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These ten stories by South Korean author Bora Chung started off with somewhat lighter, surreal, yet meaningful horror - the opening stories were just breathtaking: “The Head��, the story of a woman whose remains of all sorts, hair, skin, nails, feces assemble to form a new being; “The Embodiment��, in which a woman falls pregnant mysteriously to an even more mysterious “child��; and the titular “Cursed Bunny�� in which karma finds its place through cursed objects. I liked the kind of sharp critique creeping through this intro, along with a very visual kind of storytelling. Alas, this intro was also the highlight for me.

The stories then moved towards heavier, somewhat sadder dark fantasy territory. I am not a great fan of fantasy or fairy tales and that was prevalent in the longer writings of “Ruler of the Winds and Sands��, ��ٲԲ������� or ��ٳ��������� which can teach much about the exploitative nature of humans. There’s even some good science fiction hidden in the scary folds of AI brains.

Nevertheless, no matter whether you do or don’t like singular stories, you need to give Chung her due; her work has something to say, offers a highly original style and when the stories are good, they are truly striking.