Horror is my favorite genre and I’ve posted lots of horror movie recs on my profile so I’m gonna shake it up and say the horror manga of Junji Ito. Lots of his work is body horror or surreal horror, his whole thing is taking normal and everyday things and making them unsettling.
I recommend starting with one of his short story collections, because they’re accessible easy reads and give you the best picture of what he’s all about. But his magnum opus is Uzumaki, which is about a town terrorized by spirals; spirals in nature, spirals in man-made objects, spirals in the human body, etc. that eventually drive the whole town to madness. I’m also dying to read his adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
Jun 10, 2024
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guro / scifi manga artist. funny freaky + experimental
love how his gore + exploration of dark themes is off-putting mostly because they r represented so beautifully
Jun 18, 2024
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Tokyo Ghoul is one of the coooolest animes that I wouldn’t necessarily call horror, but goes into some psychologically dark places. It’s on Hulu, absolutely loved this show.
I still think The Ring is all my time favorite horror movie. Early 2000’s, crime thriller energy but DEF will scratch the horror itch without some of the sexually disturbing stuff you often find with that combo
Apr 24, 2024
I saw a recommendation earlier for The Flowers of Evil by the same creator and decided to check out his other work. I'm glad I did because Happiness is a fantastic Vampire story. Full of angst and gore. Characters afflicted with vampirism act as if they are truly cursed and wrestle with whether they should be even allowed to live.
Feb 22, 2024
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study the folklore and myth of your actual local region. live your daily life under the logic of fairytales. communicate as heavily as possible in proverbs and riddles. humans are a storytelling creature and there is a reason these archetypes and motifs appear to humans across times/cultures/places
Feb 13, 2024
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Substack that emails you the entirety of Bram Stoker’s Dracula in real time. since the novel is composed of diary entries, it sends you the diary entries day by day so you can read it on the same timeline in which it takes place. it started earlier this month but it’s not too late to catch up!! or you could wait until next may. classics can be intimidating but this gives you the opportunity to read it in daily segments in your email and follow along in an immersive way :)
May 20, 2024
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lots of great recs here, but if you want horror that is more based in storytelling and has a bit more on its mind than just slashers or gore you should check out folk horror or older horror films from the 60s/70s. as others have recommended, The Wicker Man (1973) is a must. Rosemary’s Baby (1968) is also a classic. The VVitch (2015) is also fantastic as an intro to more conceptual horror. you said you wanted deeper cuts, so check out Viy (1967) or Alucarda (1977), both of which i’ve posted more detailed recs for on my profile. also!!!! i don’t know how you feel about silent/b&w films but Nosferatu (1922) is an all-time genre mainstay that still holds up. Ari Aster’s work is great but it’s probably more gruesome than you’re looking for. have fun!!!
Apr 24, 2024