The Liminal Zone, Vol. 2

The Liminal Zone, Vol. 2 is a captivating work by the renowned author Junji Ito, who has won the Eisner Award four times. In this collection of brand-new stories, readers are transported to a world filled with eerie and surreal experiences. The narratives take place in a liminal zone, a space between reality and dream, where the unimaginable comes to life. The plot follows a group of four university students who stumble upon an abandoned, decaying village in the mountains, where they encounter a massive, functioning perpetual motion machine. As they attempt to unravel the secrets of this machine, the friends begin to mysteriously disappear. Another story revolves around the Hikizuri siblings and a girl burdened by an invisible weight. These tales are marked by Ito's characteristic style, which masterfully captures the horror and absurdity of life.