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chris_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
This was so spooky... I'm in love with the atmosphere in here. The art is so gorgeously creepy. The stories have kind of a campfire story feel to them. It actually reminded me a lot of The Magnus Archives in the way they were structured, but that comparison might have more to do with my lack of experience with horror anthologies. I guess I should read more though, considering how much I liked this one. The only thing I'd change would be to make a few of the stories longer with added character depth.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Death and Murder
Minor: Animal death
obfuscatress's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Eerie and beautifully illustrated, this graphic anthology reads like the dark twin of a beloved bedtime story. It will leave you feeling haunted in your own home yet hungry for more. On a critical note though, the cast of main characters is decidedly monotonous.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Blood
Minor: Death of parent, Violence, and Animal death
avisreadsandreads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Body horror, and Death
arsinoeb72fd's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror and Violence
deadamericanwriter's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
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? N/A
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror
magicschooltokoro's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Death
Come for the illustrations/artwork, quasi-retelling based off Brothers Grimm, and the creepy and foreboding atmosphere and mood. The artwork is immersive and creative (engaging text bubbles), though it reminded me of newspaper cartoons, Matilda, and Curious George. Some impactful, haunting verses, songs, refrains, also a highlight. Second and fourth stories, of a girl helping her friend con others with false medium readings and her subsequent invisible haunting seen by narrator, and the girl moving to a mansion (just married) and hears a haunting verse and finds something there. A good read for the front porch at night, watching a nearby storm or listening to the rain.raynestorm's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Haunting and Beautiful, an excellent read for anyone that loves the darkest hearts of Fairytales.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Blood, Violence, and Physical abuse
nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Body horror
Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Death of parent
almost_literate's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Brilliant art. Absolutely beautiful book, served the spooky stories so well. Great vibe.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
Minor: Body horror and Abandonment
marxlee's review against another edition
3.75
Beautiful art and interesting concepts in the stories.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror