FACE

A literary shocker from 1985 that still shocks

TRANSFORMATION

Heavy reading this novel isn’t, but in terms of sheer grossness it’s a standout.

LYCHEE LIGHT CLUB

A manga one-shot involving perversion and psychosis amid a group of middle schoolers. It’s much better than you might expect.

THE BOOK OF A THOUSAND SINS

Fifteen stories: energetic and focused to a fault, and exhibiting an unnerving willingness to gaze unblinkingly into the darkest depths of madness, mutilation and sexual deviance