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A review by jshawreads
Let Me Out by Emmett Nahil, George Williams
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Thank you to Netgalley, Oni Press, and Emmett Nahil and George Williams for providing me with a free electronic ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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Let Me Out is a queer horror graphic novel set in a small town in the USA at the height of the "Satanic Panic". When the local Pastor's wife is found dead, apparently covered in satanic sigils, it ends up being the band of outcasts Mitch, Terri, Lupe, and Jackson, the punks and queers of the town, who suffer the blame. As the sheriff and an FBI agent work to cover things up, the gang of four will have to (quite literally) deal with the devil to make it out alive.
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It is a really gripping narrative, with beautiful and real characters facing the worst of the worst as queer people in 1979. The phobia and abuse they suffer is the real devil, apart from you know.... the real actual devil...
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Delightfully gory and spooky, but with a core group of lovable outcasts at the core, Let Me Out is a fantastic edition to the queer horror catalogue.
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Let Me Out is a queer horror graphic novel set in a small town in the USA at the height of the "Satanic Panic". When the local Pastor's wife is found dead, apparently covered in satanic sigils, it ends up being the band of outcasts Mitch, Terri, Lupe, and Jackson, the punks and queers of the town, who suffer the blame. As the sheriff and an FBI agent work to cover things up, the gang of four will have to (quite literally) deal with the devil to make it out alive.
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It is a really gripping narrative, with beautiful and real characters facing the worst of the worst as queer people in 1979. The phobia and abuse they suffer is the real devil, apart from you know.... the real actual devil...
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Delightfully gory and spooky, but with a core group of lovable outcasts at the core, Let Me Out is a fantastic edition to the queer horror catalogue.