Where to stream: Hulu, Crunchyroll, Apple TV
Like various other anime on our list, “Tokyo Ghoul” blends different genres, such as horror and fantasy, to create something that is both chilling and unique for a Halloween screening. In an alternative-reality version of Tokyo, humans and ghouls share an uneasy co-existence.
After a harrowing encounter, Ken Kaneki, a college student, becomes half-ghoul. While able to abstain from eating human flesh, he nevertheless shares various other ghoul traits, and much of the series’ drama comes from his quest to straddle two incompatible worlds.
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