Junji Itō

Junji Ito Selected Stories

Shiver

Junji Ito

A best-of story selection by the master of horror manga. This volume includes nine of Junji Ito’s best short stories, as selected by the author himself and presented with accompanying notes and commentary. An arm peppered with tiny holes dangles from a sick girl’s window… After an idol hangs herself, balloons bearing faces appear in the sky, some even featuring your own face… An amateur film crew hires an extremely individualistic fashion model and faces a real bloody ending… An offering of nine fresh nightmares for the delectation of horror fans.

Thomas Nguyen

An arm peppered with tiny holes dangles from a sick girl’s window... After an idol hangs herself, balloons bearing the faces of their destined victims appear in the sky... An amateur film crew hires an extremely individualistic fashion model and faces a real bloody ending... An offering of nine fresh nightmares for the delectation of horror fans. -- VIZ Media

Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories

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Nick Perronteau

Agak mild dari koleksi lain, tapi lumayan bikin bergidik. Paling gelo The Long Dream, Greased, dan Hanging Blimp.

otra sólida colección de diez historias cortas, esta seleccion junta un par de las historias de Ito más iconicas como ‘fashion model’, ‘hanging blimp’, ‘painter’ de tomie, entre otras. es muy difícil elegir solo una pero creo que mi historia favorita es ‘the long dream’.

Rafael Cuamea

Kelsey Munson

“A story about balloon headed dopplegangers out to hunt their counterparts the moment they go outside.” 😀 consider me unsettled. 

I’ve recently fallen down the Junji Ito rabbit hole and despite horror not being my cup of tea, I cannot look away. Some stories here were much stronger than others, my favorite being Hanging Blimp and The Long Dream. The author commentary after each story was super interesting in seeing how Junji Ito finds and grows his concepts.

alex 

Stef

After reading this collection I really feeling sick and stress out. Masih kebayang panel di greased jerawatnya kakaknya di pecahin 😭😭 my stoomach feel sick when remembered it.

Eva Idsøe

I really lived this book. There were some grose moments and none of the stories were to sjort or to long. The author managed to capture creat eximnet and terrifing stories in an amazing way.

kate humphreys 

shiver (total: 7.5/10 = 3.75 - 4/5⭐️)
1. used record (9/10) 
2. shiver (9/10)
3. fashion model (5/10)
4. hanging blimp (10/10)
5. marionette mansion (7/10) 
6. painter (skipped because it’s part of larger standalone) 
7. the long dream (7/10) 
8. honored ancestors (5/10) 
9. greased (7/10)

Ken Yuen

The master of Japanese manga horror does it again. I've read some of these stories before in this anthology, but they're some of his better works. Found some new stories that are good too. I think this is Junji Ito at his best.

Ciara Janae ۵

I definitely loved this, some of the stories really creeped me out. I definitely have new phobias now! 

Jen Estrella

Honestly, what goes on in Junji Ito's head? I got a sense of how he comes up with his stories from the commentaries which I really enjoyed reading, but boy this man's imagination is wild. That last chapter will haunt me for the rest of my life. Freaking disgusting, but I just can't stop reading his stories. :|

Adrianna Giunta

What. The. Actual. Fuck did I just read?! This was so gory and so creepy...I loved it! Junji Ito never fails to fuck with my eyes.

Rebeca 

4.5 stars!!! 

This man is a creative genius!!! The stories were so interesting and the art was incredible and terrifying. It was so nice to read the commentary at the end of each story too. I read Uzumaki long ago while in college and let me tell you, I was terrified to see spirals for like a week, but that's the moment I fell in love with Junji Ito and his fantastic art.

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