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The Shard of Evil
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1.Futon
2.Haunted Wood Mansion
3.Tomio- Red Turtleneck
4.Lingering Farewell
5.Dissection Girl
6.Black Bird
7.Nanakuse Kyokumi
Bonus:Whispering Woman
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You voted for the scariest/creepiest Junji Ito stories in honor of Halloween. Here are your top 5 picks!
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In this game you take play as the “Spiral Curse” of Uzumaki trying to bring curling madness to all of Kurôzu-Cho! Kirie Goshima returns but no longer as a beloved protagonist. Now she is a target, one of many, that you will try to infect with the spiral curse. In this oddly comic twist on the old horror story, not to say that this game is devoid of similar horrific elements of its predecessor.After a brief explanation of your role as the Spiral Curse, given by Uzumaki Sen'nin (The Spiral Master) you begin your task. Generally you make life worse as merry mischief making curse.You will be presented with a map of Kurôzu-Cho; from which you can select where to travel. At each locations you will meet different people and be able to collect unique items. Items can be used to make the influence of the Spiral grow in certain areas, along with interacting with various people. As you cause more mayhem more areas being to open, which allow you torment the old heroes even more!A small human/slug monster hybrid virtual pet can be accessed from the main menu. (x)
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This interactive manga tells the tale of the town of a small Japanese town, Kurôzu-Cho, trapped in a vast spiraling curse. The story is told from the perspective of a woman, Kirie Goshima, who lived Kurôzu-Cho and now looks back to certain events that took place during here high school years.Shuichi Saito, her beloved, suggests they elope to a nearby city. Trying to find out why Shuichi is so sudden Kirie discovers that he suspects a curse. Kirie finds this hard to believe, so Shuichi brings up a grim family anecdote.
Shuichi’s father began a spiral mania, collecting every thing with a spiral, ending with bizarre spiral self mutilation leading to his death. Shuichi’s mother tried to purge herself or spirals, clipping off the skin of her finger prints. Ultimately dying from complications when she tries to gouge out her inner ear.
A nervous Kirie goes back into her everyday school world but things seem strange… Spirals that are part of the mundane world suddenly take on a new threatening life. A whorl of hair, a jack in a box, a scar, a plate, metaphorical spirals, love, hate, madness lurks in Kurôzu-Cho
The game is essentially a black and white manga. During the story you will make choices for Kirie directing her through the mysterious events.
The game plays vertically. (x)
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Gyo (anime)
Feb. 15, 2012
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OVA trailer
Download(subbed):Here
Based off the manga of the same title by Junji Ito.
“Something in Okinawa reeks, and it isn’t long before Tadashi and his girlfriend Kaori realize that the smell is coming from dead fish, which are walking out of the sea. The fish are fused to metal legs and are infected with a disease contractable by humans that was invented as a weapon by the Japanese government. After Kaori is infected, Tadashi goes to find a solution to this putrid takeover, if there even is an answer to be found.” (source)
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Yuukoku No Rasputin
2010
No translation found yet
Written by Takashi Nagasaku, illustrated by Junji Ito.
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The Face Burglar (film)
2000
Runtime unknown
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“Kamei is infatuated with Hibino, but Hibino rejects her advances in favour of his girlfriend, Sayaka. Eventually Kamei’s jealousy leads her to stalk Sayaka and eventually her voice and face change so that Hibino can no longer tell the difference between them. Two more episodes follow…”
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Gravemarker Town (film)
2000
Runtime unknown
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“There is a town where when anyone dies, a grave marker appears at their place of death. Visiting a friend there, a young brother and sister accidentally run over a young woman as they arrive…”
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The Hanging Balloons (film)
2000
Runtime unknown
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“A girl commits suicide by jumping off the school roof, a walkman beside her body still playing a tape. Her friend listens to the tape and soon finds himself standing on the same roof.
Despite being a devoted girlfriend, a young woman finds out that her boyfriend has merely been taking advantage of her generosity and has already replaced her. Suddenly she’s found dead and headless and her ex-boyfriend is haunted.
A student in the school is found hanged. Shortly thereafter, her friends see giant balloons with faces floating around town. The balloons have nooses attached to them and seem to seek out their owners to hang.”
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Oshikiri
2000
85 min
✏ Trailer
“Oshikiri is a loner who has bad memories of his childhood and his grandfather, a brilliant scientist. He returns to his grandfathers mansion to try to remember what really happened to him. He finds a portal to a parallel universe, which his grandfather had originally discovered. From this portal comes his doppelganger dressed in a cloak and gas mask, who kills his fellow students with an ancient axe.”
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Love Ghost (Lovesick Dead)
2001
95 min
✏ Trailer / Purchase /Read the manga
“Teenager Midori’s family moves back to the city where she lived as a child and is relieved to discover that her old friend Ryusuke still lives there. Her terrifying nightmares begin intersecting with her everyday life. Do her nightly dreams about an anonymous fortune-teller have anything to do with the tragedies plaguing her high school?“
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Marronnier
2004
80 min
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“Marino loves her Marronnier doll that was unfortunately made by a demented genius who uses a diabolical machine to turn human beings into wax dolls. His assistant, Numai, is even more insane and takes a fancy to Marino. He begins to stalk her, and when that isn’t enough, he takes Marino and her friends prisoner, plunging them into a dream-world of living dolls and satin wedding gowns, hacked body parts and bondage! In his underground lair, Numai s girl-dolls come to life and start killing everyone. It’s a nightmare!” (source)
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Kakashi (Scarecrow)
2001
86 min
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“The search for her vanished brother Tsuyoshi leads Kaoru to the lonesome village Kozukata in the Japanese back-land. The locals react repelling to her, which the exception of the Chinese girl Sally. As her car breaks down Kaoru is trapped in the village; will she have to repay for something she has done in the past?”
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Tomie Unlimited (film)
2011
85 min.
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The ninth of the Tomie films.
“Tsukiko, who belongs to a photography club at high school, always feel inferior to her elder sister, Tomie. Tomie is breathtakingly beautiful and popular among the male students including Toshio, who Tsukiko is secretly in love with. However one day, an awful accident kills Tomie right in front of Tsukiko. Since then, Tsukiko suffers from a nightmare night after night. A year later, Tsukiko and her parents are silently surrounding a birthday cake to celebrate dead Tomie’s 18th birthday. Suddenly, they hear the eerie knocks on their door. Unbelievably, it is Tomie. She’s back. The father and the mother blindly welcome Tomie in tears, but Tsukiko feels instinct fear. Tomie gradually reveals her true face only when she is with Tsukiko. Now Tsukiko’s nightmare becomes reality, and the terrifying days begin…” (source)
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Tomie vs. Tomie (film)
2007
86 min.
✏ Trailer
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The eighth of the Tomie films.
“Tomie vs Tomie, the eighth entry in the series, tells the story of Kazuki (Hachinohe). Kazuki is trying to move on with his life after his girlfriend Naoko died in an accident. He still obsesses over her, though, and keeps a shrine to her in his apartment. One day, he gets a job at a mannequin plant. A mysterious, beautiful woman notices him working and convinces the foreman of the plant to introduce him to her.” (source)
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