Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

La casa infernal by Richard Matheson

4 reviews

jzupp's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Animal death, Suicide, Sexual content, and Mental illness

Minor: Cannibalism, Confinement, Gore, Alcoholism, and Death

zeynothekivircik's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

It's not horror, there is nothing scary in it. The bigotry is scarier than the actual horror elements. Quite unreadable by 2022 standards but might have been decent back when it was first released. (Also what is the obsession with nipples???) The ending is very, and I mean very unsatisfactory. Once again adding that this book is more focused on fetishising and stereotyping its characters than the horror itself. Avoid this if SA topics, homophobia, misogyny and excessive mention of genitalia is triggering to you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Sexism, Violence, Torture, Transphobia, Outing, Lesbophobia, Gore, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Physical abuse, Body horror, Blood, Biphobia, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Death, and Addiction

house_of_hannah's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This essentially boils down to being about a horny and deranged ghost. Due to this expect a lot of nudity, and sexual assault. I generally adore haunted house stories, but this just leaned too much into the sexual side of horror for my tastes. 

The pacing feels ok for a majority of the graphic novel, but then the last 30 pages just zip through the climax. I didn't even exactly understand what happened at the end to solve the problem. 

I do still want to give the novel a try, as I'd love to compare the two, but the graphic novel does not live up to what I've heard about the novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, Murder, Mental illness, and Death

Moderate: Animal death and Infidelity

Minor: Body shaming, Pregnancy, and Drug abuse

mrdcoolblue's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Homophobia and Self harm

Minor: Drug abuse, Religious bigotry, and Mental illness