The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson

"The people seemed hurled on in a frantic action that made every hour forty-five minutes long, every day nine hours, every year fourteen days." The Lottery, one of the most terrifying stories written in this century, created a sensation when it was first published in The New Yorker. "Power and haunting," and "nights of unrest" … Continue reading The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson

Graphic Novel Feature: “Fragments of Horror” by Junji Ito

Ma no Kakera (魔の断片, also titled Shard of Evil or Fragments of Horror), is a series of short stories by Junji Ito. A new collection of delightfully macabre tales from a master of horror manga. An old wooden mansion that turns on its inhabitants. A dissection class with a most unusual subject. A funeral where … Continue reading Graphic Novel Feature: “Fragments of Horror” by Junji Ito

Graphic Novel Feature: Frankenstein Story Collection by Junji Ito

"All of my friends are dead... Their shadows whisper in my heart..." The master of horror manga brings the world's greatest horror novel—Frankenstein—back to life. Junji Ito meets Mary Shelley! The master of horror manga bends all his skill into bringing the anguished and solitary monster—and the fouler beast who created him—to life with the … Continue reading Graphic Novel Feature: Frankenstein Story Collection by Junji Ito