Venus in the Blind Spot (Junji Ito Book 0)

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More disturbing than creepy I think... although the more I consider the story the creepier it becomes.

Overall, this collection is super strong and full of intense and gripping stories. There were a couple that stood out and really stole the show. I think many readers will enjoy this horror short story collection. Keepsake- 4.5 stars This story is so gross because it’s about a child who is born from a dead woman and if you get grossed out by SPOILER necrophilia SPOILER then skip this one. I loved the story and how it unfolded. It felt dramatic in the most twisted way. The Sad Tale of the Principal Post: A man is trapped under the principal post holding up a family’s new home. The entire house could collapse if it is moved. But, how did he end up trapped beneath it in the first place? Not nearly as scary as the other stories so far. Interesting perhaps but feels out of place with the other 3 so far. Although it does have a great title. Born in Gifu Prefecture in 1963, he was inspired from a young age by his older sister's drawing and Kazuo Umezu's comics and thus took an interest in drawing horror comics himself. Nevertheless, upon graduation he trained as a dental technician, and until the early 1990s he juggled his dental career with his increasingly successful hobby — even after being selected as the winner of the prestigious Umezu prize for horror manga.Venus in the Blind Spot, also titled Disappearing Venus or Vanishing Venus, is the fourth story featured in the collection Venus in the Blind Spot.

A fiendish love… an unearthly love… those who feel such a love are numbed to their very souls by this mysterious pleasure… Iwata reflects that this has been going on for some time: Mariko is visible from a distance, but disappears whenever she comes near. He, Kurata, Inoue, and a number of other men are all in love with her and joined the UFO Research Society to get close to her. Eventually, all the women in the society left, so now the group consists solely of Mariko's admirers. Her father didn't approve of this and wanted to shut the society down, but Mariko talked him out of it. Somehow, she began disappearing whenever she was in physical proximity to the men. Other people, including her father, don't have this problem and can see her normally.Something I’m starting to realize as a recurring theme in Ito’s work is obsessive men pining—and becoming violent—over beautiful women. This one was definitely cool but not really my cuppa tea; I’m not so hot on alien conspiracies.

Junji Ito is, perhaps, a creator who needs no introduction. He is long beloved of many manga fans, recently rising in popularity with a much wider audience, his horror comics touching upon universal fears and fancies. Publisher VIZ Media has committed to bringing more and more of his work to North America, the most recent installment being the short story collection Venus in the Blind Spot .The Sad Tale of the Principal Post- 3 stars This is the most forgettable story in the collection. The concept is there, but the execution isn’t fleshed out for it to be memorable or groundbreaking in the horror genre.