Gallery of Horrors

Hino Horror #11

by Hideshi Hino, Clive France (Translator), DH Publishing Inc. (Manufactured by)

In English for the very first time, this is a collection of seven of the finest short graphic stories by Hideshi Hino, recognized in Japan and in the West as the master of Horror manga. Hino's blend of skillfully-executed storyboards and frightening storylines have fascinated and frightened generations of fans all over the world. These stories are, characteristically, both excrutiatingly funny and disturbingly gruesome.

Genres: Manga, Horror, Comics, Graphic Novels

170 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2004

About the author

Hideshi Hino (日野日出志 Hino Hideshi, born April 19, 1946) is a Japanese manga artist who specializes in horror stories. His comics include Hell Baby, Hino Horrors, and Panorama of Hell. He also wrote and directed two of the Guinea Pig horror movies which were based on his manga: Flower of Flesh and Blood, which he also starred in, and Mermaid in a Manhole.

Reviews

[Juan José · Rating 5 out of 5]

Aprovecha muy bien los temores que tienen los niños. Algunos de los cuentos son deliciosamente espeluznantes sin caer en los extremos. De lectura rápida y divertida. Un libro tanto para adultos como para niños que gozan del horror.

[Sergi Oset · Rating 3 out of 5]

De factura similar a "Historias de la Máscara", però amb relats on guanya el terror per damunt de l'element dramàtic i una mena de guardià de la cripta que introdueix cada un dels set contes. Hito està especialment lluït amb les composicions de rostres en primer pla. Bon recull d'històries breus i autoconclusives amb el fil conductor de diversos colors.

[Inn Auni · Rating 4 out of 5]

Horror by color. Unfortunately, the comic itself was in black and white. There's messages in the stories. Which I like in any story. Expect lots of gore.

[Silver · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5/5

Short stories about colors and horrors.

[H0rr0rbl0b · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hideshi Hino delivers another nightmare-soaked collection that blends folklore, cruelty, and childhood terror into something uniquely unsettling.

A murder of crows circles a quiet town. The elders see it as a bad omen, while their adult children brush it off as senile nonsense. Three kids decide to follow the birds—and narrowly escape as the entire town is wiped out by a devastating earthquake.

In another story, a boy’s corpse found in a swamp begins sending messages to a young girl, warning her that her own parents plan to murder her for insurance money. She flees as her house burns to the ground, killing the parents. The spirit guiding her turns out to be her brother—murdered when she was only a baby.

There’s also the haunting tale of a boy slowly transforming into a plant, his body betraying him in quiet, horrifying ways.

Hino doesn’t just rely on shock—though the grotesque imagery and splatter-style gore are absolutely here. He leans hard into tragic innocence, abusive adults, doomed children, and cruel twists of fate. His art is raw and distorted, making every panel feel sickly and claustrophobic, like you’re trapped inside a bad dream that smells of rot and despair.

If you’re into Japanese horror manga that mixes cruelty with body horror and bleak morality, Gallery of Horrors is essential Hino—ugly, sad, and unforgettable.

[Joyce · Rating 3 out of 5]

hino really phoned these in (or presumably the manga equivalent = got his underpaid assistants to do it all without credit). laughable in a mostly bad way unlike his masterpieces which maintain a tension however absurd they get

[Coke Fernández · Rating 3 out of 5]

6/10
Me gustan las historias y el estilo de dibujo de Hideshi Hino con sus expresiones ultra exageradas. Sin embargo, los relatos de este tomo son tan breves que no da tiempo a disfrutarlos.

[Claudia Pastor · Rating 2 out of 5]

Las historias no estuvieron mal, pero no me sorprendieron nada. Creo que buscaré otro manga de este autor pronto para ver si mi impresión mejora.

[Javier Campos · Rating 4 out of 5]

No solo te quitan el aliento. También son descorazonador a morir

[Matthew Vickers · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5

[Sofía · Rating 5 out of 5]

Joyaaaa

[Sisa Romero · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.8

[Ruben · Rating 3 out of 5]

Este manga es muy entretenido, se trata de una tienda donde venden cuadros y estos tiene títulos de colores, detrás de cada uno de esos cuadros hay una historia aterradora.

[Alvaro Canelo Flores · Rating 4 out of 5]

Curioso y entretenido, su modalidad de cuentos cortos cómo "una galería" invitan a leer las historias con calma y a tu ritmo, los temores que tratan son destacables cada uno por aspectos propios y eso hace que sean innovadores, el dibujo es muy limpio y se hace una lectura ligera y amena.
Cómo punto en contra solo me apoyo en mi gusto personal y qué quizás las expresiones pese a ser muy logradas no creo que siempre estés bien ubicadas en las situaciones correctas, por lo que me saca del ambiente y le quita tensión en ocasiones.