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A review by lefttoread
Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories by Junji Ito
4.0
1. Used Record - ★★★★
This short story collection started out strong, I love horror around music and it being a second hand record was fun too.
2. Shiver - ★★★★
I gave Shiver a 3.5 stars, rounded up to a 4. It made my skin crawl, I'm not one for holes as body horror, it creeps me the hell out! But I just think this could have been a bit stronger, would have liked more from this one.
3. Fashion Model - ★★★
Again, another short story that was just a bit too short.. I loved the protagonist and the art work so much in this one, but I need more!
4. Hanging Blimp - ★★
The concept of your head coming after you to hang you is definitely a weird one but it wasn't for me. There wasn't a lot to this story either, I think this could have been left out.
5. Marionette Mansion - ★★★★
The funny thing about this one is that I keep thinking about it! The concept of being controlled like a puppet (quite literally) was really fun and weird of course. I go back and forth on my rating for this because it feels like it deserves a 5 star rating but I'm not sure if there was anything that pushed it to that 5 star for me either.
6.Painter -★★★
This was good but just as good as Tomie was, I also rated Tomie 3 stars and honestly I don't need any more from her. For me Tomie is one of the more bland concepts.
7.The Long Dream - ★★★★
Another that I have been debating whether it deserves that 5 star rating! The concept was fascinating, I could imagine this being made into a novel, a movie or TV show.. just something, I want and need more please! I think this misses the mark of a 5 star rating because of how it ended and maybe because I just needed more?
8. Honored Ancestors - ★★
I get it.. The idea and the art in this one was very creepy but this story wasn't for me.
9. Greased - ★★★★
What the hell was this? Junji Ito has the talent to come up with things that you just could never come up with yourself and give you new fears, this is now a new fear for me. My skin crawled and I felt so uncomfortable.
10. Fashion Model - ★★
Wasn't needed but again, I'm a big fan of our Fashion Model.
This short story collection started out strong, I love horror around music and it being a second hand record was fun too.
2. Shiver - ★★★★
I gave Shiver a 3.5 stars, rounded up to a 4. It made my skin crawl, I'm not one for holes as body horror, it creeps me the hell out! But I just think this could have been a bit stronger, would have liked more from this one.
3. Fashion Model - ★★★
Again, another short story that was just a bit too short.. I loved the protagonist and the art work so much in this one, but I need more!
4. Hanging Blimp - ★★
The concept of your head coming after you to hang you is definitely a weird one but it wasn't for me. There wasn't a lot to this story either, I think this could have been left out.
5. Marionette Mansion - ★★★★
The funny thing about this one is that I keep thinking about it! The concept of being controlled like a puppet (quite literally) was really fun and weird of course. I go back and forth on my rating for this because it feels like it deserves a 5 star rating but I'm not sure if there was anything that pushed it to that 5 star for me either.
6.Painter -★★★
This was good but just as good as Tomie was, I also rated Tomie 3 stars and honestly I don't need any more from her. For me Tomie is one of the more bland concepts.
7.The Long Dream - ★★★★
Another that I have been debating whether it deserves that 5 star rating! The concept was fascinating, I could imagine this being made into a novel, a movie or TV show.. just something, I want and need more please! I think this misses the mark of a 5 star rating because of how it ended and maybe because I just needed more?
8. Honored Ancestors - ★★
I get it.. The idea and the art in this one was very creepy but this story wasn't for me.
9. Greased - ★★★★
What the hell was this? Junji Ito has the talent to come up with things that you just could never come up with yourself and give you new fears, this is now a new fear for me. My skin crawled and I felt so uncomfortable.
10. Fashion Model - ★★
Wasn't needed but again, I'm a big fan of our Fashion Model.