![]() This striking collection presents the most remarkable. This anthology is a treat to delight and haunt the horror connoisseur. A best of collection of creepy tales from Eisner award winner and legendary horror master Junji Ito. Themes of the uncanny tie Ito’s work together, but there are a number of different modes on display, from body horror to macabre romance and even cheeky autobiography. ![]() Even when things get graphic, there’s a measured elegance to the visual style that creates an emotional impact that would be lost with a more splattery approach (not that there’s anything wrong with a splattery approach, mind you). Venus in the Blind Spot Quotes Showing 1-1 of 1 A fiendish love. Venus in the Blind Spot Hardcover Digital Actual prices may vary +232 This striking collection presents the most remarkable short works of Junji Ito’s career, featuring an adaptation of Rampo Edogawa’s classic horror story Human Chair and fan favorite The Enigma of Amigara Fault. There’s something deeply effective about Ito’s deliberate-yet-delicate illustration style the brings an eeriness to his outrageous subject material. Venus in the Blind Spot is another terrific entry in Viz Media’s ongoing series of Ito translations, lovingly presented in hardcover with color inserts. Fortunately for cranky skeptics like me, Ito’s short story work has become more widely available in English translations and damn folks, this gnarly shit hits the spot (provided your idea of “the spot” includes obsession, disease, and necrophilia). The film adaptations of Junji Ito’s Uzumaki and Tomie are solidly… fine… but never inspired me to delve into his comics. ![]() I’ll confess that I haven’t got the special love for late-90s J-horror that many folks seem to have. ![]()
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