Fragments of Horror

Giving this a 5/5 might seem like an odd score considering, this book is considerably smaller than that of "shiver", "smashed" or "frankenstein" and 1 or 2 of the storys were a bit underwhelming and came off as more comedic than horrific (Junji Ito does humour fairly well though).Bad parts aside.The presentation of this book is great. I love hardbacks and this one has a sleeve with 2 covers in one. That'll become apparent when you move the book around lighting... Actually, make that 3 covers because theres artwork under the sleeve too!It's a nice read through and although I have my personal opinion on some of the storys ("futon" springs to mind), the artwork more than makes up for that! (Who knows, maybe someone out there will find "futon" somewhat relatable... I hope not). This book also contains one of my favourite storys by Junji Ito "red turtle neck". The imagery in that one actually made me tense up.I'd say, if you've never read a Junji Ito manga then maybe start with his "Smashed" book or "Shiver" as they have some of the more memorable short storys and they're about twice the size, give or take 10-20 pages. But this isn't a bad one to start with.I think this book accurately sums up Junji Ito's style, what (to me) can be hit or miss sometimes, but for the most part; it's all good fun! And it comes with the previously mentioned cover sleeve; that none of the other Junji Ito manga's I own have, making this one slightly more unique than the rest.

After reading Ito's 'Shiver' (another collection of short stories), I was a little disappointed with 'Fragments of Horror'. Don't get me wrong, the stories in 'Fragments of Horror' are brilliant, it's just the book isn't much thicker than a regular manga and costs as much as 'Shiver', which is about the thickness of 3 mangas so I feel a little ripped-off (I just wanted to make other buyers aware of this).Anyway, now that that is out of the way, the content is of course Ito's usual exceptionally high standard of horror so I highly recommend it to anyone considering adding it to their collection!

Very good horror from Junji Ito. I found some of the stories impact me more than others. Its very interesting to see what can be done with body horror and there is something new and different for you in each story.As a side note I received this the day before It was released through a pre-order and Amazon stuck to their word and refunded me £3.30 after the price dropped.

Bought for my horror mad daughter. She was very pleased. I was a bit disappointed that it was a comic style book, so not much reading involved.

If you are a fan of Junji Ito, this book is, without doubt, the best one you can buy on Amazon. Contains several stories in rich detail by Junji Ito, and the cover features a nice surprise, to my content.Classic horror manga by one of the best horror manga artists there is.