Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

Bad Dreams in the Night by Adam Ellis

10 reviews

aliciaofalaska's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Body horror, and Death

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

kirkspockreads's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

TERRIFYING

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Stalking, Sexism, Murder, Medical trauma, Body horror, and Blood

mrsmcg's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I've been a fan of Adam Ellis for ages and this book was just a delight to read. It touched the same nerves that got jangled by Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark but with a modern voice. Ghost stories for the modern haunted.

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Content Warnings

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

kelseyr713's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

Art is great but none of the stories are particularly memorable. I think this would be excellent for young kids getting into horror though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Stalking, and Blood

kleinekita's review

funny mysterious fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Stalking, and Suicide

sarrie's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

 

TL;DR: If you’re a fan or new to Adam Ellis’s work, these short horror comics are fun and unsettling. I really enjoyed these. 

Longtime fans of Adam Ellis will probably need no pitch on this one but for new fans I really truly recommend this. The stories are short, bite-sized horror with inspiration in classic and modern horror. 

This collection had two big strengths for me. The first was that each story had an author’s note telling about the inspiration and the root idea. I loved this as it added depth to the story and a perspective I might not have seen. 

The second is that Adam Elli’s use of space and composition is fantastic. I love his panel layouts and designs and the angles of so many of his shots. This is a development I’ve seen over the years of following his work and this graphic novel really illustrated how he’s grown as an artist. 

I loved this collection and can’t wait to have my own copy for the shelves to reread, as I’ll definitely do so in the future. 

4.5 out of 5 Creepy Milk Doors 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Stalking, Gore, Animal death, and Death

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

torturedreadersdept's review

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Stalking, Murder, and Death

Minor: Homophobia, Suicide, Hate crime, and Gun violence