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STORM ARASHI'S LIST OF FUCKED UP MEDIA

Don't let the cutesy art style fool you, Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees is a masterclass in horror and mystery, from the sheer fucked up nature, that our protagonist is a murderous teddy bear living in a storybook style village, when more murders occur. The latest series in this, Rite of Spring just started.

CW: Body horror and lots and lots of gore. This is "10 different ways to dismantle a body" with pretty colors and it's one part Dexter one part Berenstein Bears.

Stray Dogs by Tony Fleece and Trish Forsner is an INCREDIBLE, comic a limited series in which it explores, the concept of dogs struggling to keep a permanent memory, after being traumatically taken from their owners by a mysterious man known as The Master. It has a disney/don bluth art style, but do not let the cute imagery fool you, this comic is certified horror, from situational to outright. CW: There is animal abuse highlighted a few times, it's not for the feint of heart, if you can handle just listening, Domimura/Noir Rabbit's team on youtube has an amazing comic dub of the story.

I actually thought I wouldn't enjoy this, because I'm pretty sensitive to animals in general, but this comic just lives rent free in my head and the way the art and story weaves together, just creates this fascinating world. The different cover variations are gorgeous as well, with homages to horror media through the decades or homages to disney and don bluth properties like Oliver and Company and Balto.

CW: Animal abuse/major character death for one.

From the same creators, their long running comic, Feral, involving 3 house cats winding up alone in the zombie apocalypse, this too focuses on a mix of the zombie horror, while highlighting some issues like animal hoarding and cw one of the main characters backstories include being declawed (we don't see it on screen but it's clear he struggles to survive in this landscape) it's a gorey fascinating read, but again, not for the feint of heart

CW: Animal endangerment, rabies (what they think is rabies), animal abuse mentions

Feral and Stray dogs are ones I say if you can handle certain things, read them or listen to the comic dubs being made about them, or watch Comic Drops' reviews, but it is 100% okay if the themes aligned are not within comfort zones.

"But Storm, I don't like comics".

Yamishibai is certified fucked up, grade A leaves you thinking after each five minute episode. They're told in a paper puppet style, aka kamishibai which is a traditional way of telling stories in Japan, we follow the mysterious storyteller, who is always carrying a particular mask... Yamishibai is a serial, where each season has 13 episodes each, all 5 minutes and different horror stories. Some aren't too intene and some make you feel like leaving the light on. My favorite season is season 3, as it's all one big overarching story without realizing it until the last episode, it's phenomenal and it's not afraid to get messed up with it's visuals.

CW: Body horror, lots of it, there's not really gore, it's just messed up.

What fucked up media list isn't complete without a shoutout to the OG deconstruction anime Madoka Magica?

I'm not gonna play the coy game like some of the fans do and go "Yeah this is so cute and sweet but watch out for episode 3, or you'll get ahead of yourself." this looks adorable on the surface and the art style, is GORGEOUS, Urobuchi has created this gorgeous art style, that is a lovely nod to classic magical girl series and it knows what it's supposed to be. The transformations are gorgeous, but not drawn out, the animation is solid and each shot is beautiful and atmospheric... but there is darkness. This series slowly, takes our plucky magical girls and throws them down the rabbit hole.

Unlike other animes, that tried to do what this show did and failed epically, this was the OG deconstruction that started off the dark magical girl trend. Everyone wants to be Madoka, not everyone has the storytelling skills to BE Madoka.

CW: Madoka is a deconstruction that involves the gradual loss of sanity of it's cast, there is a lot of dark stuff on the surface but aside from onscreen deaths, I can't think of any BIG CW's to consider.

Junji Ito's work never gets properly adapted so I'm not even going to say any of the animes or movies, (Gyo was damn near close in getting it right though man that movie was fucked up) but generally ANY Junji Ito work will leave you scratching your brain for awhile, going "What did I JUST read? And WHY AM I INTO IT NOW?"

CW: E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G. It's Junji Ito, HE IS HIS OWN CONTENT WARNING FOR HIS WORK. This is not for the first time horror fan, unless you really wanna cut your teeeth on a mangaka who will make you have nightmares.

Parasyte is a world where the concept "Came back wrong" is the norm. Particles fell from space, to the earth, strange entities whom once they've found a human host and take over, they control you now. Before The Last of Us' cordyceps were even a fungal spore in the creator's eyes, there was Parasyte.

The main character Shinichi is a teenager, whom after a harrowing night where he almost got infected fully, his right hand is now under the control of Migi, a parasite and unfortunately for Shinichi, other parasites do NOT consider them anything less then a threat. Shinichi is thrown into a world, where he can never be fully sure who's human, or if he's even human himself anymore. The manga really makes you question what defines humanity, as while 90% of the parasites are monsters, there are some who have very interesting backgrounds and motivations, we meet people important to Shinichi... and what would drive someone to protect the ones they love intensely.

I genuinely wish tumblr had a spoiler option like discord does, so I could share some of the comic pages but one google search will show you exactly what I mean. Parasyte is a body horror masterclass and frankly, I prefer the manga to the anime, due to the creative changes.

CW: Body horror, gore, lots of it.

Gunslinger Girl

This one flatout is really messed up and it's not for the faint of heart. In the world of Gunslinger Girl, the Social Welfare Agency, looks like an altruistic organization, young girls from horrible backgrounds are taken in, given medical care by the staff and supposedly are raised to be the perfect girl for Italy's fine future...

Except in reality, it's a goverment organization, where after surviving the most horrific trauma's imaginable, these girls are given new lives as cyborg assasins for the SWA, partnered with ex military officers, in pairs known as Fratelli, the girls are conditioned to not remember their old lives, they're given weapon training, their ability to tell right from wrong is... twisted. It's the epitome of "Came back wrong" because so many of these girls are only alive because of the agency, but they're living on borrowed time as there's flaws with thw SWA's system and methods...

Genuinely, this has some really messed up themes, I can't even list them all accurately here, but I remember the reality of some of the topics discussed in GSG didn't hit me, until I was an adult and rewatching the first season again for the first time. It's dark. Darker than Madoka, without the cheerful pop of magical girls and Yuki Kajura's songs. It's the epitome of "DId we come back wrong or did someone MAKE US come back wrong?"

CW: This does have mentions of CSA, nothing is ever explictly shown, but it is mentioned by the narrative for some of the girls backgrounds. This story is a hauntingly beautiful one but it DOES have this as a big CW and I would not recommend it without bringing it up. Watch an episode or read the first chapter, see if you can handle it, but its not for the faint of heart.

The Menu is one part psychological thriller, one part "eat the rich". Margo Mills, is on a date with Tyler, an affluent foodie who invites her to an island restaurant, known as Hawthorne, joined by the rich and famous, Margo soon realizes that this menu will be served with a side of vengeance and rage.

Unlike most cooking horror movies, the twist is NOT cannabalism, which I appreciated greatly. This movie has a lot going on, with twists and turns, I still catch new details on rewatches.

CW: Workplace harassment, sexual harassment mentioned briefly, general gore you can expect from a horror movie, suicide

I love horror, but I don't get to really talk about stuff like this, that often.

Hence this is reblogged to my new horror blog instead of main lol

The trouble with chasing after recs for fucked up media is that a lot of allegedly fucked up media is enamoured with the idea of being fucked up, but it's not actually fucked up about anything. The form is there, but not the substance. However, there's no way to communicate this to anyone who doesn't already Get It without sounding like a maniac.

#horror #list #recommendation list #messed up media #Gunslinger Girl #Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees #Stray Dogs #Feral #The Menu #Puella Magi Madoka Magica #Parasyte #Yamishibai #Junji Ito

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