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Junji Ito: Smashed (Hardcover, 2019, VIZ Media LLC) 4 stars

One of Junji's better works

4 stars

All the stories in this are decent, and while there are no classics, there are still a couple of stand outs. The level of originality in this collection is surprisingly high, while of course the artwork is glorious.

Earthbound is a great weird anime, where the twist is both surprising and powerful. While Secret of the Haunted Mansion is a lot of creepy fun (the other stories expanding its mythos are also pretty good, including a story with one of the most disturbing cats I've ever seen). And who knew nails could be that disturbing?

Death Row Doorbell is messed up in all the right ways. And smashed with its predictable, but still very funny, ending.