5/8/2023 0 Comments Shiver by Junji Ito![]() “Marionette Mansion” shows whether people control puppets, or if puppets control people. ![]() “Hanging Blimp” merges the creepy with the absurd as giant heads with nooses fly through the air, hanging people and floating away with them. “Fashion Model” is about a gruesome, fanged, monstrous woman who somehow becomes a professional model, even though opening her mouth reveals rows of jagged (sometimes bloody) teeth. She more resembles a sponge, and she’s not the only person he’s come across who has this issue. In “Shiver,” the story that gave the collection its name, a boy is fascinated by the reclusive girl who lives next door and has porous holes all over her body. The first story, “Used Record,” is about a mysterious vinyl record that leads to obsession and murder when people listen to it. ![]() ![]() His short story collection Shiver - which at almost 400 pages of length is longer than average for manga - gives a glimpses into what makes him so popular. Junji Ito is one of Japan’s top horror manga creators. ![]()
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