Mutilated or decomposing bodies, mutated and deformed monsters, oppressive worlds… It’s not just horror movies that will thrill you on Halloween night. Mangas also offer many horrible stories to make your horror night a success. BFMTV.com has selected 11 iconic horror manga available in all bookstores.
• “Spiral”
TRUE “rock star” manga, Junji Ito once again sees his work available almost entirely in France. Ideal for beginners, Spiral (1998-1999) is a story as tragic as it is disturbing, in the tradition of Lovecraft’s stories. Junji Ito tells the story of a small town that descends into madness after the appearance of spiraling aliens. Your latest news, Gravesallows you to prolong this atmosphere with its 11 terrifying stories populated by sea monsters and evil sculptures.
Spiral, Delcourt/Tonkam, 29.99 euros.
• “The school removed”
Classic horror manga has not been available in bookstores for a long time. The school removed (1972-1974) by Kazuo Umezu alias Umezz reappears with a revised translation enriched with new illustrations. The ideal opportunity to discover this disturbing and cruel story about sacrificed childhood, the Japanese equivalent of His Majesty of the Flies. Drawn by a master hand, The school removed Immerse the reader in the nightmare of 862 children whose school moves to a strange desert world. Left to their own devices, they will have to learn to survive as monsters lurk and hunger begins to drive them mad.
The School Removed, Umezz, Glénat, 10.75 euros (1 volume available)
• “blood ties”
blood ties It is one of the most acclaimed mangas of recent years. Following the tradition of Bong Joon-ho’s thrillers (Parasite) and Brian de Palma, blood ties It tells the conflictive relationship between a teenager, Seiichi, and his mother. Set in a provincial city, this work by Shuzo Oshimi describes the descent into madness of its protagonists over several years. A palpable madness in hypnotic double pages where the characters stare at the reader.
Blood Ties, Shuzo Oshimi, Ki-oon, 7.90 euros (16 volumes).
• “I take the damn one”
teacher of”ero-guro” (cross between eroticism and the macabre), Suehiro Maruo He became known with his disturbing sleeves, inspired by the world of the circus. His characters are often victims of various abuses and physical deformations. And his stories, magnified by an elegant and precise line, freeze the blood. Praised for The girl with the camellias. AND Panoramic islandMaruo recently posted I take the damn onehis most accessible work. It tells the misadventures of twins endowed with strange powers in the underworld of Tokyo in the 1930s.
Tomino la maudite, Casterman, 22 euros (2 volumes).
• “Parasite”
In ParasiteA horror classic by Hitoshi Iwaaki, strange parasites take over humanity. Devouring the heads of humans, these evil entities then take over the bodies of men to force them to act as they wish. The hope of humanity is Shinichi, a young high school student who is saved from his parasite, which has lodged itself in his right arm. A gripping story and surprising visual ideas.
Parasites, Hitoshi Iwaaki, Glénat, 274 pages, 10.75 euros. 8 volumes available.
• “#DRCL Midnight Children”
Shin’ichi Sakamoto, the author ofAscent andInnocentis back with #DRCL Midnight Childrena manga that revisits the myth of Dracula in a modern and surprising way. Set in a town in London, in the 19th century, in the middle of a plague pandemic, the manga transforms the figure of the vampire into a symbol of concern about Covid, into an elusive threat. His particularly inventive use of black to represent the darkness where vampires lurk is impressive.
#DRCL Midnight Children, Ki-oon, 7.95 euros (3 volumes)
• “dragon head”
Today known for Chiisakobethe story of the reconstruction of a young carpenter after the death of his parents, Minetaro Mochizuki became known in the late 1990s with the fantastic story The lady in the closed room then the nightmare dragon headclaustrophobic story model. When a class of high school students returns to Tokyo on the Shinkansen, the train derails in a tunnel. All passengers die instantly except for three high school students who descend into madness as they try to escape this increasingly oppressive tunnel.
Dragon Head, Pika, 20 euros (5 volumes)
• “Fraction”
Be careful, manga prohibited for the faint of heart. The collection of stories. FractionImagined by ero-guro master Shintaro Kago, it is surely one of the most terrifying and disturbing manga available in France. FractionThe main story of this collection is parallel to the story of Kôtarô, a murderer who cuts his victims with a chainsaw, and that of the author, Shintaro Kago, who reflects on his relationship with violence.
Fraction, in my humble opinion, 18 euros.
• “the girl from hell”
Master of horror manga born in China in 1947, Hideshi Hino left his mark with his terrifying and sick stories. These stories inspired by the destroyed Japan of World War II provoke a feeling of terror and rejection in the reader. With panorama of hell, the girl from hell It is one of his most famous mangas. In this cruel story, it tells the fate of a monstrous girl, abandoned by her parents at birth. The plates of this work are exhibited at the Pompidou Center in the exhibition “Comics at all levels.” until November 4.
The girl from hell, Hideshi Hino, in my humble opinion, 14 euros.
• “Kitaro pushing him away”
Children also have the right to their terrifying stories! Manga legend Shigeru Mizuki (1922-2015), acclaimed for having contributed to the popularization of youkai, creatures of Japanese folklore, became known in the 1960s thanks to his long-running series. Kitaro pushing him away. Immensely popular in Japan (it inspired animes and video games), it follows the adventures of a demon child, the last living member of the ghost tribe. Stories for young people, as terrifying as they are fun.
Kitaro (11 volumes) and Les voyages de Kitaro (2 volumes), Cornelius, 16 euros.
• “The Dunwich Abomination”
Gou Tanabe For several years he has been adapting the novels of HP Lovecraft, one of the main authors of imaginative literature. His interpretations of The Dunwich Abominationof The Innsmouth Nightmare or even The Call of Cthulhu They impress with the evocative power of their images. Gou Tanabe especially knows how to capture in the faces and eyes of his characters the terror caused by the creatures of the hermit of Providence.
Lovecraft’s masterpieces (12 volumes), Ki-oon, between 16 and 18 euros.
Source: BFM TV
