8 Best Animated Horrors to Watch if You Liked 'Predator: Killer of Killers', Ranked by IMDb

On June 6, the animated movie Predator: Killer of Killers from Dan Trachtenberg, director of another successful film in the Predator universe, Prey, was released on Hulu.

The movie has already become the highest-rated in the franchise, receiving 95% from critics and 90% from viewers on Rotten Tomatoes.

If you're looking for something similar to Predator: Killer of Killers, we have chosen eight full-length movies, series, and anime titles that will satisfy your craving.

8. 'The Spine of Night', 2021

IMDb Score: 6.4/10

Witch-queen Tzod climbs a snowy peak, where she meets a guardian inside a giant skull. The guardian is charged with protecting ancient magic contained within a flower that can grant its owner unimaginable power.

Tzod carries a similar flower and explains that she is being pursued by Ghal-Sur's army. The cruel ruler is eager to obtain the flowers so he can extend his ruthless rule over the world.

This movie from directors Morgan Galen King and Philip Gelatt illustrates how unlimited power inevitably leads to alienation or madness. This theme is no coincidence – Gelatt is one of the most prolific screenwriters of Love, Death & Robots.

7. 'Heavy Metal', 1981

IMDb Score: 6.6/10

Astronaut Grimaldi returns home and gives his daughter a sentient green ball that contains the essence of primordial evil and can travel through time and space.

After meeting a scared girl, the evil ball, Loc-Nar, shows her stories of how its power has influenced societies throughout history.

This cult animation is based on the popular 1980s magazine Heavy Metal, for which people such as Kevin Eastman, the creator of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, worked.

6. 'Wicked City', 1987

IMDb Score: 6.7/10

By day, Renzaburo Taki is an ordinary employee of a large company, but by night, he is a demon hunter. He is assigned to protect a two-hundred-year-old man who is being hunted by monsters from a parallel world.

Taki is paired with the demonic beauty Makie, and together, they must fight hordes of terrifying monsters that threaten the fragile balance between worlds.

This dynamic action horror story combines lyrical love scenes with frantic violence and extremely creative monsters.

5. 'Mad God', 2021

IMDb Score: 6.8/10

Amidst a desolate post-apocalyptic landscape, a nameless protagonist carrying a suitcase opens a massive hatch and descends into the underworld. He passes psychedelic ruins and flees from monsters tormenting faceless victims.

This long, brutal journey will change the protagonist and transform the world around him.

It is the greatest hidden gem of auteur animation of the 2020s and the dream project of Phil Tippett, a special effects master who worked on the Star Wars and Jurassic Park franchises.

Mad God is a phantasmagoric horror film about the death of the old world and the birth of a new one, which is populated by monsters that are as inventive as they are terrifying.

4. 'Boogiepop Phantom', 2000

IMDb Score: 7.2/10

The story is divided into three timelines: the present, a month ago, and five years ago. It is not until the finale that the plot comes together, revealing the connections between the hanged maniac, the phantom, the killer, and the girl who is at a new stage of human evolution.

Boogiepop Phantom is one of the most underrated anime series of the 2000s – an experimental story that combines elements of psychological thrillers and folk horror with reflections on escapism.

3. 'Tales from the Cryptkeeper', 1993

IMDb Score: 7.5/10

Fans of the horror genre are familiar with the cult TV series Tales from the Crypt. Created by directors Robert Zemeckis, William Gaines and Steven Dodd, it is based on the 1950s comic book series of the same name.

However, not many people know that an animated spinoff, Tales from the Cryptkeeper, was released in 1993. In each episode, the charming undead Cryptkeeper tells his guests an exciting and creepy story about people's encounters with otherworldly forces.

Since the animated series is designed for children, it is less gloomy than the TV series based on the same comic book.

2. 'Shiki', 2010-2011

IMDb Score: 7.6/10

Due to a lung disease, Kouichi spends the first month after moving from Tokyo to a provincial town in the hospital. There, he meets his future classmate, Mei, who has a bandaged eye.

When school starts, everyone pretends that Mei doesn't exist. It turns out that, once before, everyone pretended that a popular student who had died was still alive. But when mysterious deaths began, the locals realized that, from then on, they had to ignore the living student.

This happens every year – this time, it was Mei's turn. However, the deaths began anyway, and everyone thinks the newcomer, Kouichi, is to blame.

1. 'Paranoia Agent', 2004-2005

IMDb Score: 8.0/10

Paranoia Agent is the magnum opus of the renowned Japanese director Satoshi Kon. This series often takes a backseat to his more famous works, such as Perfect Blue and Paprika.

However, it is here that the director's key motifs are evident: the opposition of the personal and the public, dreams and reality, and the fictional and the real.

There is no main character in Paranoia Agent. Instead, it is a series of stories about people who become victims of attacks by a mysterious child on roller skates with a golden bat.