Es gibt kein Entrinnen aus der albtraumhaften Welt Junji Itos ? In 13 versammelten Kurzgeschichten geht es u.a. um geheimen Nektar, um Orte, von denen es kein Zurück mehr gibt, um unheimliche Bibliotheken und um Spukhäuser als Tor zur Hölle. Dazu viele weitere schaurig-schöne Einfälle aus dem Kosmos des verehrten Großmeisters des schleichenden Horrors.
In dem Band enthalten sind diese Kurzgeschichten:
Blutschlürfende Dunkelheit
Prime-Time-Geister
Rauschen
Glyzerid (bereits veröffentlicht im Sammelband SHIVER)
Angewurzelt
Wenn der Todeskandidat klingelt
Das Rätsel des Spukhauses
Die Soichi-Front
Soichis Haustier
Im Spiegeltal
Ich will kein Geist sein
Die Phantome der Bibliothek
Lied der Finsternis
Smashed
Über den Autor Junji Ito
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 books Black Paradox, Deserter, Fragments of Horror, Frankenstein, Lovesickness, No Longer Human, Remina, Sensor, Shiver, Smashed, Soichi, The Liminal Zone, Tombs, and Venus in the Blind Spot, all of which are available from VIZ Media.He is a four-time Eisner Award winner. In 2019 his collection Frankenstein won in the “Best Adaptation from Another Medium” category, and in 2021 he was awarded “Best Writer/Artist,” while Remina received the award for “Best U.S. Edition of International Material (Asia).” Lovesickness won “Best U.S. Edition” in 2022.