Thriller - Page 11

The only superhuman with overwhelming power, “Friday,” has appeared! Because of this single hero, Earth now teeters on the brink of apocalypse. In the end, will it be Friday who destroys humanity— or will humanity’s own dark nature bring about its downfall?

Kenzou Tenma, a renowned Japanese neurosurgeon working in post-war Germany, faces a difficult choice: to operate on Johan Liebert, an orphan boy on the verge of death, or on the mayor of Düsseldorf. In the end, Tenma decides to gamble his reputation by saving Johan, effectively leaving the mayor for dead. As a consequence of his actions, hospital director Heinemann strips Tenma of his position, and Heinemann's daughter Eva breaks off their engagement. Disgraced and shunned by his colleagues, Tenma loses all hope of a successful career—that is, until the mysterious killing of Heinemann gives him another chance. Nine years later, Tenma is the head of the surgical department and close to becoming the director himself. Although all seems well for him at first, he soon becomes entangled in a chain of gruesome murders that have taken place throughout Germany. The culprit is a monster—the same one that Tenma saved on that fateful day nine years ago.

In Muntinlupa City, Philippines, 2025. On a rainy midnight, from her office building, Chevalyn Luna learns of another murder. The news reveals a pattern too precise to be coincidence: every two years, on March 13, a former classmate is killed. The cycle has already claimed three lives. She is certain she won’t be next, after all, no one held a grudge against her and by the pattern, the next killing is still two years away. Later that night, she spots the only other figure on the street, her former class president, Andrea White.

Ochou, a shinobi, assumes the identity of Kochou, a courtesan, to track down other shinobi who have deviated from their path.

Following the loss of her dear friend Tomoe, a retired roller skater, decides to join the well-known stunt men group, the Green Ship. Here, she finds love with Kazusa, the troupe leader. However, soon Tomoe discovers that the Green Ship is not just any ordinary troupe, but instead a malicious crime syndicate. Worse still, her beloved Kazusa is cruel and unfeeling, capable of taking a life without hesitation. Tomoe must now face a daunting battle, not only against the organization, but also to escape the clutches of Kazusa. He is obsessed with having her back, dead or alive, leading to a tragic love story reminiscent of Romeo and Juliet.

He had sex with his own daughter—though, of course, only in a dream. Goto, a university lecturer, had seemingly built a happy family: a beautiful wife who is a painter and lovely, talented children... But that happiness was merely a facade. During the day, he suspected his wife of infidelity, and at night, he was tormented by nightmares, gradually wearing down his mental stability. One day, Goto returned home to find his room in chaos and his daughter in tears. Convinced that his wife was to blame, Goto vows to protect his beloved family...!? A family suspense of immorality!

Tsutomu spends the day driving as if fleeing from something. Exhausted and sick, he stops at a service area where a strange woman offers him water. She asks for a ride, and though he feels a lingering unease, Tsutomu reluctantly agrees…

A horror long forgotten for thousands of years has awakened. But Cormac and his friends do not know that yet. They have more immediate troubles. The childhood of these halflings is over, and horrors await them on the road ahead.

Haru Inoue, following a heart transplant, discovers he has memories that don't belong to him. In his dreams, he repeatedly sees himself on a bus with an unknown girl seated opposite him. Initially, he dismisses it as inherited memories, until a fellow patient's outburst and hospital staff brawl captures his attention. This odd occurrence initiates a sequence of events unmasking a horrifying truth that Haru had never foreseen.

Rewritten: 1. Satsuki has a boy who is eager to fulfill all her wishes, even from beyond the grave. 2. A tale about a house plagued by unexplainable phenomena. 3. What is the mystery behind a boy who should have perished but is still wandering around? And why are the teachers keeping it hush-hush?

Working a part-time job, living without relying on his adoptive parents, getting paid by his flatmate to do his work for him—such is the daily life of Al Adley, a rather dry South Asian man in his 20s. His self-reliant and simple lifestyle changes on the day he realizes that a single event can change one's whole life: that day is when news breaks out that the mayor of London has been fatally stabbed while on a train through the Tube. Al just happened to be at the scene of the crime, and suspicions that he may be the culprit only grow when he finds a bloody knife in his jacket pocket later that evening. It is not long before Al gets a knock on his door from Lenny Ellis, an inspector for the police who is overly dedicated to his job. With the detective willing to give the young man the benefit of the doubt, Al and Ellis begin a race against time to find the mayor's true murderer.