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I keep coming back to you . BACK TO YOU!! Ohhh yess , I promised myself that I will read a lot of JUNJI Ito books in 2021 , and here's the first part of that promise. I am all set to get disgusted and horrified again. AGAIN. 1. Used Record or Second-Hand Record あやつりの屋敷 - ★★★ What happens when peopl Leggi tutto

Junji Ito said “I know what you sickos want” AND HE DELIVERS. Terrifying marionettes, holes appearing all over bodies, head-eating caterpillars, people being hung by giant balloon’s of their own head, a model terrified of having her body cropped in photos has her body chopped instead…all the viole Leggi tutto

Me and my fear of dolls were chilling until Junji Ito created a short story about goddamn cooking oil that made my skin crawl. This man can do anything. The king of horror manga is at it again. Scratch that: I’m at it again, catching up on his work. This collection was just- weird and gross and uniqu Leggi tutto

A collection of short stories which have no logic except dream logic (i.e. no logic) but a whole lot of eidetic disgusting body horror and very crazy zoned-out dialogue – I will give you a flavour This isn’t a caterpillar – it’s an assembly of the skulls of my ancestors. That wasn’t a human face. That Leggi tutto

Shiver is a collection of short horror stories that really highlight why Junji Ito is considered to be a master of the horror genre. The stories featured are: - Used Record - Shiver - Fashion Model - Hanging Blimp - Marionette Mansion - Painter - The Long Dream - Honored Ancestors - Greased - Fashion Model: C Leggi tutto

Let me tell ya'll something... Junji Ito is a sick man. This collection had me itching and scared at the same damn time. He is the mastermind of horror manga and I genuinely understand why people adore his work. I think that after reading this specific collection I know to take reading him very slowl Leggi tutto

A cursed record that dooms its listeners. A mysterious jade carving that bestows a horrific disease on those who possess it. A monstrous fashion model. Ghostly blimps of the dead. A crazed puppeteer who turns his family into marionettes. A muse that drives painters mad. A man whose dreams distort ti Leggi tutto

Shiver is a collection of horror manga by the mang-ka Ito (Uzumaki, Tomie), an elegantly curated collection of 9 his best short stories, illustrating a range of his work. Includes short reflections on the origins of each piece, and a page of early drafting of ideas and sketches that informed each pi Leggi tutto

I really like the format of the short stories this time. All my other Junji Ito books have been one big story or reoccurring characters so I enjoyed being able to read short versions of his work. I also loved the author commentary!

I LOVED THIS SOOOOO MUCH