Manga creator Junji Ito uses Tomie to offer a unique take on femme fatales. It's common knowledge that Ito is a master of his craft. His beautifully haunting and detailed artwork is memorizing and uncanny to the eye. Ito's stories are unsettling, often taking the mundane and the comfortable and twisting them into untold horrors beyond comprehension. Such is the case in one of his most beloved classics, Tomie. This widely acclaimed series is a tragic and terrifying tale of a beautiful young woman and the men who obsess over her. It is easy to call Tomie herself somewhat of a femme fatale, but that would do this terrific tale a disservice.
Author Agatha Christie 's Miss Marple is one of the most iconic and celebrated literary sleuths of all time. The amateur investigator was first introduced in the 1930 novel Murder at the Vicarage , appearing in 11 subsequent novels up until 1976. The character has been portrayed on the stage, on radio, and for our purposes, on the big and small screen several times since the character's screen debut in 1961. Over the past 60 years, Miss Marple has been portrayed by several actresses, many of whom hail from different parts of the world. To see who did Miss Marple the most justice on screen, scroll below. Updated July 21st, 2022 by George Chrysostomou: Agatha Christie's works are still influencing the industry today and Miss Marple is among her most famous creations. With the Knives Out sequel, Glass Onion , taking the audience back to the genre, it's well worth checking out these classic portrayals of one of the best detectives out there featuring some fantastic Mis...
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