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A review by msrcreation
Venus in the Blind Spot by Junji Ito
5.0
Creepy, Unsettling, and Wonderful. Junji Ito always manages to bring out the most disturbing in every story. I'll do a short break down of each story and my thoughts.
Enigma of Amigara Fault - Having a pretty big fear of small spaces this one definitely messed with me. I felt like looking away at certain points because I was just that uncomfortable.
Billions Alone - Creepy for sure but probably my least favorite in this anthology. Nothing bad about it but if I had to rate all of them Billions Alone would most likely be close to last at least.
The Licking Woman - Disturbing for sure. Most of Junji Ito stories leave you with a ton of questions and zero answers. Which I like but this was one where I wish some questions were answered maybe a little. I just wanted to know more about the licking woman since she kind of seemed like a victim in this situation. But who knows.
The Human Chair - Loved this one! I know some of these stories are written by Edogawa Ranpo and this was one I could see reading the short story for in the future. It's a disturbing idea and I loved the ending.
An Unearthly Love - Did not see the ending to this one coming. I don't know what I expected though I had many ideas through out reading it but the actual end was not one of them.
How Love Came To Professor Kirida - One that is odd but not necessarily creepy. Mostly was cheering the "evil" on in this one since the main guy was the worst.
The Sad Tale of The Principal Post - Very short and weird. Not much else to say but that.
Venus in the Blind Spot - Starting off mentioning UFOs I really expected that to be the focus of this one but it surprised me with something else entirely. The end was really sad.
Master Umezz and Me - For a story that isn't meant to be scary the art was still creepy. Interesting insight into Junji Ito's love for Kazuo Umezz.
Enigma of Amigara Fault - Having a pretty big fear of small spaces this one definitely messed with me. I felt like looking away at certain points because I was just that uncomfortable.
Billions Alone - Creepy for sure but probably my least favorite in this anthology. Nothing bad about it but if I had to rate all of them Billions Alone would most likely be close to last at least.
The Licking Woman - Disturbing for sure. Most of Junji Ito stories leave you with a ton of questions and zero answers. Which I like but this was one where I wish some questions were answered maybe a little. I just wanted to know more about the licking woman since she kind of seemed like a victim in this situation. But who knows.
The Human Chair - Loved this one! I know some of these stories are written by Edogawa Ranpo and this was one I could see reading the short story for in the future. It's a disturbing idea and I loved the ending.
An Unearthly Love - Did not see the ending to this one coming. I don't know what I expected though I had many ideas through out reading it but the actual end was not one of them.
How Love Came To Professor Kirida - One that is odd but not necessarily creepy. Mostly was cheering the "evil" on in this one since the main guy was the worst.
The Sad Tale of The Principal Post - Very short and weird. Not much else to say but that.
Venus in the Blind Spot - Starting off mentioning UFOs I really expected that to be the focus of this one but it surprised me with something else entirely. The end was really sad.
Master Umezz and Me - For a story that isn't meant to be scary the art was still creepy. Interesting insight into Junji Ito's love for Kazuo Umezz.