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From the mind of horror manga maestro Junji Ito comes a spine-tingling selection of some of his most bizarre, disturbing and terrifying tales.

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Season 1

4.6/10899 votes
The Strange Hikizuri Siblings
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/19/2023
A photographer with an interest in spirits and ghosts pays a visit to the very strange and creepy home where the six Hikizuri siblings live.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Kaoru Sawada
6.2/10673 votes
The Story of the Mysterious Tunnel / Ice Cream Bus
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/19/2023
Goro returns to the tunnel he saw his mother once walk into. An ice cream truck arrives in the neighborhood, driven by a bewitching young man.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Kaoru Sawada
7.2/10737 votes
Hanging Balloon
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/19/2023
After a popular idol dies by what appears to be suicide, there are multiple sightings of her giant, grotesque head floating in the sky.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Kaoru Sawada
5.4/10521 votes
Four x Four Walls / The Sandman's Lair
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/19/2023
Koichi can’t study because his younger brother Soichi is constantly making noise. Tormented by his dreams, Yuji asks his friend Mari to keep him awake.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Kaoru Sawada
6.1/10473 votes
Intruder / Long Hair in the Attic
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/19/2023
Oshikiri has been hearing strange footsteps in the house he lives in alone. Chiemi wakes up to find a rat stuck in her long, black hair.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Kaoru Sawada
5.5/10443 votes
Mold / Library Vision
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 1/19/2023
A year after renting his house to Mr. Rogi, Akasaka finds mold growing everywhere. Koko's husband Goro is obsessed with maintaining his library.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Kaoru Sawada
6.6/10469 votes
Tomb Town
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 1/19/2023
After hitting a girl with his car, Tsuyoshi and his sister Kaoru find that the road they're driving on is blocked by countless tombstones.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Kaoru Sawada
6.6/10447 votes
Layers of Terror / The Thing that Drifted Ashore
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1/19/2023
When an accident causes her to lose half her face, Reimi discovers that her younger selves still exist inside her. An eerie sea creature drifts ashore.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Kaoru Sawada
6.2/10416 votes
Tomie・Photo
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/19/2023
A menacing transfer student named Tomie isn't happy that a girl named Tsukiko has been taking and selling pictures of popular boys in their school.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Kaoru Sawada
5.8/10389 votes
Unendurable Labyrinth / The Bully
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/19/2023
Two friends get lost in the mountains and come across a community of ascetic monks. Kuriko ends up bullying a younger boy she's been playing with.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Kaoru Sawada
6.1/10372 votes
Alley / Headless Statue
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/19/2023
A young man moves into a boarding house next to an enclosed alley. An art teacher known for his headless sculptures is found murdered — with no head.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Kaoru Sawada
6.1/10379 votes
Whispering Woman / Soichi's Beloved Pet
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/19/2023
A mysterious woman calmly takes on the job of helping a hysterical girl unable to make any decisions on her own. Soichi’s family adopts a pet cat.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Kaoru Sawada