The 10 Best Horror Comics You've NEVER Heard About

4. Hell Girl

Scott Snyder Severed
Animax Asia

We all think we're good people, don't we? That we have our baser instincts in check, that if we were given the prime opportunity to dispose of the mundane monsters in our lives, that we would resist, because that's what good people do.

Well, for those that subscribe to that ideal, Hell Girl is here to give you your wake up call.

Hell Girl is an anthology manga centering around the legend of a demonic creature who can only be contacted through a website that only appears at the stroke of midnight. This legend makes its way to innocent people, plagued by the kinds of everyday scum of the earth that the reader is very likely to come across in their own lives. Teachers who sexually abuse their students, a former colleague stealing credit for others' work out of jealousy, a figure skater wanting to eliminate her competition, just to name a few.

Hell Girl promises retribution for the lost souls that come to her for aid. In return, these victims will lead long happy lives until their death. But when they DO die? They belong to her. Forever.

Hell Girl is a brilliant horror anthology about the temptation of revenge and its consequences on even the noblest soul. For when you stare into the abyss, she always stares into you.

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John Tibbetts is a novelist in theory, a Whatculture contributor in practice, and a nerd all around who loves talking about movies, TV, anime, and video games more than he loves breathing. Which might be a problem in the long term, but eh, who can think that far ahead?