Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV

17 reviews

madmayham's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Essa amostra do primeiro capítulo do quadrinho foi muito interessante. Foi uma forma de fazer as pessoas terem vontade de ler o volume inteiro.
Valeu a pena.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Blood, Body horror, Child death, and Death

Minor: Homophobia and Cursing

paigehf's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gore, Blood, Murder, Body horror, Violence, and Cursing

rowanrelph's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gore, Kidnapping, Stalking, Torture, Child death, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Bullying, Cursing, and Alcohol

Minor: Gun violence, Alcoholism, and Confinement

swimfast724's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

It's so rare you read horror stories, especially with monsters, that are original with unique ideas, and art that is both scary and beautiful. This hits every single box 💯✅️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Grief, Kidnapping, Gore, and Cursing

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

theverycraftyvegan's review

adventurous challenging dark 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

5.0

Gory and mysterious, an excellent graphic novel for adults. Gave me big Stranger Things-meets-Buffy the Vampire Slayer vibes and I absolutely loved it. The art is fantastic and I can’t  wait to continue the series. A nice quick read for Halloween that ended on a cliffhanger. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Kidnapping, Murder, Cursing, Grief, Confinement, Gore, Animal death, Death, and Violence

Minor: Bullying, Gun violence, and Homophobia

wasabipopsicle's review

dark mysterious tense 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: Body horror, Murder, Vomit, Cursing, and Gun violence

Minor: Homophobia

steveatwaywords's review

adventurous dark 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? No

2.75

I may revise my rating later, but this first entry into the series of horror comics feels at one and the same time cliched in its scenes and characters and working too hard to provoke readers through its gore of child bodies.

I'm a fan of Tynion's other work, especially Nice House on the Lake, so I want top read the rest of the series to see where it goes; this first volume leaves far too much yet unexplained (though the foreshadowing of a dark cabal of monster-killers isn't altogether promising). 

Am I missing something, or is some horror now more akin to dark fantasy?  I felt no horror, but was compelled a bit by the action. 

(And as ever, kudos to Tynion for normalizing the non-binary.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing

leanniefae's review

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Because this was such a fast read and I tried not to focus too much on the gore, I'm shockingly looking forward to reading the rest of these. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Violence

vaguely_pink'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, Cursing, Body horror, Gun violence, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Alcohol, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Bullying

Minor: Homophobia, Animal death, and Grief

androthemeda's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Death, Gore, Child death, Violence, and Cursing