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While fear is not exactly a positive emotion, myriads of people still love consuming horror media, seeking the thrill and stimulation it provides without exposing themselves to actual danger. Japanese horror is a culturally unique genre that commenced in the mainstream long ago. There are dozens of fantastic Japanese horror movies, many of which have already been remade in English.

People all over the world adore J-horror films and praise the immersive and terrifying Japanese horror video games. However, the most diverse and arguably most frightening horrors emerge from the manga medium. The landscape of horror manga is endlessly varied and multifaceted, from the disquieting body horrors of Junji Ito in stories like Tomie to Kyoko Okazaki's world-famous psychological thrillers.

Updated on January 25, 2025, by Natasha Elder: Due to being a visual medium, horror manga has the advantage of being scary not only due to the imagination of the reader...

The new trailer for Mika Ninagawa’s Helter Skelter has been uploaded to YouTube. Jiji Press has included a short behind the scenes clip of Ninagawa coaching up her star Erika Sawajiri for one of many bonkers reaction shots.

Based on a manga by Kyoko Okazaki, the film stars Sawajiri as a beautiful model named Ririko who has reigned at the top of the entertainment world while assembling an ever-growing list of jealous rivals. However, she hides the fact that her appearance has been obtained almost entirely through radical plastic surgery procedures.

Ruriko closely guards her secret while navigating the dog-eat-dog world of the entertainment business, but she’ll soon be involved in a scandal that affects not only her industry, but society in general.

“Helter Skelter” will be released by Asmik Ace Entertainment in Japan on July 14, 2012.

A 1080p version of the trailer itself is also available on the Asmik Ace YouTube channel.

If you were to just glance at the embedded trailer for the upcoming Japanese flick “Helter Skelter”, you’d probably think the film doesn’t have very much to offer in terms of story. However, the premise is actually quite interesting. I’m surprised someone has attempted to tackle this sort of concept before, particularly since plastic surgery is so much fun to mock these days. And don’t pretend like you don’t spend hours at TMZ looking at all those juicy before and after pics. Dear Lord, please don’t let me be the only one. Anyway, here’s what the film is all about: Top star Ririko undergoes multiple cosmetic surgies to her entire body. She’s looked upon as an icon for beauty. As the toll of her multiple surgies begins to take its toll, Ririko makes the lives of those around her miserable as she...