Why is there a lack in horror/mystery anime?

Why did you post a comedy.

This was actually a bait thread hoping someone would call me retarded and give me recommendations, but everyone is agreeing with me. Fuck

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It does work, but requires far more effort to produce and requires an almost complete opposite take from what your standard series goes for.

Not popular. People In japan, the Primary market, don't like our medium of mystery or horror, either detective stories or 2-4 season anthologies.
What's popular now, is middle-tier shounen and Shitty Isekais, and visually Moe art doesnt mesh with whatever scawwy themes you want in your show.

You got one right here, retard.

judging by how you type you should try whatever shonen is popular right now.

Watch higurashi

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This but the old version

Kouichi's gonna grow up to be one messed up motherfucker.

why not READ THE FUCKING VN

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read umineko while you are at it

And there you go, user. You have at least 2 months of reading to do.

>not speedrunning it
ngmi

You reminded me of that one dude that speedran Umineko.

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We are here defending the pride of anime as a media as you see

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Are there even 10 horror anime? Nevermind "best horror anime", I think there might not be enough series that qualify as horror.

Nobody likes jumpscares and mystery with asspull conclusions.

There are some, but they are mediocre at best.
Another was my favorite btw, based OP posted best girl.

There's a few, but they're largely both very niche or cult, or disproportionately popular in the west. Most of what you'll get is just thriller or psychological works with maybe slight horror elements. Stuff like Hell Girl came and went, some older stuff like Pet Shop of Horrors retains the right flavor but most from that era verges more on being action or even just more like drama with some supernatural elements. I think Boogiepop Phantom is probably my number 1 horror flavored anime, but it's not like it really has competition. We get Yami Shibai every year and we better appreciate it, I suppose.

This doesn't even slightly apply to manga however, and there is absolute shitloads of horror manga in every different flavor. The undeniable split in content between manga and anime marches on.

Let's list'em
>Higurashi
>Another
>Boogiepop
>Paranoia agent (?)
>parasyte
>hell girl
>pet shop
>shiki
>devilman's various adaptations
I would put Hellsing and Berserk in there if they weren't focused on the action for the most part.
I forget a lot obviously

This. It just doesn't sell in general when put into anime format. As you've said, most horror anime goes completely under the radar unless it's goofy enough to be turned into a joke or edgy enough to bait kids. There are quite a few series like Ghost Sli-Hound that do better on an atmospheric level but that's not what the majority wants from anime so it flops and goes under the radar. If you want horror, just read it instead.

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Vampire Princess Miyu had some legitimately good horror vibes and atmosphere all the way through, both the original OVAs and the later TV series.

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What about pumpkin night?