Love In Hell, Vol. 1
Hell can be many things: a place of endless horrors and punishment, a black abyss devoid of God’s light, or simply other people. The infernal realm has inspired numerous literary works, comics, movies,...
View ArticleBattle Royale: Angels’ Border
In the world of Koushun Takami’s Battle Royale, which includes a novel, manga series, and film series, the Republic of Greater East Asia chooses a class of ninth graders each year to participate in a...
View ArticleGyo 2-in-1 Deluxe Edition
First published in Japan in 2002 and translated into English in 2003, Junji Ito’s Gyo has been re-released this April in a deluxe hardback 2-in-1 edition by Viz Media. Designed to complement Ito’s...
View ArticleFragments of Horror
Japanese horror films have long been popular in the States; remakes of movies like The Ring and The Grudge have led people to seek out their scarier Japanese counterparts, while fans claw and cringe...
View ArticleResident Evil: The Marhawa Desire, vol. 1
Let’s get something straight right away: unlike the original video games, Resident Evil is not scary in comics form. It may be bloody and tense, but if it weren’t for the tropes it uses, I wouldn’t...
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