A highly-anticipated new horror series based on an iconic graphic novel has arrived on Channel 4 . The four-part animated series is available to stream for free for viewers in the UK, half a decade after it was initially announced. Based on a bestselling Japanese anime, the chilling quartet of episodes follows a small town ravaged by an unsettling curse.
Penned by Junji Ito, one of the most groundbreaking manga authors working today, Uzumaki is a must-watch for horror and anime fans now it’s finally arrived on streaming. Presented by Adult Swim, don’t miss one of the horror events of the year in the run-up to Halloween. Ito’s horrifying compendium is split into 16 stories set around the town of Kurouzu-cho as a group of teenagers are plagued by a series of strange and gruesome events based around spirals.
Scoring rave reviews upon its initial publication in Big Comic Spirits in 1998-1999, Uzumaki has since developed a strong cult following and is widely heralded as one of the scariest comics ever written. One fan recently sang its praises on X (formerly Twitter ), writing: “Just thinking about how Junji Ito’s manga UZUMAKI changed my f***ing life. “One of the most brilliant works in horror that I’ve ever read.
.. it consumed me.
The slow descent into absolute madness was so thrilling in a way I feel I’ll never experience again.” “Started and finished Uzumaki this past week and it’s gotta be one of the greatest pieces of horror I’ve ever read,” a secon.