Horang's Nightmare

Synopsis

Have you ever gotten that eerie feeling that someone's watching you? That when you turn off the lights, you're not alone? Read these terrifying ghost stories and try not to scream. A collection by Korea's master of horror, Horang. (Source: Webtoon Entertainment)

Another bog standard horror anthology with a gimmick. This time it's "interactive panels" which only serves to hook you in to the series. Everything about the series is so mediocre it hurts. Quality in writing varies chapter to chapter. Some are interesting, boring, or remastered from Horang's contributions to other horror anthologies. The first, fourth, and seventh chapters were the only ones I liked but they're still predictable with jumpscares serving as the main fright. The two-part stories build tension but always drop the ball on the delivery of the final scare. Everything feels like generic Korean ghost stories bringing nothing new to the table. Characters arebasically non-existent. They exist to be scared or killed and the ghosts aren't much better. Some get a little substance and backstory but never enough to be memorable. Character development is unnecessary for this type of story but some sort of progression or even recurring characters would have added the extra layer needed. The majority of the art is average and the gimmicky scares look laughably bad if you stare at them longer than two seconds. The ghosts' models become three dimensional and will usually run towards the camera, behind a character, etc. I let out an audible chuckle a couple times which is the exact opposite effect Horang was trying to have. The singlular thing I really enjoyed about this comic was the 3D models of the rooms as you were scrolling. As you scroll down the room rotates around the character which is a really cool feature Webtoon could implement on its own making the app experience even more unique. Unfortunately only one percent of the panels had the cool effect and everything else was painfully mediocre. Horang's Nightmare is just like every other horror anthology on Webtoon with the interactivity of Unknown Caller. The only thing I actively liked were the three dimensional panels, but everything else was boring. Once you've read the first chapter you've experienced everything you're going to get out of the comic. Plot: 5/10 Characters: 4/10 Art: 5.5/10 Enjoyment: 5/10 Overall: 4.8/10