Manga like Itou Junji Jisen Kessakushuu: Ibitsu

Uzumaki

Also known as Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural

Kurozu-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 According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral, the hypnotic secret shape of the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. It manifests itself in small ways: seashells, ferns, whirlpools in water, whirlwinds in air. And in large ways: the spiral marks on people's bodies, the insane obsessions of Shuichi's father, the voice from the cochlea in your inner ear. As the madness spreads, the inhabitants of Kurouzu-cho are pulled ever deeper, as if into a whirlpool from which there is no return...



Notes:
Includes the extra chapter "Uzumaki Tokubetsu-hen: Ginga", which was included in editions later released.
Chosen by the American Library Association (ALA) as one of the Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2009. (Vol. 1)

Tags: Tragedy , Body Horror , Cosmic Horror , Survival , Seinen , Gore , Female Protagonist , Philosophy , Lost Civilization , Episodic , Cannibalism , Heterosexual , Rural , Suicide , Bullying , Cult , Unrequited Love , Demons

Series Kyoufu no Shouichi: Kanooke

Status: Finished
Genres:

Souichi no Katte na Noroi (双一の勝手な呪い)
Shijuu Kabe no Heya (四重壁の部屋)
Kanoke (棺桶)
Uwasa (噂)

Tags: Seinen , Cosmic Horror , Anthology , Gore , Male Protagonist , Rural , Body Horror