Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Hell House by Richard Matheson

3 reviews

elysianbud's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

More gross than it is scary, but with enough creepy moments to keep reading. The ending felt rushed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Confinement, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Rape, Death, Gore, Grief, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Incest, Grief, Pedophilia, and Animal death

dylpickles's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexual assault, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Sexual content, Body horror, Rape, Violence, and Self harm

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Infertility, Misogyny, Murder, Death, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Alcohol

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Stalking, Ableism, Cannibalism, Child death, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Drug use, Drug abuse, Incest, Abortion, Infidelity, and Pedophilia

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