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Psychological, Horror, and Dark Stories

A genre I read rarely, but there are still gems here that need to be recommended.
Includes;
- Psychological 
- Tragedy and tear jerkers
- Dark romances
- Mental health issues
- Urban legends & creatures from folklore
- HEA not guaranteed

Only COMPLETED stories are in my lists.
All(41) / manga(41)

The Beast Must Die

 9.4(220 voted)
Complete
Author(s): Lee hyeon sook
Genre(s): Webtoons / Yaoi / Drama / Mature / Mystery / Psychological / Smut

Trigger Warning: All the dark themes including rape, murder, animal cruelty
A brilliant piece of work that transcends the average BL, mostly because the relationship between Lee Gi-Rin and Kang Mu will never be loving and sweet but it is incredibly intense and in its own way, devoted. A psychological dark romance style with much care and consideration into what would make a decent, regular guy stay with and care for a calculating and dangerous psychopath. I also loved that Lee Gi-Rin was able

01 07,2021

Boys Next Door

 8.2(161 voted)
Complete
Author(s): Yuki
Genre(s): Drama / Yaoi / Tragedy

Tragedy and psychological
A sad, twisted and dark story that will break your heart. There is no happy ending, but there is some peace and a tiny sliver of hope you can find.

01 07,2021

Stalker's Game

 8.7(292 voted)
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Author(s): TAN
Genre(s): Shounen Ai / Drama / Webtoons

There is no doubt that this is an interesting story. Hyunsung has a stalker who becomes increasingly invasive in his life. The relentless nature of his stalking and his own passive nature has him accepting the gifts and intrusion into his life, even when he finds it stressful. I found him frustratingly irritating tbh, because I don’t relate his passivity and even when he turned the tables or made a move to move on, he was unable to truly keep the stalker from his life. It’s not even as though I

08 07,2021

Hikizuru Oto

 8.7(1053 voted)
Complete
Author(s): harada
Genre(s): Adult / Drama / One Shot / Psychological / Yaoi

It’s a twisted story of manipulation and obsession that makes up a relationship between 2 childhood friends. Any love between these guys has no chance to flourish amidst the toxic foundation of guilt, lies and deceit. This is a well done psychological story but I find it a bit sad that they will never be able to have a happy loving relationship together.

12 07,2021

Host is down

 7.6(368 voted)
Complete
Author(s): nishin masumi
Genre(s): One Shot / Sci-fi / Yaoi

12 07,2021

Rakuda Tsukai To Ouji No Yoru

 8.3(496 voted)
Complete
Author(s): ogawa chise
Genre(s): Drama / Psychological / Romance / School Life / Yaoi

What a mixed bag this group of short stories was! The first between the pale skinned boy and the man in the desert was the sweetest but even that had moments of pain and loss. The second story of the young master and the swimmer was the most realistic with two guys vulnerable from the troubles of their home lives falling for each other. I liked this story the most. Then.. phew.. the last two twisted mindfucks of depraved and torturous incestuous relationships were very disturbing. No happiness o

09 09,2021

Samenai Yume

 8.0(381 voted)
Complete
Author(s): step lab,Tatsumi Doroko
Genre(s): Horror / Mature / Psychological / Supernatural / Tragedy / Yaoi

A highly twisted story; dark and depraved where you can’t help but to feel a bit sorry for the boy who was always overlooked in favour of his sibling. There is nothing nice or cute about this story, but it was interesting. And disturbing.

09 09,2021

Baker Baker Paradox

 8.1(449 voted)
Complete
Author(s): KURETA Makine
Genre(s): Yaoi

Trigger warning: Incest (brother x brother)
Hideyomi (Omi, 18yo) and Hideyuki (Nini, 16yo) Togame are brothers who live in their own quiet world sans parents. The older Omi had suffered an accident that left him comatose for months and then a changed person with some retrograde amnesia and a more childlike mind. The relationship between the siblings was both complex and very simple. Their closeness was forbidden but their love and dedication towards each other was really sweet. Add in a good f

12 09,2021

Enjo Mate

 7.4(1020 voted)
Complete
Author(s): ONO Anbi
Genre(s): Romance / Yaoi / Drama / Smut / Psychological

Trigger Warning: Rape
Yamagi Touma loves his childhood friend Atsushi Fuyu but won’t ever share his feelings. So he becomes a delinquent and fights where the pain and violence become an outlet. However Atsushi isn’t going to idly sit by and let Yamagi escape. It’s going to take something drastic to get through to Yamagi.
I can enjoy a good psychological story, and this pair were twisted and obsessed. But, I never found a good reason for their behaviour. They were warped, but without reason. It

23 10,2021

Hanazono No Kioku

 8.8(768 voted)
Complete
Author(s): hino garasu
Genre(s): Yaoi / Drama / Psychological

A really great story that has some dark underlying themes. Yuu is a novelist who is drawn into a world with Chris that is unsettling and unpredictable yet also something he strangely craves. Those adjectives fall short of the horrors of Chris’ childhood but his love for Yuu is all to real and consuming. Can these two be together?

28 10,2021

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