Recommendations based on Fragments of Horrorby Junji Ito

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  1. Uzumaki

    by Junji Ito
    Horror manga about a cursed town plagued by mysterious supernatural spirals.

    Uzumaki follows a high-school teenager, Kirie Goshima (,五島桐絵,) ; her boyfriend, Shuichi Saito (,斎藤秀一,) ; and the citizens of the small, quiet Japanese town of Kurouzu-cho (,黒渦町,, Black Vortex Town,) ... (Wikipedia)

  2. Gyo

    by Junji Ito
    A horror manga about fish with mechanical legs that terrorize a town and the people who try to survive.

    Gyo opens with a crew of fishermen aboard a trawler dragging up a number of strange-looking fish in the boat's net. Upon trying to inspect the unusual creatures, they discover that the strange fish ... (Wikipedia)

  3. Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror, Vol. 2.

    by Junji Ito
    A small town is overcome by a supernatural force that takes the form of spirals.

    Uzumaki follows a high-school teenager, Kirie Goshima (,五島桐絵,) ; her boyfriend, Shuichi Saito (,斎藤秀一,) ; and the citizens of the small, quiet Japanese town of Kurouzu-cho (,黒渦町,, Black Vortex Town,) ... (Wikipedia)

  4. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

    by Alvin Schwartz
    Collection of tales of horror and the supernatural, to be shared with friends around a campfire.

    This spooky addition to Alvin Schwartz's popular books on American folklore is filled with tales of eerie horror and dark revenge that will make you jump with fright. There is a story here for ... (Goodreads)

  5. Norse Mythology

    by Neil Gaiman
    Epic tales of the gods and goddesses of Norse mythology, set in a world of giants, dwarfs, and monsters.

    “Remarkable.… Gaiman has provided an enchanting contemporary interpretation of the Viking ethos.”—Lisa L. Hannett, Atlantic Neil Gaiman, long inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical ... (Barnes & Noble)

  6. My Hero Academia, Vol. 1

    by Kohei Horikoshi
    In a world where superpowers are the norm, a boy without powers dreams of becoming a hero. His journey begins at a prestigious academy for heroes-in-training.

    Middle school student Izuku Midoriya wants to be a hero more than anything, but he hasn’t got an ounce of power in him. With no chance of ever getting into the prestigious U.A. High School for ... (Barnes & Noble)

  7. Fables - Book One

    by Bill Willingham
    A collection of morality tales and fables featuring anthropomorphic animal characters.

    For the first time ever, Bill Willingham's acclaimed, Eisner Award-winning series FABLES is presented in a deluxe hardcover edition collecting issues #1-10. When a savage creature known only as the ... (Barnes & Noble)

  8. More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

    by Alvin Schwartz
    A collection of spooky tales that will make you shiver with fright.

    All those who enjoyed shuddering their way through Alvin Schwartz's first volume of Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark will find a satisfyingly spooky sequel in this new collection of the macabre, the ... (Goodreads)

  9. Saga, Volume 3

    by Brian K. Vaughan
    A family's epic adventure of survival in a dangerous and unpredictable universe.

    The Eisner, Harvey, and Hugo Award-winning phenomenon continues, as new parents Marko and Alana travel to an alien world to visit their hero, while the family's pursuers finally close in on their ... (Barnes & Noble)

  10. I Am Legend

    by Richard Matheson
    A man is the last survivor of a zombie-creating virus, struggling to survive in a post-apocalyptic world.

    Robert Neville appears to be the sole survivor of a pandemic that has killed most of the human population and turned the remainder into " vampires " that largely conform to their stereotypes in ... (Wikipedia)

  11. Asleep

    by Banana Yoshimoto
    A young woman's journey of grief and recovery after the death of her mother.

    Banana Yoshimoto has a magical ability to animate the lives of her young characters, and here she spins the stories of three women, all bewitched into a spiritual sleep. One, mourning a lost lover, ... (Goodreads)

  12. Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy

    by Noelle Stevenson
    Five scouts go on a wild adventure filled with mythical creatures, friendship and empowerment.

    Five best friends spending the summer at Lumberjane scout camp...defeating yetis, three-eyed wolves, and giant falcons...what’s not to love?! Friendship to the max! Jo, April, Mal, Molly and Ripley ... (Barnes & Noble)

  13. If Cats Disappeared from the World

    by Genki Kawamura
    A man is diagnosed with a terminal illness and makes a deal with the devil to extend his life by erasing one thing from the world each day.

    An unnamed young man, living alone and working as a postman, is given a terminal diagnosis of brain cancer. As he despairs and wonders who will miss him when he dies, he returns home to find a ... (Wikipedia)

  14. Hearts in Atlantis

    by Stephen King
    A collection of interconnected stories set in the 1960s, exploring themes of youth, love, loss, and the impact of the Vietnam War.

    Five interconnected, sequential narratives, set in the years from 1960 to 1999. Each story is deeply rooted in the sixties, and each is haunted by the Vietnam War. Stephen King, whose first novel, ... (Goodreads)

  15. 1Q84 #1-2

    by Haruki Murakami
    A surreal and magical story of two people trying to find each other amidst a strange alternate universe.

