It is one of the best collections I have read so far. Even though you may be reading 8 pieces of writing by the same person, you will find only the horror and art style remain the same throughout. Not to mention, the entire premise was intriguing and still gives me the shivers.Įach of the works in this collection are different from the rest. There was an element of impossibility, time travel, which made it so interesting and curious. I enjoyed Blackbird most because it was horrific and interesting at the same time. I enjoyed all of them and each had its own appealing parts. Though, that is not to say that I disliked the others. I personally found Blackbird the most interesting by far. Given this is also a collection of short manga, each story only takes a few minutes to read, which makes this book fantastic if you only have short blocks to spend on reading. 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.Īs the stories are short, even by short story standards, there is little I can say about this collection without giving too much away! Some of the stories are longer than others, but with only 8 stories in 200 pages, they are not long. A funeral where the dead are definitely not laid to rest. A dissection class with a most unusual subject.

This wasn’t the first of his manga I read (in fact it was the third), but I enjoyed it all the same, as I enjoy his writing and art styles.Īn old wooden mansion that turns on its inhabitants. There are 8 short stories in all and it is a great way to get a look into what kind of horror stories Ito writes. This is just a collection of short horror manga written by Junji Ito.

Fragments of horror by junji ito