Friday at Zenda. Friday of manga. This Friday, in this case, dedicated to Fragments of Evil, a collection of graphic short stories by the Japanese artist Junji Ito (Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, 1963) that has just been published by the publishing label Planeta Cómic. One of the most influential figures in horror manga over the last decades, Ito has also shone equally in his major series — Uzumaki or Gyo, to name two with enormous cultural impact — and in shorter works: his mastery of impact and of the terrifying image is evident in this delightful volume, a magnificent gateway to the work of an artist whose relationship with the contemporary world is as intimate as it is chilling.
The publisher itself notes, about the book: “
A collection of short stories from the master of horror, Junji Ito, that will chill your blood and stalk you in your nightmares.
Fragments of Evil collects the short stories Futon, Wood Specters, Tomio and the Red Turtleneck, A Slow Separation, Miss Design, The Black Bird, Magami Nanakuse and The Woman Who Whispers.
We all have wanted to hide under the blanket to escape our fears.”
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Author: Junji Ito. Title: Fragments of Evil. Publisher: Planeta Cómic. Purchase: All Your Books.