Killing Stalking became a popular manhwa in early 2017 due to its dark themes, display of psychological manipulation, and depiction of physical abuse and violence. The manhwa has an average rating of 4.4/5 (based on 1,280 votes) on Anime-Planet.[3] On Goodreads, the mahnwa has an average rating of 4.27 out of 5 (based on 1558 votes) and 186 reviews.[3] Killing Stalking also received more than one million hits on Zingbox.