{"product_id":"horror-picture-book-looking-at-me-9781974762729","title":"Horror Picture Book: Looking at Me","description":"\u003cb\u003eJunji Ito's original oil paintings are haunting in this luscious, creepy picture book!\u003c\/b\u003e \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeceptively simple picture books with sinister stories. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe world is full of faces. They're everywhere, yet no one seems to notice... \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHorror master Junji Ito collaborates with award-winning author Soshichi Tonari to transport you to a child's world so haunting it just might make you scream.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Soshichi Tonari\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viz Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Horror Picture Book: Looking at Me\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.10h x 8.60w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781974762729\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout The Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoshichi Tonari was born in 1991 in Niigata. \u003ci\u003eLooking at Me\u003c\/i\u003e won the Horror Picture Book Contest. The story reflects his interest in the uncanny, the psychological, and the way aspects of the everyday can evoke horror and dread. He is a cinephile and an avid reader who enjoys strength training and walking. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJunji Ito made his professional manga debut in 1987, and he is now recognized as one of the greatest contemporary artists in the horror genre. His long-form masterpieces include \u003ci\u003eGyo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNo Longer Human\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTomie\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUzumaki\u003c\/i\u003e, and his short stories have been collected into volumes such as \u003ci\u003eAlley\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeserter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShiver\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmashed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Liminal Zone\u003c\/i\u003e, and several more, all available from VIZ Media. Ito's professional memoir, \u003ci\u003eUncanny: The Origins of Fear\u003c\/i\u003e, details the influences and experiences that led to his becoming a horror manga artist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMasao Higashi is a critic and scholar of horror and fantasy literature born in 1958 in Kanagawa. He served as editor-in-chief of the fantasy magazine \u003ci\u003eGenso Bungaku\u003c\/i\u003e and the ghost-story journal \u003ci\u003eYu\u003c\/i\u003e, both of which he founded. His critical study \u003ci\u003eTono monogatari to kaidan no jidai \u003c\/i\u003e(The Tale of Tono and the Era of Ghost Stories) won Best Critical\/Biographical Work at the 64th Mystery Writers of Japan Awards.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Soshichi Tonari","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44105820766271,"sku":"9781974762729","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/0710\/5855\/files\/9781974762729.jpg?v=1791918006","url":"https:\/\/casitamanga.com\/products\/horror-picture-book-looking-at-me-9781974762729","provider":"Casita Manga","version":"1.0","type":"link"}