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Village of the Siren 4/5: Definitely the darkest story so far. It's not his usual body horror, but it's honestly more upsetting because of it

Cute as a kid, but creepy as an adult, especially if you haven't lived there in years. Imagine if a different family lived there now. Yikes!

This page made me laugh

Unendurable Labyrinth 5/5: I first saw this one in the anime on Netflix about a year before I really got into Junji ito's works. It was one of the ones that stuck with me.

A Father’s Love 5/5: definitely one of the best in this book

" C'mon, cheer up" - the perfect thing to say to a kid whose one older brother committed suicide and other older brother was just run over and killed

The Reanimator's Sword 3/5: very different from his usual style. I could see this one being its own spin off and having a fair amount of success with some touch ups

That's a big oof

" I got so involved I forgot about his cheating and how I killed him"

Love that for you, honey

The long hair in the attic 4/5: I can see how it inspired other works of his