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I wonder if there are any good horror animes I can watch. Do you guys know any?

i just finished Umineko (when the seagulls cry)...its def horror, but so confusing, and the ending! WTF! check out Higurashi (when cicadas cry), its made by the same company and better...def horror...Garden of Sinners is horror and pretty awesome, Claymore could be fantasy/horror and my fave...Elfen Lied is good too

I saw Umineko a while ago too and it definitely wasn't anywhere near as good as Higurashi. Seems it was more horror-comedy than an actual horror/thriller. Also, I find many of the characters annoying. (Especially the little girl who cries "ooh ooh" all the time. She got better in later episodes, though.) As one of the reviewers said, I wouldn't watch this series until the sequel is available to watch (is it?), because it doesn't even have a temporary ending or give you subtle clues that allow you to start building theories on what's really going on, like Higurashi does. Seemed to me like Umineko had little to no subtlety and to "turn the chessboard around" does not sound nearly as impressive as they seem to think it does. /end rant

yeah, there was issues with Umineko, but just coz its made by the team who did Higurashi, doesnt mean it needs to be compared to Higurashi...if u go into it with an open mind or see it b4 u see Higurashi u may find it more enjoyable, but yeah, Higurashi is better

If Umineko had come out *before* Higurashi I would agree with you, but it came out later. I would expect them to get better and more ambitious with time, rather than riding on the coattails of their earlier work's popularity (similar concept and titles).