Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill

30 reviews

shay_starlessxsea's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Body horror, Gun violence, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Drug abuse

phenaproxima's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-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

4.5

I love Locke & Key, and it's hard to imagine a stronger start. We begin with

an incredibly traumatic experience

and have nothing but instant empathy for the Locke family, all of whom are well-written and feel like real people as they struggle with the fallout of

their father's violent murder

. The plot of this volume is kind of a slow burn, and

the arch-antagonist takes a back seat

. I love the way Joe Hill writes his villains - they're uncompromising, truly nasty pieces of work. The underlying mythology of the series, though not as fully developed as it will be later, is intriguing.

I can see Gabriel Rodriguez's art style being divisive, but I'm fully on board. It's stylized, incredibly detailed, and does a great job supporting the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Minor: Sexual violence

There is an implied rape. Several people are graphically murdered.

jennybear86's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

coffeecass's review against another edition

4.0

Loved the story! It had the right amount of heart and horror. The characters felt real, as did their trauma. I cannot wait to see some of the questions I had while reading be answered in the rest of the books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Pedophilia

Contains the murder of a teacher by a student.

kaiyakaiyo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault

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

agentshellfish's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

I really like this story and can't wait to read more. Elements of cultural appropriation (such as Kinsey's dreadlocks) age this comic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Cultural appropriation

swizzle_malarkey's review against another edition

dark

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Murder, and Death of parent

clarebear2218's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder