Owaki is skeptical, but another man called Nakagaki overhears and says that the same thing happened to him. Ever since she laid eyes on the hole, she has had a strange feeling that it was meant for her to enter. She explains that she came because she saw something on TV: a hole that she swears was her exact silhouette.

Owaki is distracted from the speculation when he notices Yoshida looking for something. The accumulation of soil over the centuries eventually sealed up the entrances, but they have no way of knowing why the holes were made or who would have the technology to do it, especially since they appear to be thousands of years old. They can, however, determine that the holes are not natural and must have been dug from the inside out. Scientists examining the holes announce that there is no way to find out how deep into the mountain the holes go. The former assumes that they are both here to see the fault, which has captured the attention of the global press. Following the sound of voices to the fault, the two of them marvel at the strange sight before them: countless human-shaped holes in a rock face exposed by the earthquake. On the slopes of the mountain, two hikers meet a man named Owaki and a woman named Yoshida. Lovecraft.The Enigma of Amigara Fault is a short story included at the end of Gyo.įollowing an earthquake in an unnamed prefecture of Japan, a fault is discovered on Amigara Mountain, very close to the epicenter of the quake. Itos influences include classic horror manga artists Kazuo Umezu and Hideshi Hino, as well as authors Yasutaka Tsutsui and H.P. His titles include Tomie and Uzumaki, which have been adapted into live-action films Gyo, which was adapted into an animated film and his short story collections Fragments of Horror, Shiver and Frankenstein, all of which are available from VIZ Media. From the Author: 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. Welcome to Junji Itos world, a world with no escape from endless nightmares. What horrific events happened to create the earthboundpeople tied to a certain place for the rest of their short lives? Then, a strange haunted house comes to town, but no one expects it to lead to a real hell. Try not to be noticed when you eat the secret nectar, otherwise youll get smashed.

Synopsis: Thirteen chilling nightmares, presented by the master of horror.

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