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matcha-kat · 3 years

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Horror manga rec for Halloween

Soooooo.... I'm not a Halloweeny person but to get myself in the mood I've been reading some horror stuff/watching over the garden wall.

Noah of the Blood Sea

Horror manga about humans stuck in a yacht in the middle of the ocean with vampires and the horror that ensues. At about 30 ish chapter the 1st arc has concluded but I would say the story is far from over but is currently on hiatus (honestly I think the series should end now though)

What makes this series different from its contemporaries in the vampire genre is the horror aspect of people who look like you, talk like you, eating you. The first pages are a grotesque reminder of humans are food for these vampires. Elegantly cutting and biting a girl on a dining table while she screams. The vampires are the part upper echelon of society and the poor humans on this yacht are their food. The gore in this series feels visceral and painful.

Shadow House

More mystery than horror but the implications of this fucked up society is horrific. This manga is around 80 ish chapters and is the rare manga that's all colored. It has a 12 episode anime (which no one knows about) Idk if there will be a 2nd season. I would describe it as Promised neverland if they never leave the orphanage. The society and world is aristocratic but there are more mind games to change this house. There isn't a lot of action and I would say it's more slice of life but undercut by a lot of danger depending on the situation. Problems though are there are a lot of characters and there are 2 names for each duo. They make it a little easier like ie. Ricky (shadow)Rick (living doll). Emilyko is different however

In this mysterious mansion lies a shadow house where Emilyko a cheerful living doll must serve her mistress Kate who is a shadow who creates soot. Mysteriously they look exactly like each other as do all the other denizens of the mansion. The girls along with others must navigate mansion society and find out the dark secrets of the mansion. Emilyko is the sunshine to alot of characters and the heart of the series creative and cheerful but naive and clumsy. Kate is the exact opposite of emilyko smart, pragmatic and elegant and grows closer to emilyko over the series. (i wanna talk more but no spoilers for now). If u like societal metaphors using soot monsters as the aristocracy here u go.

Marie the Witch isn't a witch

So this hasn't updated in a long time and I was looking forward to this series but at 3.5 chapters I see a cute comedy about witch hunting. The story's in the name and what I liked was the start of the dynamics starting with other characters. The witch hunt crazy crusader, her straight man - familiar/crow ect. other villagers. Comedy comes from the fact Marie will deny everything about being a witch despite having witch traits 100% while living in the 16th century holy roman empire. They got the history right tho cuz the renaissance was happening at the same time.(not colored) btw. There's another manga about similar concepts about witches but in a more modern context called The life of a single 300 year old witch. (I'm not adding it cuz its so not spoopy)

Literally anything by junji ito.....

some of it is more lovecraftian but his whole life is pretty much dedicated to creating horrific nightmares...even his cute slice of life one about his cat.

(I read the Frankenstein one but Im just so used to mary shelly work in the public consciousness that I can't see junji ito version as a threat)

#manga cap #manga recommendation #noah of the blood sea #shadow house #junji ito #manga impressions #manga panels #halloween #horror #horror manga

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clownistyping · 5 years

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The Neverending Story, Chapter 34

Posting early bc I'll be testing today

First

Cover by @laneygthememequeen

Beetlejuice laid on your stomach as you gently played with his hair, he looked up at you as you were skimming another book about the ocean.

"Got anymore stories?" Beetlejuice asked and you put the book down,

"Plenty..but it's" you laughed "it's kind of boring to tell the story. Not just live it ya know?" Your hand skimmed the book,

"God, if I could show you what I've seen." You smiled, Beetlejuice got closer to your face.

"Who says you can't?" You hummed,

"I saw a book about memories and dreams. In your library." Beetlejuice got off of you and grabbed your hand,

"Come on!" He leads you to the library,

"So you've been practicing your reading?" You asked and Beetlejuice nodded,

"I read Frankenstein too!" He commented and pulled out a blue book, on the cover was 'sharing your memories and how too.'

You both sat on the floor as Beetlejuice flipped through the pages haphazardly.

"Here!" He pointed to a page, you skimmed the page.

'Sharing your memories in a dream mind like state is an unheard of practice to many people. But for secret tribes this was used by many to share memories of past loved ones.'

Beetlejuice leaned onto your shoulder,

"Wanna give it a shot?" He asked and you hummed,

"Don't see why not."

So you both went back to the bed, holding an ink marker and salt and some specific herbs from your garden you both drew the specific symbol on your foreheads. Then you both stuck the salt and the lavender on your forehead and mouth.

"Taste weird." Beetlejuice mumbled as he laid down,

"You taste weird."

"You're not wrong." He said and you both closed your eyes.

Sleep over came you both and suddenly you were in the void of your mind.

"So where too first?" You asked Beetlejuice as he looked around,

"What are my options?" He said and you thought for a second,

Then screens appeared in front of you both, you hummed as you scanned the screens.

The first one was of you in France, next to you was the Queen of France, Maria Antoinette.

The next one was you standing on top of a graffiti wall, people around you cheering and climbing over the famous Berlin wall.

You swiped the screens to show you in front of a Canvas, next to you was a young Renaissance artist Michelangelo who was critiquing your piece.

"What about that one?" Beetlejuice pointed to a screen above the others, you squinted. It's your home, the first day you moved in.

You looked at Beetlejuice, nodding.

"Let's go." You grabbed his hand and pulled the screen closer, and suddenly you were both pulled into the memory.

It's a warm spring day, brightly colored weeds covered the empty fields, you opened your trucks door breathing in the air and smiled.

"That you?" Beetlejuice asked pointing at Memory you.

"Yup, first day of moving in." You picked a yellow weed, putting it in Beetlejuice's hair.

Memory you unlocked the front door, opening it you smiled as sunlight shined in the house.

You and Beetlejuice stepped behind memory you, watching as you brought boxes in from the back of your truck.

"You didn't have anyone to help?" Beetlejuice asked and you nod,

"This was when I decided to stop interacting with people. It was early 2000, everything has already been done by humankind so by that time, I just wanted to be alone." Beetlejuice hummed,

Memory you walked into your already furnished living room, snatching off the sheets you coughed from the dust.

Instead of adding decorations like photos or anything sentimental you almost instantly stacked boxes in the attic, only the necessary things stayed out of the attic.

The sun was setting by the time all the boxes were inside, you plugged in a lamp and switched it on. The back door was open and you walked outside, The backyard was vast, so much could be done.

You looked at the porch columns, vines wrapped around them and you smiled. A garden, you think you'll start a garden, filled with flowers and fresh fruits and vegetables.

Beetlejuice and you sat on the porch rail, Beetlejuice reached behind you and from thin air pulled out a rose. You smiled and took the flower, he scooted closer to you and naturally you leaned onto Beetlejuice’s shoulder.

Memory you yawned, shutting the back doors you went off to bed, leaving you and Beetlejuice together to watch the sunset.

“Do you ever..miss humans?” Beetlejuice asked

“Sometimes...only when I want to talk to someone...but I’ve got you now. So I’m fine.” You twirled the rose in your fingers, Beetlejuice hummed and leaned on your head.

“I can only do so much, babes.”

“You do enough, Beejs.” You smiled and tickled the flower under his nose,

“I only really interact with humans when I need to go to the nearby village. But that’s every ten years or so.” Beetlejuice huffed from the flower,

“But..It has been about ten years since I last restocked on goods...do you really wanna go that bad?” You asked, and Beetlejuice nodded quickly.

“More than anything!” You laughed,

“Oh alright..we can go sometime this week.” You smiled and kissed Beetlejuice’s cheek.

“But you have to shower.”

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