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Uzumaki, thenew animeadaptation of one of Junji Ito’s scariest stories, is taking the world by storm.
But where to start reading that work?
With that in mind, we’ve picked out 10 of our favorites.
These are tales to chill the blood and make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.
Yes, Uzumaki is one of them, but what are the other nine?
Read on to find out…
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The discovery propels them both into stardom, their names celebrated and revered across the world.
But things change when the speed and direction of the planet alarms the experts.
Cue lynch mobs, pitchforks, ritualised murder and burn-at-the-stake sacrifices.
Glyceride (AKA Greased)
First published in:Voices in the Dark / Shiver (titled Greased).
Bit queasy around body fluids and the like?
You might want to giveGylceridea miss.
Then he serves up Goro’s greasy, tender flesh to the barbecue punters downstairs.
I can’t even write about this one anymore.
That’s not what the corpse wants, though.
It’s revealed that Tatsuro shares a guess-who’ll-grow-up-to-be-a-psychopath childhood past with Ruriko.
When Tatsuro declines to participate in her voluntary slaughter, Ruriko commences a crusade to get chopped up.
You decide, my friend.
It can be found inthe collected edition of Tomie.
Check it out in the collectedRemina.
The Enigma of Amigara Fault
First published in:Spirits Special IKKI 2000
What isthe enigma of Amigara Fault?
On-site researchers ponder on the discovery, but cannot ascertain how the holes came to be.
And why are the researchers so convinced that they could only have been carved from the inside out?
Especially when the thing in question is pulled from Ito’s magnificently terrifying head.
Crowds of gawkers swarm the site to check out the gigantic life form for themselves.
And they’re alive.
It’s a tad short, but don’t let that put you off.
This intriguing and disquieting retelling is the most frightening spin on a Frankenstein story I’ve ever read.
Gyo
First published in:Big Comic Spirits (20012002)
You know that terrifying doll from Toy Story?
At least, not if there’s sealife nearby.
Once upon a time, a Jaws film terrified the world.
Then Ito made it worse and gave us Gyo.
Uzumaki
First published in:Big Comic Spirits (19981999)
You’ve likely heard of this one… with the inexplicable gift of causing everyone and anyone to fall madly in love with her.
Just like Rapunzel, Tomie’s beautiful hair takes on a role of its own.
Look out for the Tomie-fied kidney that tries to get it on with the doctor.
Now there’s a sentence I never thought I’d write.
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