Arisato shut down the monitor. The room plunged into darkness, but the image of a boy with nails in his mouth stayed burned into his retinas.
The storm outside mirrored the chaos inside Detective Arisato’s mind as he sat in the glow of his computer monitor, the neon light casting sharp, grotesque shadows across his small apartment. He was analyzing Episode 5 of the Junji Ito Collection English dub, a piece of media that seemed to warp his perception of reality with every passing minute.
Then, the second segment flashed on screen: "Hellish Doll Funeral."