    The year is 1984 and the city is Tokyo. A young woman named Aomame follows a taxi driver’s enigmatic suggestion and begins to notice puzzling discrepancies in the world around her. She has entered, ... (Goodreads)

  16. Through the Woods

    by Emily Carroll
    Dark, surreal tales filled with mysterious creatures and eerie landscapes.

    Discover a terrifying world in the woods in this collection of five hauntingly beautiful graphic stories that includes the online webcomic sensation “His Face All Red,” in print for the first time. ... (Barnes & Noble)

  17. The Prince and the Dressmaker

    by Jen Wang
    A young prince hires a dressmaker to create stunning dresses for him, but must keep his secret from the world.

    After creating a shocking dress for a young lady attending the 16th birthday party of Crown Prince Sebastian of Belgium, the young seamstress Frances is hired by a mysterious client. The client, who ... (Wikipedia)

  18. Gerald's Game

    by Stephen King
    An innocent game between a married couple turns into a fight for survival.

    Jessie Burlingame and her husband Gerald, a successful and aggressive lawyer, travel to their secluded lakehouse in western Maine for an unplanned romantic getaway. The titular "game" involves ... (Wikipedia)

  19. Horus Rising

    by Dan Abnett
    Epic space opera about the rise of a powerful leader in a galactic war.

    Black Library presents the Masterworks – a curated collection of novels celebrating the very best science fiction and fantasy set in the worlds of Warhammer. It is the 31st millennium. Under the ... (Barnes & Noble)

  20. Scott Pilgrim, Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour

    by Bryan Lee O'Malley
    Scott Pilgrim faces his final battle against Ramona's seventh evil ex, Gideon Graves, in a climactic showdown.

    Scott Pilgrim has faced down six of Ramona Flowers's evil exes. But now that the happy couple is no more, was it even worth it? And if Scott and Ramona aren't together, then why do the ominous ... (Barnes & Noble)

  21. V for Vendetta

    by Alan Moore
    A dystopian future, where a mysterious vigilante fights for freedom and justice.

    On Guy Fawkes Night in London in 1997, a young girl goes to see her boss after curfew when she is sexually attacked by three men who are actually members of the state secret police , called "The ... (Wikipedia)

  22. Preacher, Volume 6: War in the Sun

    by Garth Ennis
    A cosmic battle for the fate of the world, waged between good and evil.

    The Reverend Jesse Custer faces his deadliest challenge yet in this, the sixth Preacher collection. Jesse, along with his gun-toting girlfriend, Tulip, and the hard-drinking Irish vampire Cassidy, ... (Goodreads)

  23. Daytripper

    by Fábio Moon
    Each chapter explores a different moment in the life of an obituary writer, Brás de Oliva Domingos, as he navigates love, loss, and the meaning of life.

    What are the most important days of your life? Meet Brás de Oliva Domingos. The miracle child of a world-famous Brazilian writer, Brás spends his days penning other people's obituaries and his nights ... (Goodreads)

  24. Kings of the Wyld

    by Nicholas Eames
    A reunion of aging warriors on a daring quest to save a beloved daughter.

    Clay Cooper and his band were once the best of the best – the meanest, dirtiest, most feared crew of mercenaries this side of the Heartwyld. Their glory days long past, the mercs have grown apart and ... (Goodreads)

  25. 'Salem's Lot

    by Stephen King
    A small town's battle against an ancient evil that threatens to consume its inhabitants.

    Ben Mears, a writer who spent part of his childhood in Jerusalem's Lot , Maine , has returned after 25 years. He quickly becomes friends with high-school teacher Matt Burke and strikes up a ... (Wikipedia)

  26. Acceptance

    by Jeff VanderMeer
    A journey of exploration and self-discovery, as humanity faces a mysterious alien power.

    Acceptance jumps around in time and between the perspectives of several characters from the first two novels in the Southern Reach Trilogy. The Lighthouse Keeper In the years before Area X, Saul ... (Wikipedia)

  27. One Piece, Volume 1: Romance Dawn

    by Eiichiro Oda
    A young pirate's swashbuckling adventure to become the King of the Pirates.

    A new shonen sensation in Japan, this series features Monkey D. Luffy, whose main ambition is to become a pirate. Eating the Gum-Gum Fruit gives him strange powers but also invokes the fruit's curse: ... (Goodreads)

  28. The Turn of the Screw

    by Henry James
    A governess confronts her fears and doubts about a mysterious and sinister presence in her employer's home.

    On Christmas Eve, an unnamed narrator and some of their friends are gathered around a fire. One of them, Douglas, reads a manuscript written by his sister's late governess . The manuscript tells the ... (Wikipedia)

  29. Transmetropolitan, Vol. 10: One More Time

    by Warren Ellis
    Spider Jerusalem returns to the City to finish his final column, but finds himself embroiled in a conspiracy that threatens to destroy everything he loves.

    The final volume in the saga of outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem written by comics superstar Warren Ellis. At last, it’s the final showdown between Spider and the absolutely corrupt President of ... (Goodreads)

  30. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

    by George R.R. Martin
    A gritty fantasy tale of knights and dragons, set in a time of chaos and war.

    A century before A GAME OF THRONES, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros… A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS compiles the first three official prequel novellas to George R.R. Martin’s ongoing ... (Goodreads)