Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories

Great Book and fun to read. highly recommend.

For anyone who may be familiar with Ito’s previous work, you will not be surprised to hear that this is yet another amazingly horrific stories.The mundane panels make it seem cam and safe, until one quick page flip reveals a terrifyingly detailed work of art.As with any of Ito’s work, this is a must read for any horror and/or manga fans!

I was gripped by the stories in this collection. Junji Ito really is a master of his craft. For anyone who enjoys horror manga this is a must have. The artwork is fantastic and the horror really is unique and unlike anything else I've ever read before. 5 stars but would award more if I could.

He is a masterclass in horror

Slightly disappointed that one of the stories (Painter) is from Tomie, but I suppose this is partly for people who haven't got that far yet, and the differences between the outline and the finished story make it interesting, for many of the other stories too.This actually has ten stories, but seeing as the last one, Fashion Model: Cursed Frame's only 7 pages (and doesn't really add anything to Fashion Model - there's barely any time for the setup before the ending), I can see why it's only advertised as nine.My favourite story was Shiver, the art towards the end was really effective, reminded me (being intentionally vague here) of an iconic image from Uzumaki. I also liked Fashion Model (the jump cuts are great for giving it a sense of inevitability), Marionette Mansion and Honored Ancestors.The Long Dream feels a bit too familiar, the dreams are played more for laughs than really showing the horror aspect of them. Being told a character was looking for a restroom for eight years is always going to be funny to me, you either need to show what it's like (because the image I have is definitely funny) or find something else. Of course, the humour may be what he intended, and not every story has to be straight horror, but I still think it was a great premise that could've lead to a better story.Hanging Blimp reminded me of the later parts of Gyo, and not in a good way - where the monsters are just slightly too silly to be scary. Maybe it works, it's hard to say - a lot of his stuff sounds ridiculous, and even is ridiculous, but can also be terrifying. Maybe if I re-read some of it, or had been in a different mood, it would've worked for me. I'm in two minds about a lot of Tomie, as to whether I'd prefer it if it followed one story, or if I can just enjoy the (largely) separate stories.I wouldn't say no to more collections like this, having read everything from the new Viz media editions.

The book arrived in perfect condition and earlier than expected. As for the book itself , this is my first manga and i totally recommend getting it. The stories are really interesting.

Junji Ito was my gateway to Manga, checked out his stuff as I'd heard it was very twisted and strange, and wow I was not disappointed. Some of these stories really stuck with me long after finishing the book. I've read a few more of his books since and really enjoyed them.

Great for people who are just starting to read Junji Ito’s works, and his writing and art is fantastic as always. The book itself is very sturdy and well made. It took me a good hour to read it all the way through but Junji Ito writes for multiple viewings, and I seem to find something interesting every time I go back to it.

I completely intended to read this one slowly, spacing the stories out, but once I started, I just couldn’t put the book down. Junji Ito is a more recent discovery of mine, but I’ve become addicted to his work in recent months.This is a great selection for those new to Ito. It features nine of his favorite stories, plus one bonus new story. I was already familiar with many of these due to the Junji Ito Collection animated series, but it was still enjoyable reading the originals. The collection even featured two of my favorite segments from the show, “Fashion Model” (about a deranged and frightening looking model) and “The Long Dream” (about a man whose dreams last for years at a time).My other favorite stories in this collection include the surreal story, “Hanging Blimp” about giant balloons bearing people’s faces attacking their human lookalikes. The bonus story was also super spooky, featuring the same freaky model from “Fashion Model.” The only story I didn’t personally like was “Greased.” It was well done but just a little too gross for me.This is a great collection for both those new to Ito and long term fans of his. Each story is followed by a note from Ito explaining the origins of the story, so even if you’re familiar with these tales already, Shiver is worth checking out for those interesting bonus author notes.

La copertina rigida è bellissima. Il libro è ben rilegato e ogni storia è più bella dell’altra. Junji Ito è un grande artista e che riesce a creare un’angoscia senza precedenti! Se siete fan di Ito è da avere!Il pacco è arrivato puntuale, perfetto e senza danni.

Good quality of paper. Nice art

This book arrived in almost perfect condition and was amazing to read