post-SONAR, my mind continues being melted by Junji Ito’s Uzumaki, an incredible, meticulously imagined narrative in the form of a Japanese horror manga. “Spiral into horror.” (shout to Matt Madden for the tip)
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I don’t usually remember my dreams. But for the last week, I’ve been dreaming – and remembering – horrible things: a friend stabbed to death, car accidents, waiting for police to arrive after something dreadful has occurred. Fair chance Ito is the source.
Me too! I never remember my dreams, but I’ve been having horrible, apocalyptic nightmares lately. They say the mercury is in retrograde, but I’m not sure what that means exactly 😐
Junji Ito owns
Junji It0wned.
those books made me feel ill and gave me nightmares as well. i would literally feel sick. and crazy.
ito is a badman. check “gyo” (http://www.viz.com/downloads/manga/gyo.php), even better than uzumaki for my money. robo-zombie-fish-stench-apocalypse!
there’s a short piece at the end of the second “gyo” book about people walking into human shaped cracks in walls that is mind-blowing, too.
The Enigma of Amigara Fault, you can find it online if you google it and i’ll never forget the title (guess why).
I’ve been meaning to read Uzumaki for a while now… and randomly it shows up in front of my face, alongside flu styled mamba.
I spent the better part of the day reading Uzumaki, Gyo & Amigara Fault.
Why did I do that. Now I’m dizzy. Forreals.
Yes – Gyo is great, as are the two museum of terror books collecting his Tomie and miscellaneous stories. Amigara fault is probably my favourite Ito.
Also – check out the Hino Horrors. Hideshi Hino’s masterpieces in about 14 small volumes.
I haven’t read the manga, but there’s a live action movie which I really enjoyed:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0244870/
this book is twisted. This one was at once very easy and ontological