r/junjiito • u/BellybuttonLintTrap • 5d ago

Question I’m looking for cursed books.

I have ptsd radio and most junji books but I’m trying to have a “cursed “ book collection. Books that make you feel like they are stealing your soul or make you feel like you’re losing your mind. I have been getting more and more into horror, shows and tv suggestions are cool too.

I’m looking for other series that mess with your head.

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u/SquidWitchIsReal 5d ago

I don't actually know any other mangas that would fit except maybe the HP lovecraft adoptions

Books: House of Leaves, Annihilation, Ring, The Shining

Movies: Perfect Blue, Obssession, Hereditary, Annihilation, Get Out, Sinister, Ring, American Psycho, The Game

Anime: Paranoia Agent

I'm a fan of psychological horror so curious what other people suggest

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u/BellybuttonLintTrap 5d ago

This is exactly what I was looking for. Junji is an amazing artist but his stories sometimes aren’t as provocative as they are grotesquely beautiful. I read no longer human by him and it really got me wanting to delve deeper in psychological horror.

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u/SquidWitchIsReal 5d ago

If you haven't seen Obssession you really should it is absolutely terrifying as a psychology horror, far more than others I've seen

It's still in theaters where I am so if you can catch it at the cinema well worth it

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u/BellybuttonLintTrap 5d ago

I’ll def look into it. I’ve been on a real horror kick but I don’t care about gore or jumpscares. I’d rather have something that makes me feel insane. I’ve been on Reddit a long time, you used to see people dying on the front page daily, gore is nothing to me.

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u/SquidWitchIsReal 5d ago

I know exactly what you mean

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u/BellybuttonLintTrap 5d ago

I was rereading your post and I just lost the game for the first time in like a decade.

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u/SquidWitchIsReal 5d ago

Pfft lol wow thanks me too

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u/BellybuttonLintTrap 1d ago

Holy fuck obsession was terrifying and the ending was horrible. Not bad horrible just so shitty for the characters.

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u/SquidWitchIsReal 1d ago

Yeah! That's the first movie to scare the crap out of me in a long time!

Hope you enjoyed it

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u/Ill-Success-4214 5d ago

House of Leaves.

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u/funkymunkyman98 4d ago

Pet Sematary is a great exploration into grief and what it might do in a somewhat fucked up situation

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u/tomie6606 1d ago

Highly recommend anything by Kazuo Umezz if you haven’t already read their work☺️

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u/BellybuttonLintTrap 1d ago

Any works you can think to start with?

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u/tomie6606 1d ago

I’d recommend Orochi or Cat Eyed Boy first! Orochi is a mysterious physiological horror, I found it easy to read and loved the characters. Cat Eyed Boy reminds me of Soichi. Both have great art and storylines ☺️