I've read many of Ito's short stories before, but never any of his longer ones save for Remina. So on a whim I just decided to read Gyo thanks to this thread, and I found it to be 1/3 horrifying, 1/3 funny, and 1/3 retarded. Typical Ito writing I suppose. Based on what I've seen from the trailers, the director seems to be trying give it that proper "horror" feel, but I do wonder if it was a wise move to alter the cast. I guess I'll reserve judgement until I see the actual show itself.