Nine short stories were presented by Junji Ito in this collection, including the aforementioned Greased title that was excluded from Smashed. This book contains an adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and a number of short stories. These include: The Best Sitcoms on Netflix Right Now (October 2023) By Garrett Martin and Paste Staff October 20, 2023 | 12:00pm

Speelman, Tom (July 25, 2021). "Junji Ito thinks the world has gotten scarier, but not as scary as his manga". Polygon. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023 . Retrieved March 30, 2023.In this short story, ominous and enormous balloons – in the shape and façade of real people’s faces – appear floating across the sky over the entire country. Their gaunt and fearful but unchanging expressions, coupled with the mystery of what they are and where they came from, makes for a petrifying premise that’s only worsened when it becomes clear that the balloons are hunting down the people they resemble, and hanging from each balloon is a noose.

Shiver (from Slug Girl, なめくじの少女 Namekuji no Shoujo), a story about a cursed jade stone that causes holes to open up all over a person's body if they're around it.The Face Burglar is a doppleganger-focused tale, with a student being able to assume people's faces unconsciously. The Devil's Logic focuses on suicide, peer pressure, and how sometimes death can come from unexpected places. Love as Scripted, meanwhile, focuses on a man who breaks up with his girlfriends via videotapes, and his current girlfriend killing him when she discovers this.

Eisner Awards: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. July 20, 2019. Archived from the original on February 11, 2021 . Retrieved July 22, 2019. Here are the 10 Junji Ito short stories that most exemplify the breadth of his talent and the real horror that lies at the heart of his words and his artwork. The Long Dream” involves a man who insists that his dreams can last a year or longer, and he desperately seeks help from doctors. The floating smell of death hangs over the island. What is it? A strange, legged fish appears on the scene... So begins Tadashi and Kaori's spiral into the horror and stench of the sea.Body horror is what he’s most known for. The result is all kinds of terrifying body contortions – as made famous in works such as Uzumaki and Shiver. It’s often this imagery that circulates online and has brought in readers. Hanging Blimp (found in Shiver) is Ito’s eerie and chilling storytelling skills at their absolute peak. While his art is praised most often for its body horror quality, Hanging Blimp is what most expertly shows off his plotting and the strength of his mental forge. Collects: Alley, Falling, The Conversation Room, The Inn, Approval, The Smoking Club, Mold, The Town Without Streets, Memory, and Ice Cream Bus Kubo, Tomohiro (November 17, 2007), Tomie vs Tomie (Horror), Arcimboldo Y.K., Art Port, Asahi Sonorama, archived from the original on October 7, 2022 , retrieved October 7, 2022 What happens when a fashion model(creepy looks and disgusting smile??) starts following amature filmmakers? This was obvious and creepy.