The spine-chilling influence of Japanese horror cinema has taken hold in Western audiences with hit films like The Ring that are based on Japanese films adapted from classic manga stories. And the master of horror manga is Umezu Kazuo-known as the \"Stephen King of Japan,\" with several of his stories being adapted to film-and Dark Horse Manga is proud to bring his Scary Book horror anthology to Western readers for the first time. This first volume, Reflections, presents two feature-length tales of terror. In \"Mirror,\" a narcissistic girl\'s reflection begins to take mean-spirited command of her life; and in \"Demon\'s Revenge,\" a sadistic samurai master bent on seeking retribution for his son\'s injuries finds the tables of vengeance turned against him.
A high school girl, Shizuku, who despairs of living after being bullied at school and sexually abused at home, attempts to commit suicide at a deserted shrine, where she is cursed with immortality by an eerie raven. Unable to even die, Shizuku decides to use her immortal body to inflict deathly retribution on her tormentors. A revenge drama about a high school girl with a different power in her hands!
Featuring eerie urban legends that stir nostalgia, including \"Saru Yume\" (Monkey Dream), \"Kyotou O\" (The Big Head O), \"Kinkou\" (Forbidden Empress), \"Jashi\" (Evil Eye), and \"Rinfon\" (Reawakening). This anthology includes five well-known urban legends that became popular on the internet, faithfully adapted into comics by skilled authors. A true horror anthology for urban legends!
A young girl fights on the frontlines in war. She has blonde hair, blue eyes, and nearly transparent white skin as she flies through the air and mercilessly strikes down her enemies. Her name is Tanya Degurechaff and speaks with a young girl\'s lisp while she commands the army. Tanya used to be one of Japan\'s elite office workers, but because of a wrathful god was reborn as a little girl. Prioritizing optimization and career advancement above all, she will become the most dangerous entity among the Imperial Army\'s sorcerers. Adapted from Light Novel of same name. --- **Note:** Manga and Light Novel Licensed in English by Yen Press as \"The Saga of Tanya the Evil\".
\"Is this person already dead...? A terrifying tale of home caregiving begins. Behind the door, lying in bed, is a grotesque figure... Akane Kuritani, a new caregiver, arrives at a secluded Western-style mansion deep in the mountains to provide live-in care for Hiwako Miyazono, the bedridden owner. Hoping for a fresh start, Akane is shocked to find Hiwako emanating a putrid smell, with discolored skin and a burlap sack over her face, looking nothing less than a \'corpse.\' The nature of the care she must provide is clearly abnormal... Based on a Kadokawa Horror Bunko novel, a terrifying nursing care horror tale begins.
The setting is a church in Japan. The main character is Rui, the strongest former hitman. It\'s a violence and comedy about a group of hitmen protected by the church!
A young girl named Yuki, living in a small town, continued studying art with the goal of becoming an artist in the city. One day, her sister leaves the town to fulfill her own dreams. Yuki boards the train with her to see her off, but during the journey, she is struck by a strange phenomenon!? Is it reality or an illusion... A chilling horror.
In the manga\'s story, extra-terrestrial life known as Trench Walkers reveal themselves, emerging from the Antarctic, and walking on the sea floor. Their goal is to terraform the Earth to their liking, which involves raising the sea level by 70 meters, thus rendering Tokyo and many other population centers uninhabitable. They have also begun to change Earth\'s surface water into what they call Nectar, the \"divine water.\" Those who are incompatible with Nectar have a high chance of death when imbibing it. However, there are girls who are found to be compatible with Nectar, and they are recruited to be marines in a fight against the Trench Walkers, boarding ships to do battle in a new deep sea front line. The story centers on Hiro Todoroki, who receives a message from an older sister, a marine supposedly missing in action. The message tells Hiro to find a formidable marine named Kiriri Tsunoba. Though lost and confused, Hiro heads to the Masakado Girls Academy Submarine Unit with the intent to join them.
Warning! This is a collection of seriously scary tales! A mysterious day in a certain town. The price of a promise. The desire to accelerate the progress of mankind. This collection of tales explores the strange possibilities of our reality. Warns against overambitious desires, and reminds us why horror opens our eyes to the wider world. It’s sure to send a chill down your spine! (Source: Shogakukan Asia) Included Stories: 1. Seguchi-san (セキグチさん, Mr. Sekiguchi by Isao Sakamoto) 2. Luna-chan to Yubikiri (ルナちゃんとユビキリ, A Pinky Promise with Luna by Rei Nanase) 3. Kindan no Hyakumonogatari (禁断の百物語, A Hundred Forbidden Stories by Eiko Komuro) 4. Utsuro no Shoumen (虚ろの正面, In The Face of Emptiness by Mayumi Yokoyama) 5. Sakana no Namida (魚の涙, Tears of Fish by Junko Nose) 6. Jigoku no Bishounen (地獄の美少年, The Handsome Young Man from Hell by Ryouko Mizoguchi) 7. Shiroi Hako (白い箱, The White Box by Kyuuko Morooka) 8. Mushi ni Negai wo (虫に願いを･･･, Wish Upon an Insect by Wakana Makihara) 9. Sangeki no Yakata (惨劇の館, The House of Tragedy by Kirara Himekawa)
