Uzumaki spiral into horror

Kurôzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral, the hypnotic secret shape of the world. It manifests itself in eve...

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Main Author: Itō, Junji, 1963- (Author, Illustrator)
Other Authors: Oniki, Yuji (Translator)
Format: Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel
Language:English
Japanese
Published: San Francisco, California : Viz Media, [2013]
Edition:Deluxe edition.
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Summary:Kurôzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral, the hypnotic secret shape of the world. It manifests itself in everything from seashells and whirlpools in water to the spiral marks on people's bodies, the insane obsessions of Shuichi's father and the voice from the cochlea in our inner ear. As the madness spreads, the inhabitants of Kurôzu-cho are pulled ever deeper into a whirlpool from which there is no return!
Item Description:Translation of: Uzumaki.
Original Japanese edition published by Shogakukan.
"First English edition published in 2002" -- Colophon.
Previously issued in three parts. Collects the paperback volumes 1-3.
Physical Description:[653] pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Audience:Rated T+ for older teen.
ISBN:9781421561325
1421561328
Author Notes:Junji 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 Tomie and Uzumaki, which have been adapted into live-action films; Gyo, which was adapted into an animated film; and his short story collections Fragments of Horror , Shiver and Frankenstein , all of which are available from VIZ Media. Ito's influences include classic horror manga artists Kazuo Umezu and Hideshi Hino, as well as authors Yasutaka Tsutsui and H.P. Lovecraft.