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Horror Web Novels & Serials

A reader's guide to Horror web novels: the best-rated stories, the tags they're known for and the authors worth following. Right now the top picks are BELOW, Seeking Strays and Endless Delirium [Grimdark, Dungeon Crawler] (Book 1 Written).

Readers who like Horror often look for LitRPG, Progression, Magic, Male Lead and GameLit. Use the related links below to narrow it down, then open any story to read it on the site where it's published.

Best rated Horror

BELOW
Silv3rtongue

4.90 · 22 ch · ongoing

Action Fantasy Grimdark High Fantasy
Seeking Strays
Lost Rain

4.89 · 82 ch · ongoing

Action Adventure Anti-Hero Lead Anti-Villain Lead
Endless Delirium [Grimdark, Dungeon Crawler] (Book 1 Written)
Stygon

4.81 · 81 ch · ongoing

Action Adventure Apocalypse Dungeon Crawler
Lost and Found (Warhammer 40k SI)
Latscryjml

4.81 · 110 ch · ongoing

Action Adventure Female Lead Gender Bender
Blood Hunter Vee
darkwatch0

4.80 · 78 ch · ongoing

Action Adventure Female Lead GameLit
The Game at Carousel: A Horror Movie LitRPG
lost_rambler

4.80 · 404 ch

Adventure Fantasy GameLit LitRPG

All Horror stories

BELOW
Silv3rtongue

4.90 · 22 ch · ongoing
Seeking Strays
Lost Rain

4.89 · 82 ch · ongoing
Endless Delirium [Grimdark, Dungeon Crawler] (Book 1 Written)
Stygon

4.81 · 81 ch · ongoing
Lost and Found (Warhammer 40k SI)
Latscryjml

4.81 · 110 ch · ongoing
Blood Hunter Vee
darkwatch0

4.80 · 78 ch · ongoing
The Game at Carousel: A Horror Movie LitRPG
lost_rambler

4.80 · 404 ch
A Cursed Cleaning [STUBBED!]
Ellen Taylor

4.78 · 2 ch
Remnant Knight [Hulking Eldritch Knight Lit-Rpg]
jollybane

4.78 · 34 ch · ongoing
A Hive of Bone and Chitin [A Biomancy and Hivemind Litrpg Adventure]
Vareniya

4.77 · 70 ch
Sunny Days Endless Hell [Base-Building, Apocalyptic Slice of Life]
Zarinthel

4.76 · 85 ch · ongoing
Acolyte VS Adjudicator: Fallout [Book 1 Complete]
Charris, Mab Rowan

4.73 · 80 ch · ongoing
Cursed: A Lycan LITRPG
Marco_Polo-88

4.73 · 61 ch
Murder in the Temple (LitRPG | Progression Fantasy)
Malory

4.73 · 50 ch
The Cabin Is Always Hungry (A Dungeon Core Horror Slasher)
HoppyCobalt

4.73 · 113 ch · ongoing
The Firstlings
C.H. Mouser

4.73 · 53 ch
Bloodsworn
Dominick R

4.72 · 114 ch
Dragon Spar: The Game Maker LitRPG Series [Fantasy, Post-Apocalyptic LitRPG - Book 1 Complete, Book 2 Updating]
keeganashleylive

4.72 · 57 ch
Eldritch Exorcist
Hastum

4.72 · 230 ch · ongoing
Level One Zombie [A Dungeon Crawler LitRPG]
Matthew-McKay

4.72 · 109 ch · ongoing
Paladin Of The Forsaken Lands (Monster Crafting "Nature" Paladin Lit-Rpg)Bk 2 Stubbing November
jollybane

4.72 · 106 ch
Discount Dan
Shadow Alley Press

4.70 · 58 ch
Flesh of Gods [Book One Complete]
vgvalmai

4.70 · 116 ch · ongoing
All I Wanted Was To Get A Skill At Level 10 Like Everyone Else
Clo

