{"product_id":"shiver-junji-ito-selected-stories-9781421596938","title":"Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eA best-of story selection by the master of horror manga.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume includes nine of Junji Ito's best short stories, as selected by the author himself and presented with accompanying notes and commentary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn arm peppered with tiny holes dangles from a sick girl's window... After an idol hangs herself, balloons bearing the faces of their destined victims appear in the sky... An amateur film crew hires an extremely individualistic fashion model and faces a real bloody ending... An offering of nine fresh nightmares for the delectation of horror fans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJunji Ito made his professional manga debut in 1987 and since then has gone on to be recognized as one of the greatest contemporary artists working in the horror genre. His titles include \u003ci\u003eTomie \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eUzumaki, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich have been adapted into live-action films; \u003ci\u003eGyo, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was adapted into an animated film; and his short story collections \u003ci\u003eFragments of Horror\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShiver \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Frankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e, all of which are available from VIZ Media. Ito's influences include classic horror manga artists Kazuo Umezz and Hideshi Hino, as well as authors Yasutaka Tsutsui and H.P. Lovecraft.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Viz Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50575283847442,"sku":"9781421596938","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6739017a-708e-409e-a8f0-070f8aff39bb.jpg?v=1731979296","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/shiver-junji-ito-selected-stories-9781421596938","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}