The Window Next Door Explained

The neighbour s window also titled the window next door or the adjacent window is the third chapter from volume 13 of the horror world of junji ito collection the circus is here.

The window next door explained.

Hiroshi sakaguchi and his family move into a new house. As the reader you begin to piece together parts of the widow that have remained hidden for decades and as the relationship with her neighbors begins to deteriorate an entirely creepy character. Short story by junji ito. The widow next door pulls you in from the start with a sweet old woman who loves her cat amos and watches out her window to drive away the lonely.

Jane befriends the widow next door and as she is their only neighbour it helps relieve some of her boredom having someone to chat to. When jane and alex move into 312 bristol lane they have high hopes for a happy life and a new baby but very soon things change. The widow next door is a gripping dark and at times disturbing tale. In addition to junji ito s trademark artwork what makes this story work is its nightmarish simplicity and lack of explanation.