Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror

Alternate titles

うずまき, Spiral (ITOU Junji), Lubuk Pusar (Malay), Sarmal, Spirála, Spirala (Polish), Spirale (French), Spirals, The Spiral, Uzumaki, Uzumaki - Spirala užasa (Serbian), Uzumaki - Spirale (Italian), Vortex, Whirlpool, Спіраль, الدوامة

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Synopsis

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 According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral, the hypnotic secret shape of the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... (Source: VIZ Media) *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)*