opt to read the anthologies included in our list for a one-shot scare!

Written by Fyyaa, 2023-Ongoing.

If you love Lovecraft and Junji Ito, this ongoing anthology of short horror stories is for you! Make sure to keep the lights on, though.

This black-and-white webtoon can be a real Halloween treat, especially if you don’t have that much time to read longer stories. Available on Webtoon!

Written by Nemo Nullus, 2023-Ongoing.

Another ongoing anthology of horror shorts, this webtoon is perfect for those looking for a more familiar scare. As the website’s synopsis suggests, there is no more terrifying creature than human beings themselves. 

This webtoon gives uncanny valley vibes with its dramatic facial expressions and 3D semi-realistic art style. It’s still ongoing, but you can still binge-read it on Webtoon this Halloween!

Written by Horang, 2020. Completed.

This webtoon is a complete collection of ghost stories written by Horang, a known horror webtoonist in Korea. 

 What makes this webtoon unique is how some of the scenes in the webtoon move and make sounds. This creates an immersive and next-level jumpscare experience reminiscent of the early 2000s scary maze games and jumpscare pranks. Thus, reading this Webtoon anthology can be a fun activity with friends at a Halloween-inspired slumber party.

Written by Various Artists, 2022. Completed.

The last one on our list is the 27-part anthology written by 27 horror webtoonists. Using how webtoons are programmed vertically, jumpscares are effective to employ in this work. Furthermore, the title itself piques the interest of anyone scrolling through their Webtoon recommendations. Would you dare?

The first story features Horang’s yet another immersive short story. This one’s also available on Webtoon.

As Halloween approaches, horror webtoons will soon be the talk of the town once again. Upcoming horror specials would soon hit both the physical and digital shelves. With this, CCC offers webtoon translation services and typesetting services to bring these Halloween treats into the international scene, where non-native speakers can enjoy them. If you have a similar project, contact us!