Uzumaki : Spiral into horror /

Kurôzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: "uzumaki," the spiral, the hypnotic secret shape of the world which causes the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Itō, Junji, 1963-
Other Authors: Oniki, Yuji
Format: Book
Language:English
Language Notes:Translated from the Japanese.
Published: San Francisco, CA : Viz Media, 2007-2008.
Edition:Viz signature ed.
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Summary:Kurôzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: "uzumaki," the spiral, the hypnotic secret shape of the world which causes the inhabitants to go mad.
Item Description:First published by Shogakukan Inc. in Japan, c1998.
Reads manga-style, right to left and back to front.
Physical Description:3 volumes : chiefly illustrations ; 20 cm.
Audience:Rated T+ for older teen.
ISBN:1421513897 (v. 1)
9781421513898 (v. 1)
9781421513904 (v. 2 : pbk.)
1421513900 (v. 2 : pbk.)
9781421513911 (v. 3 : pbk.)
1421513919 (v. 3 : pbk.)