4.69 · 52 ch
A Farm Girl's Guide to Necromancy (Redux)
Compass Rose

4.68 · 52 ch · completed
Dreamer's Throne
WildCard

4.68 · 47 ch
Duskbound: a Monster Hunter LitRPG (Stubbed)
EmergencyComplaints

4.68 · 13 ch
Samiya of the Wandering Flesh (A Shape-shifting LitRPG)
countingfoxes

4.66 · 46 ch
Endless Delirium [Old Ver]
Stygon

4.65 · 3 ch · ongoing
Goblin Teeth: A Monster Party LitRPG (Book Two stubbed)
JimQuill

4.65 · 237 ch
Chaos Playground: An Eldritch Horror LitRPG Apocalypse
lkal92

4.64 · 39 ch
Zero-Day Saint — [litRPG][Vol 1 Complete]
Lilly Fox

4.64 · 121 ch · ongoing
Undead
NineKeys

4.62 · 39 ch
Fleabag: A Monster Evolution LitRPG
SomeoneToForget

4.61 · 87 ch · hiatus

⏸ Author: “So- insert thanos meme where he says "fine, i'll do it myself" (The 'HIATUS' tag is auto-applied by RR after a month of no updates.”
MADMAN APOCALYPSE
Dosei

4.61 · 13 ch
(Cozy-ish) DOOM With Magical Girls — Magical Girl Eternal Requiem
PizzaPizza

4.59 · 97 ch · ongoing
Corruption Redeems. [UNOFFICIAL Warhammer 40K Isekai/LitRPG]
OGsecurityviking

4.59 · 58 ch · hiatus

⏸ No new chapter since Aug 17, 2026 (3 months ago).
Darkhelm (Grimdark Progression Fantasy)
BardLyre

4.59 · 51 ch
The Legionnaire (Stubbing October 25th)
DR PEAK

4.58 · 59 ch
My Best Friend is an Eldritch Horror
Actus

4.56 · 8 ch
Unwilling Eldritch Horror of Fortune [Volume 1 - 3 Stubbed]
Tismon

4.55 · 127 ch
Roadtrip - Madness Re-Incarnate #2
Travis Bagwell

4.54 · 18 ch
Binder of Souls [A LitRPG Progression Fantasy]
Aurathas

4.53 · 179 ch
The Unmaker
Maradina

4.53 · 126 ch · completed
Fairytale Hunter Cain (A Big Bad Wolf LitRPG)
LlazyLlama

4.52 · 123 ch
ISEKAI EXORCIST
Dosei

4.52 · 84 ch
Living it for the Plot
Vnator

4.52 · 63 ch
All His Angels Are Starving (A Horror Survival LitRPG)
countingfoxes

4.50 · 8 ch
An Unwelcome Stranger
Sacred-Fire

4.50 · 52 ch
Bloodlust
DefinitelyNotJormlung

4.50 · 19 ch
Re:Chimaera [A Monster Evolution Time Loop LitRPG] (COMPLETE)
Philetus

4.50 · 112 ch · completed
The Forbidden Class
Walter

4.48 · 31 ch
Otherworlder Survival Guide (formerly "Hero Wrangler")
SalMonroe

4.46 · 7 ch
Eldritch Night
hammbody

4.45 · 71 ch
In The Dragon's Mouth [A Lite LitRPG Portal Epic Fantasy, Updates 1x/Week, 100+ Chapters!]
keeganashleylive

4.45 · 117 ch
A Gamer's Guide To Beating The Tutorial
Palt

4.38 · 196 ch

Completed Horror to binge

Finished stories, so there's no waiting for the next chapter.

A Farm Girl's Guide to Necromancy (Redux)
Compass Rose

4.68 · 52 ch · completed
The Unmaker
Maradina

4.53 · 126 ch · completed
Re:Chimaera [A Monster Evolution Time Loop LitRPG] (COMPLETE)
Philetus

4.50 · 112 ch · completed

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Popular tags in Horror

LitRPG Progression Magic Male Lead GameLit High Fantasy Strong Lead Supernatural Grimdark Anti-Hero Lead Portal Fantasy / Isekai Female Lead

Authors writing Horror

countingfoxes Dosei jollybane keeganashleylive Stygon