Fragments of Horror

by Junji Ito

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

Creepy and captivating, as all Junji Ito tends to be, this collection brings together bizarre family rituals, questionable scientific practices, an eerily lively house and oh so much more.

A new collection of delightfully macabre tales from a master of horror manga.

An old wooden mansion that turns on its inhabitants. A dissection class with a most unusual subject. A funeral where the dead are definitely not laid to rest. Ranging from the terrifying to the comedic, from the erotic to the loathsome, these stories showcase Junji Ito’s long-awaited return to the world of horror.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781421584744
Publisher:	VIZ Media LLC
Publication date:	06/16/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	364,086
File size:	132 MB
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About the Author

Junji Ito made his professional manga debut in 1987 and since then has gone on to be recognized as one of the greatest contemporary artists working in the horror genre. His titles include Tomie and Uzumaki, which have been adapted into live-action films; Gyo, which was adapted into an animated film; and Fragments of Horror, all of which are available from VIZ Media. Ito’s influences include classic horror manga artists Kazuo Umezu and Hideshi Hino, as well as authors Yasutaka Tsutsui and H.P. Lovecraft.

Editorial Reviews

05/18/2015
Visceral horror dominates this mature-audiences short story collection that makes up for what it lacks in variety and quality of storytelling with creepy visuals. Though Ito (Uzumaki) is best known for his inhuman creatures, “Gentle Goodbye,” about a family who wills their loved ones into a shadow life after death, shows that he can be just as effective when restrained—focusing on facial emotions, for instance. Like all good horror, the realistic depictions becomes nightmarish (there are no visual exaggerations common to manga); Ito can create images that might make the most unflappable reader flinch. But the heavy use of the “evil woman” trope is a major problem, and more than a bit sexist. Seeing the powerful images only Ito can draw—a lifeless face surrounded by eyes all over the page, a possessed girl dripping blood—should trump the outdated plot devices for forgiving readers. (June)

Publishers Weekly