Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill

9 reviews

itsjadenbaby's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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? No

3.0

Average. I don’t think horror graphic novels are really my thing, but I liked the concept of all the keys. This definitely kept me interested.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Blood, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Confinement and Physical abuse

Minor: Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Pedophilia

allbookedupwithrosie's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Creative storyline, a little boy finds a door with a key. While that doesn’t sound like much, after going through hell in the summer, this little boy goes on a wild adventure. (I won’t spoil it, though I’m sure most who read this know the gist of the story).

Intrigued to continue reading the story in graphic format. Little to be desired in my opinion for the graphics though. Everyone looks so rough.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

bekah445's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Child abuse, Blood, Gun violence, and Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Trafficking

pagesofash's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Grief, Gore, Blood, and Gun violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Rape

rachelunabridged's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Gore

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

anntharai's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Entertaining story and great art work, though if you’re coming from the Netflix adaptation just know it’s darker than on screen. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, Gun violence, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual assault, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Physical abuse

katsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

 “Kids always think they're coming into a story at the beginning, when usually they're coming in at the end.” 

I watched the Netflix adaptation of this and really enjoyed it. Hence my interest in the comic. I can't say I was disappointed! Admittedly, the comic is much more graphic than the show so that was a bit of a surprise but once I got used to that, I really enjoyed the creepy crawlies this novel gave me. Usually I wouldn't go for the horror genre but this was a lot of fun. Its making me rethink the distate I thought I had for the genre. I would give massive trigger warnings for death and violence. If those things are difficult for you, this is not for you at all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

bmaackreadscomics's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Despite the incredibly dark and violent content, it was a very easy and quick read. Gabriel Rodriguez on art did an amazing job conveying action and events from one panel to the next. The writing left a little to be desired in my opinion, with a heavy reliance on voiceover narration from the different characters.

The mystery of the keys, Key House, and the kids’ family history is definitely compelling. But the darkness that this family must live through is a little too much for me. The writing almost gets edgelordy at times especially with Ty. I mean just look at how many content warnings I had to put on this review! Also, while there is at least a little growth amongst the characters, their growth is perhaps in the exact wrong direction in that their trauma that haunts them is not only validated but is deepened as more terrible things keep happening. Bode is by far my favorite character as he’s the story’s only sense of innocence and curiosity.  

I understand that this is a horror/mystery, but long story short is that everyone in this comic desperately needs therapy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Blood and Stalking

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

micheala's review against another edition

dark

2.0

It had an interesting premise, however I think that personally it was way too gory for me to be able to enjoy the story. Also I detest plots that only work because the characters do stupid things and that is a large part of this plotline. 

I think this has cemented that horror is just not the genre for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Alcoholism