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Horror Manga

I do not usually read horror manga so this topic is very refreshing to me. I have watched and learned about western horror movies and I really enjoy how different the Japanese take on horror is. Reading Itou Junji I noticed how Japanese manga horror does not follow the western horror conventions much at all. Sometimes there is a monster and an innocent however the tales I enjoyed the most were the ones where a super natural force acted on the people. My favorite story I read was Falling mostly because it had pretty much no conclusion or wrap up at the end and really got me thinking on the events in the story. It would be horrific to be in that town and I totally see how people could become angry just because the events happening are so out of the peoples control they just become helpless.

I plan on exploring horror manga much more in the future. 

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