Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror by Junji Ito

243 reviews

liksie's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Torture, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Body horror, Cannibalism, Bullying, Genocide, Misogyny, Self harm, Excrement, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Murder

riverofstyx's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Body horror

landonc's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Body horror

m4rtt4's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I'll never feel the same about spirals ever again. I'm disturbed, disgusted, traumatised, yet I'd re-read all this in a heartbeat. This was unlike anything I've ever read, even the previous works of Ito were not as good, because as talented as he is at writing short stories, nothing beats an epic of 650 pages! Wow. Just wow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Gore, Death, Body horror, Death of parent, Excrement, Grief, and Violence

ashlaid's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Pregnancy and Death

beck_wreck's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

ggallinot's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

Soooo…. This is the epitome of nightmare fuel. Graphic, terrifying, and highly unsettling. Many disturbing images and stories. Definitely a work of art in its own right. Took this monster down in one sitting. May have to… spiral back at some point 😏 Also, will never look at spirals the same way again. 🌀

Cosmic horror, Lovecraftian vibes for sure. It sorta reminded me of that movie “23” but with spirals. 

I liked the episodic feel to it and I liked that, even with a lot of individual stories, there was a through line and callbacks that led to a larger, cohesive story and ending. That being said, surprised our main characters didn’t get the heck out of dodge much, MUCH sooner when it was still possible (which I think it was at one point as it’s mentioned many people have left the town). 

The ending is definitely a bit of a downer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Cannibalism

grey_jayne's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Uzumaki is my favorite Junji Ito so far. The premise is bananas since page 1 and is perpetually built up upon with a neverending imaginative ferocity so that the concept of dangerous spirals never gets old.

Remina was my favorite, until now. Such a masterwork of horror, Uzumaki absolutely rips.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

leolip128's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

birdinanairport's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Death, and Violence