Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Bad Dreams in the Night by Adam Ellis

8 reviews

noahweasley's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Death, Gore, Cannibalism, and Violence

imstephtacular's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, and Death

Minor: Gore and Grief

suerte_encantada's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Body horror, Violence, Death, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Suicide and Car accident

shaunashares's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Body horror, Violence, and Gore

bimenace's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Murder, Blood, Death, and Body horror

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Suicide

Minor: Child death

kimwritesstuff's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

5.0

 

I've followed Adam Ellis since he was at Buzzfeed and I've always loved his comics. This collection of horror stories has just made me more of a fan. I loved not just the spooky stories, but the personal touch after each story that explains the inspiration behind each one. 

As a child of the 90s I grew up on Are You Afraid of the Dark? and Goosebumps, later graduating to fun horror movies like Scream and Urban Legends. This comic collection reminded me so much of quintessential 90s horror. The stories are scary enough to stick in your mind, but have just enough camp to make you chuckle. I loved the twist Adam put on classic horror stories like the Green Ribbon and his originals are unsettling in the best way. 

If you're a fan of Adam's previous work and of horror, this will be a great book for you. 

Thanks to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for the ARC. All opinions are my own. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, and Blood

slavic_bookworm's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Murder, Confinement, Self harm, Body horror, Excrement, Blood, Cannibalism, Gore, Stalking, and Violence

moonwitch's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Stalking