Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for this advanced reader's copy and the opportunity to this early. Review has been posted on Waterstones and Goodreads.

Yes! This is exactly what I was hoping for from reading the synopsis on NetGalley (big thanks to NG for giving me an early digital copy to read) Hauntress is your classic Japanese horror manga and I'm so glad that it's been translated into English.


All Hiroshi did was open his door in the middle of the night. He didn't know that this simple action would create chaos and horror. The woman knocking on his door is now hyper fixated on Hiroshi and she won't let anything stand between them.

I want to say I'm shocked that I haven't heard about / seen this book before, but there's so much great stuff out there it's actually not surprising.
The illustration of the lady is so creepy, I absolutely love it.

Its creepy with that scary lady suddenly stalking and creeping on you but then kinda weird and unfunny at times. There are scenes that legitimately creeped me out bcuz of that woman is obsessive. I knew she is bad news when she started going into the guys house. It made my skin crawls during the hospital scene. But i dont really like the characters in here, they get annoying most of the time

Thank you, NetGalley for an advanced ARC of this manga

This was an interesting read which gave me horror vibes and I did feel the characters but not enough to continue if it does

A young man is followed by a disturbing woman after he lets her into his apartment to use his phone.

This was SO creepy! I wish I had more context though on why the lady was stalking Hiroshi. There were some images that seemed important, but I didn’t understand if they had more meaning behind them (roses, moths, eyes). The ending was totally jumbled and after the hospital nothing made sense to me.

This just reinforces why I never answer the door haha, especially after the sun sets.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and Kodansha Comics/Vertical Comics for a copy!

Unfortunately I dnfed this one it wasn't quite my vibe. This is by no means a sign that this is bad or anything like that it just wasn't quite for me.

One night, college student Hiroshi opens his door to see a strange, tall woman pounding at his neighbor's door. But his politeness has sinister consequences when she becomes fixated on him instead.

This is an older manga that's credited with introducing the concept of stalking into the mainstream in Japan. It's a quick and horrifying read about a young man whose life spirals out of control all because of a seemingly inconsequential interaction with a stranger. The art is bone-chilling - I'm glad I didn't read this at night! 

The ending is unsettling and ambiguous though - I would have liked a few more questions answered about the woman, who clearly has something supernatural going on. Also I wished the sound effects were also translated into English - it seems an odd choice that they were not, especially as there's some pages with no other text.

4.5 Stars!

I want to start this review by saying, thank you to @Netgalley and @Kodansha for letting me receive the e-arc in exchange for my honest review!

I loved this volume! This was such fun horror manga and as a fan of horror manga this manga spoke to me.

I loved the mystery around this strange woman that shows up at our main character's door. This woman is creepy and starts stalking our main character. Things just get worse from there for the main character.

Note that the ending is a little open ended but this is not unusual from a horror manga like this. I did rather enjoy the ending. I would also like to say that I love this cover and think it totally works for this volume of manga.

I will definitely be picking up a physical copy for my collection because of how much that I enjoyed this volume of manga!

I would highly recommend this to anyone who loves a good horror manga like I do!

This was a strange and creepy story. I forgot the correct way to read this format, so I confused myself at the beginning. But, once I corrected myself, the story was still strange and creepy lol.

It's exactly what you'd want a story that feels you with dread to be. I still don't understand why any of these things is happened. As I don't feel like yhe lore of the woman was ever clearly explained. But, again, that's why it's so dreadful.

I absolutely loved this! It was creepy and atmospheric. The art work was phenomenal. Such a fun read!

A quick read, but the end leaves me wanting more. Great choice if you're looking for something a little spooky and unsettling.

Oh wow! This was THE BEST! So creepy, soooo good! and the art was fantastic, absolutely perfect for this book!

Very creepy! Maybe it's the illustrations, maybe it's the plot of an in-the-works urban legend...either way, this makes for a fun read that will certainly tingle your spine. Hopefully she doesn't knock on your door next!

I can easily say this was enjoyable! I was blown away by how good the illustrations were and I honestly sat there forever just staring at them to take them all in. But along with that the story we uncovered was just as good and creepy. Not frightening but definitely on the creepy side. This was a fun one!

I received an Arc copy provided by NetGalley. Enjoyed the art/artstyle and premise. Though it wasn't that scary, it had more of thriller feel than horror. I would recommend this to anyone who was new to the horror manga genre.

Hauntress was a fast-paced ride of terror! I don't often feel like Manga or graphic novels can cover scary stories well but Hauntress really showed me differently. I will say it's important to check the content warnings on this one but overall it was a very interesting and nail-biting story. I think it could be helpful for the publishers to have a note on the order in which the reader should read the cells.

Excellently drawn and plotted manga that is a great introduction to illustrated horror without being too gory. Although it's slightly dated as it was created thirty years ago, the book is still very relatable to current young people, especially in today's privacy-concerned climate. It's also nice to have an alternative to Japanese horror that isn't Junji Ito - much beloved, but he tends to dominate the genre. Not too long, it's a good book for classroom analysis.

This was a really interesting title that left me with so many questions. I enjoyed the buildup but the ending felt lacking to me. Or maybe I just wanted too many answers?

While this is technically a horror title, so many points had me giggling. Like when they were running from her and when she made herself a copy of his key. This man never heard of stranger danger before.

While the ending left me wanting more, the story overall had me captivated and I read it in one sitting.

It felt like this manga is lacking something significant in the narrative itself. At the beginning there was not enough explanation or background to it. I thought, maybe I’m reading it wrong, like the pages are disordered or something. But then through the story it kept happening - some phases were like taken out of context and therefore dialogs were sometimes difficult to follow and understand. Story itself is okay-ish, but the gaps in the narrative made it broken and clattered.
I cannot say I enjoyed reading it or could recommend.

This was so tense and quite haunting, and I was happy to finally read the source that definitely inspired a lot of the Japanese horror games I've seen. The artwork was creepy, and it laid a heavy atmosphere, I simply could not put it down!