{"product_id":"moan-junji-ito-story-collection-9781974754663","title":"Moan: Junji Ito Story Collection","description":"\u003cb\u003eObsession and persistence warp reality in this collection of macabre stories set in Junji Ito's bloodcurdling world. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA dark evil lurks in the unreachable depths of a pipe, groaning out moans that echo through the house of a germophobe mother and her daughters. In another tale, flowers blooming in the shape of eyeballs are only the beginning of the strange phenomena surrounding a mysterious transfer student. Could he have supernatural abilities? Also, a man in a village deep in the mountains shares memories of his wife. What happened to her after she said she would give freely of her blood? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLegendary horror author Junji Ito presents six stories that will make your blood run cold!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJunji Ito made his professional manga debut in 1987, and he is now recognized as one of the greatest contemporary artists in the horror genre. His long-form masterpieces include \u003ci\u003eGyo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNo Longer Human\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTomie\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Uzumaki\u003c\/i\u003e, and his short stories have been collected into volumes such as \u003ci\u003eAlley\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeserter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShiver\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmashed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Liminal Zone\u003c\/i\u003e, and several more, all available from VIZ Media. Ito's professional memoir, \u003ci\u003eUncanny: the Origins of Fear\u003c\/i\u003e, details the influences and experiences that led to his becoming a horror manga artist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe is a four-time Eisner Award winner. In 2019 his collection \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e won in the \"Best Adaptation from Another Medium\" category, and in 2021 he was awarded \"Best Writer\/Artist,\" while \u003ci\u003eRemina\u003c\/i\u003e received the award for \"Best U.S. Edition of International Material (Asia).\" \u003ci\u003eLovesickness\u003c\/i\u003e won \"Best U.S. Edition\" in 2022. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis titles have been adapted into live-action films and anime. The Netflix series \u003ci\u003eJunji Ito\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eManiac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre\u003c\/i\u003e is based on his short stories, and \u003ci\u003eUzumaki\u003c\/i\u003e has inspired an anime miniseries.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Viz Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51635553304850,"sku":"9781974754663","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_29bb7f9c-cb6f-47f7-a557-dc5f9fa90b12.jpg?v=1759242454","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/moan-junji-ito-story-collection-9781974754663","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}