Fragments of Horror
Review Fragments of Horror is one of Junji Ito's most unusual collections. It is very different from his typical body of work in both good and bad ways. Many of…
Flesh Party: Five Monstrous Horror Stories
Review Flesh Party is Jordan Thiery's second themed short story collection, this time featuring a range of different monsters, both the classics and original creations. The characters in Thiery's stories…
Out of Curiosity and Hunger
Review Have you ever thought, "I love National Geographic, especially when the animals eat each other, and sometimes maybe humans too." This is the exact vibe I got from this…
Sensor
Review Cosmic horror and cults, two of some of my favorite themes of Junji Ito's work. Sensor, originally titled Travelogue of the Succubus is a mish-mash of ideas that tie…
Uzumaki
Review A horror manga about spirals – it sounds strange, doesn’t it? What makes Uzumaki so brilliant is that it takes something abstract and transforms it into the stuff of…
The Reflex
Review A short but effective flash fiction story about a grieving man and a bizarre encounter with the supernatural. I appreciated the commentary about the grip that technology has on…
Samantha Kolesnik’s Lonesome Haunts
Review From the first page, I was instantly reminded of how incredible Kolesnik’s prose is. This collection has a good range of stories in different subgenres of horror that center…
Bibliomania
Review Bibliomania was an unexpected treat of fantastical cosmic horror! It is a dark fairy tale about a girl named Alice who wakes up in a cursed castle where all…
Remina
Review Remina has always been one of Ito's most underrated gems, a classic example of science fiction and cosmic horror wrapped up in one wonderful little volume. After the discovery…