Sugary Horror: Analyzing the Terrifying Symbolism of Food in Junji Ito’s ‘Glycide’
Introduction Imagine a world where candy, the sweet symbol of childhood joy, becomes a grotesque prison. A young girl, engulfed not in happiness, but in a suffocating layer of sugary confections, her body distorted beyond recognition. This nightmarish vision comes courtesy of Junji Ito, a master of horror manga, in his unsettling short story, “Glycide.”…