Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre
From the mind of horror manga maestro Junji Ito comes a spine-tingling selection of some of his most bizarre, disturbing and terrifying tales.
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1.The Strange Hikizuri Siblings
6.619-01-202324 minA photographer with an interest in spirits and ghosts pays a visit to the very strange and creepy home where the six Hikizuri siblings live.
2.The Story of the Mysterious Tunnel / Ice Cream Bus
3.219-01-202325 minGoro returns to the tunnel he saw his mother once walk into. An ice cream truck arrives in the neighborhood, driven by a bewitching young man.
3.Hanging Balloon
4.519-01-202325 minAfter a popular idol dies by what appears to be suicide, there are multiple sightings of her giant, grotesque head floating in the sky.
4.Four x Four Walls / The Sandman's Lair
5.019-01-202324 minKoichi can’t study because his younger brother Soichi is constantly making noise. Tormented by his dreams, Yuji asks his friend Mari to keep him awake.
5.Intruder / Long Hair in the Attic
3.719-01-202324 minOshikiri has been hearing strange footsteps in the house he lives in alone. Chiemi wakes up to find a rat stuck in her long, black hair.
6.Mold / Library Vision
3.319-01-202324 minA year after renting his house to Mr. Rogi, Akasaka finds mold growing everywhere. Koko's husband Goro is obsessed with maintaining his library.
7.Tomb Town
5.819-01-202324 minAfter hitting a girl with his car, Tsuyoshi and his sister Kaoru find that the road they're driving on is blocked by countless tombstones.
8.Layers of Terror / The Thing that Drifted Ashore
5.019-01-202325 minWhen an accident causes her to lose half her face, Reimi discovers that her younger selves still exist inside her. An eerie sea creature drifts ashore.
9.Tomie・Photo
5.519-01-202324 minA menacing transfer student named Tomie isn't happy that a girl named Tsukiko has been taking and selling pictures of popular boys in their school.
10.Unendurable Labyrinth / The Bully
2.519-01-202325 minTwo friends get lost in the mountains and come across a community of ascetic monks. Kuriko ends up bullying a younger boy she's been playing with.
11.Alley / Headless Statue
5.519-01-202324 minA young man moves into a boarding house next to an enclosed alley. An art teacher known for his headless sculptures is found murdered — with no head.
12.Whispering Woman / Soichi's Beloved Pet
6.019-01-202324 minA mysterious woman calmly takes on the job of helping a hysterical girl unable to make any decisions on her own. Soichi’s family adopts a pet cat.
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