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Top 91 Horrors in Japan

This curated ranking covers the 91 largest horrors in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. The Conjuring, Saw (2004 film) and Scream (1996 film) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 3M people. Across all 91 entries the average audience size is 82k, and the largest, The Conjuring, reaches around 1.4M people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each horror, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Japan and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 91, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Japan. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Japan, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Japan. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
26 The Crazies (2010 film) 49k 44.5 61.8% Horror
27 The Cabin in the Woods 46k 41.0 31.6% Horror
28 Creepshow 45k 50.4 78.8% Horror
29 The Mist 38k 35.7 58.4% Horror
30 The Ring (2002 film) 38k 32.4 70.1% Horror
31 Interview with the Vampire 37k 34.5 74.5% Horror
32 Lights Out (2016 film) 36k 36.7 74.9% Horror
33 Sinister (film) 33k 34.3 53.7% Horror
34 The Conjuring 2 32k 39.2 54.0% Horror
35 Evil Dead 31k 28.7 43.7% Horror
36 The Collector (2009 film) 22k 44.3 40.1% Horror
37 Wolf Creek (film) 20k 35.5 51.1% Horror
38 You're Next 19k 36.7 45.5% Horror
39 The Amityville Horror (2005 film) 19k 33.7 39.4% Horror
40 The Wicker Man (1973 film) 17k 48.5 56.9% Horror
41 Frankenweenie (2012 film) 17k 41.3 70.8% Horror
42 Hostel: Part II 16k 40.2 65.9% Horror
43 Ghost Ship (2002 film) 15k 38.4 20.7% Horror
44 Scream Queens (2015 TV series) 15k 28.0 77.2% Horror
45 The Awakening 15k 36.8 68.3% Horror
46 House on Haunted Hill (1999 film) 14k 26.9 51.3% Horror
47 Frankenweenie 13k 26.4 73.4% Horror
48 grindhouse 13k 35.4 45.9% Horror
49 Let the Right One In (film) 13k Horror
50 Hemlock Grove (TV series) 13k 43.5 52.6% Horror

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 91 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each horror by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest horror in Japan?

The Conjuring currently leads with an estimated audience of 1.4M people in Japan.

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