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Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories by Junji Ito

Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories

Junji Ito

VIZ Media LLC · Hardcover · December 19, 2017

A best-of story selection by the master of horror manga.

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Who it’s for
Nine author-selected horror stories pair unsettling images with notes and commentary.
Themes
Horror, Body horror, Supernatural menace
Genres
Horror Comics, General Manga, Occult & Supernatural Comics

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About this book

A best-of story selection by the master of horror manga. This volume includes nine of Junji Ito’s best short stories, as selected by the author himself and presented with accompanying notes and commentary.

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An arm peppered with tiny holes dangles from a sick girl’s window… After an idol hangs herself, balloons bearing the faces of their destined victims appear in the sky… An amateur film crew hires an extremely individualistic fashion model and faces a real bloody ending… An offering of nine fresh nightmares for the delectation of horror fans.

Nine Strange Turns

Nine author-selected horror stories pair unsettling images with notes and commentary.

Come here for

  • Horror manga that makes the ordinary feel distinctly off-kilter
  • A varied sampler of Junji Ito’s short fiction

Expect

  • Nine short stories selected by Ito himself
  • Accompanying notes and commentary alongside the nightmares

Where it sits

Horror Comics97%
General Manga72%
Occult & Supernatural Comics64%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Horror Comics
  • General Manga
  • Occult & Supernatural Comics
Authors
Junji Ito
Publisher
VIZ Media LLC
Published
December 19, 2017
Format
Hardcover
Theme
Horror · Body horror · Supernatural menace
Reading lane
Horror Comics