From the creator who brought you notable works such as The Flowers of Evil, Happiness, and Inside Mari, comes a new suspense drama centering on the theme of a toxic parent. Dive into this latest thriller by master storyteller, Shuzo Oshimi. Seiichi's mother loves him very much, and his days pass with placid regularity. School, friends, even the attention of his attractive classmate Fukiishi. Until one terrible summer day, that all changes... Shuzo Oshimi (The Flowers of Evil) delivers his most unsettling work yet, the tale of a seemingly normal family suddenly swallowed up by the creeping horror of everyday life. Gorgeous art and an understated script only serve to heighten the tension as we watch Seiichi Osabe's life spiral into nightmare.

押見修造が描く本作の本質は、慈愛が狂気へと反転する瞬間の静かな恐怖にあります。一見平穏な日常の裏側に潜む歪んだ母子の執着を、削ぎ落とされた台詞と圧倒的な描線で描く手腕は見事です。読者は、美しくも不気味な日常が崩壊する過程を、主人公・静一の視点から克明に追体験することになります。 映像化作品では役者の表情や音が緊張感を煽りますが、原作には「行間」に宿る冷徹な静寂があります。紙媒体ならではの心理的圧迫感は、映像版とは異なる鮮烈な体験をもたらします。併せて触れることで、聖母の仮面が剥がれ落ちる恐怖はより重層的に、逃げ場のない震えとして響くでしょう。