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A collection of 15 stories from the madman Hideshi Hino. Stories 1-11 appeared in Pandora Monthly Magazine from 1989-1990. Stories 12-15 are culled from various magazines from 1986-1990.

Guts, known as the Black Swordsman, seeks sanctuary from the demonic forces attracted to him and his woman because of a demonic mark on their necks, and also vengeance against the man who branded him as an unholy sacrifice. Aided only by his titanic strength gained from a harsh childhood lived with mercenaries, a gigantic sword, and an iron prosthetic left hand, Guts must struggle against his bleak destiny, all the while fighting with a rage that might strip him of his humanity.

An anthology of 4 early horror stories by Kanako Inuki. Originally published in Shoujo Friend/Fresh Friend magazines.

Makiko is the ugliest demon in the entire demon realm and vows to gather human souls in exchange for the chance to be beautiful. Disguised as a young girl she infiltrates people\'s personal lives and sends them on a downward spiral to the pits of hell... Serialized in Horror & Occult Kyousaku Daizenshuu, best to read one story every once in awhile as they pretty much tell the same story over and over...

Miyu is an eternally youthful, 13-year-old vampire. Her peculiar appearance; golden eyes, pale skin, and hair tied with a ribbon in a strange fashion, are concealed during the day. Miyu is the Guardian (or Watcher), whose duty it is to return the Shinma - god-demons that prey on humans - to the dark. She has the power to call forth fire, which burns Shinma and sends them to the dark. Her only companion, friend, and protector is Larva, a Western Shinma who is bound to serve her. Together, they hunt stray Shinma across Japan. How Miyu became a vampire is unknown, so is how and why she became the Guardian. However, more mysterious is the gift she bestows on the people she feeds from... Adapted from 1985 OVA.

10 brutal horror stories by Ochazukenori, the master of splatter manga! Ranging from morbid humor to slasher to SF horror, this anthology will sure shock you! \"If you don\'t eat your ochazuke... Ochazukenori will come and murder you! But who is the real identity of this killer?\" [Ochazukenori the Thirteenth] \"A special story in 3D! Ochazukenori\'s love of ochazuke leads him to murder a family!\" [Ochazukenori in 3D] \"A group of violent teenage boys amputate 8 fingers of a girl, she rips of their masks and now they need to kill so their barbaric tendecies stay hidden...\" [8 Fingers]

Yukari is a girl who can see the deceased. Yuusaku is a boy who can hear any phenomena that has a voice. Through their encounters with the inhuman, they learn fear, sadness, and compassion; and grow as humans.

A Shoujo version of The Living Corpse that was later adapted into the film \"Dead Girl Walking\". On her yearly health checkup Yuri Ohara receives a terrifying diagnosis: she has zero brainwave activity, no respiratory function, and no pulse. She is dead...but she is still alive...

A collection of seven of Hideshi Hino\'s terrifying and fantastic works. In \"The Blooming Forest\", the first story, the Cherry Blossom Forest is said to be a place that must never be approached. It is said that a beautiful but terrifying demon named Sakurahime lives there and kills people who pass nearby by inviting them into the forest. But Taro, who does not believe in demons, wanders deep into the forest because it is so beautiful and Sakurahime finds him... The fourth story, \"Mermaid in a Manhole\" was later adapted into the horror movie of the same name as part of the \"Guinea Pig\" series, with Hideshi Hino himself directing.

\"Mr. HPL! Have you decided?\" --- Published in Fantasy Literature Journal Vol. 2 special issue: Cthulhu Club (1987).

A one-shot that appeared in issue 4 of Silver Star Club (Atelier Peyotl). A young boy and his older sister cross paths with a strange old lady at an abandoned railway crossing.

This tongue-in-cheek semi-autobiography follows the absurdly gruesome adventures of a lonely boy and his singularly crazed family. His escape from the madness that surrounds him is his collection of pickled animal and human body parts, to which he adds as one family member after another meet with a grotesque and sometimes terrifyingly funny death... (Source: AniList)