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esthergreenwoodx's review against another edition
4.0
This was great. Classic spooky stuff clearly inspired by classic horror tropes, but still unique. I loved the references to the old Darkside show and all of the other little horror and movie references. As I read through Joe Hill's body of work, I'm always impressed by his imagination and ability to create characters I care about. Wish the reboot show had worked out, cause I would have loved to watch this!
laurenleyendolibros's review against another edition
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
traceythompson's review against another edition
3.0
This was okay. These are scripts, so they’re obviously meant to be performed, so merely reading the words doesn’t do the show much justice. I probably would have watched the show, just because I’m a Joe Hill fan. Not amazing, but a pretty good read for a fan of horror anthology shows.
motherhorror's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
"A crow lands on a street sign at the corner of BRADBURY and ROMERO..."
Damn it. I wish this was a show rather than this collection of scripts. This just in: I don't like reading manuscripts for movies or TV shows! There's so much missing when you're trying to read through technical specs like: "As Ward speaks, he double taps the BAD THING with the stylus. The screen reads, RENDERING. Newman turns and tries on an unconvincing look of horror."
It's hard to get into the flow of the narrative when you're constantly tripping over stuff like that but I guess after awhile, you get used to it.
Hill says in his forward that he, "had and continues to have, an author boner for TV..." and lists shows like, Orange is the New Black and Stranger Things. Then he said he structured the Fireman after a cable TV show! That makes so much sense to me! It didn't read like a normal novel to me...
Anyhoo!
I think a marriage between the 1980s show, Tales From the Darkside and Joe Hill sounded like a match made in heaven and I'm really bummed it's not happening. Especially now after reading these scripts. I guess the network that was wanting to buy the show was the CW so in a way, I'm actually glad it didn't make it because I hate that network! It's too YA and sappy for something cool like this.
So in short, all the stories and the artwork earn themselves 4 stars but the biggest component, the format, was a bit of a struggle so, I can't give an enthusiastic 4 stars, dropping it to a 3.5
It's a great book for the collection but in terms of graphic novels/comics, Locke & Key and Wraith are definitely legit, this one falls a little short of their glory.
"A crow lands on a street sign at the corner of BRADBURY and ROMERO..."
Damn it. I wish this was a show rather than this collection of scripts. This just in: I don't like reading manuscripts for movies or TV shows! There's so much missing when you're trying to read through technical specs like: "As Ward speaks, he double taps the BAD THING with the stylus. The screen reads, RENDERING. Newman turns and tries on an unconvincing look of horror."
It's hard to get into the flow of the narrative when you're constantly tripping over stuff like that but I guess after awhile, you get used to it.
Hill says in his forward that he, "had and continues to have, an author boner for TV..." and lists shows like, Orange is the New Black and Stranger Things. Then he said he structured the Fireman after a cable TV show! That makes so much sense to me! It didn't read like a normal novel to me...
Anyhoo!
I think a marriage between the 1980s show, Tales From the Darkside and Joe Hill sounded like a match made in heaven and I'm really bummed it's not happening. Especially now after reading these scripts. I guess the network that was wanting to buy the show was the CW so in a way, I'm actually glad it didn't make it because I hate that network! It's too YA and sappy for something cool like this.
So in short, all the stories and the artwork earn themselves 4 stars but the biggest component, the format, was a bit of a struggle so, I can't give an enthusiastic 4 stars, dropping it to a 3.5
It's a great book for the collection but in terms of graphic novels/comics, Locke & Key and Wraith are definitely legit, this one falls a little short of their glory.
traceythompson's review
3.0
This was okay. These are scripts, so they’re obviously meant to be performed, so merely reading the words doesn’t do the show much justice. I probably would have watched the show, just because I’m a Joe Hill fan. Not amazing, but a pretty good read for a fan of horror anthology shows.
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