Horror manga sounds like a straightforward concept, but the stories vary widely: in Junji Ito’s Gyo, Uzumaki, and Shiver, bits of everyday life suddenly go haywire in horrific ways; things with teeth haunt the vampire saga Happiness; tension sustains the zombie-survival epic I Am a Hero; and a streak of humor runs through the assistants-to-the-dead series […]
It’s the perfect time of year to read something scary, and there are plenty of manga that fill the bill. From freakishly weird terrors to suspenseful monster mayhem, the medium has something to scare just about any reader. Here are five different flavors of Japanese horror manga, just in time for Halloween.