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The Dark Horse Book of Hauntings (The Dark Horse Book of ...)
Dark Horse's horror line launches its new prestige format with this hardcover book filled with original short stories by some of the most respected names in comics. The longest story in The Dark Horse Book of Hauntings is also Mike Mignola's only new Hellboy adventure in 2003 Come along as Hellboy investigates a haunted house and discovers his own unexpected connection to...more
Hardcover, 96 pages
Published
September 9th 2003
by Dark Horse Comics
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Seitsemästä lyhyestä sarjakuvanovellista ja muusta kummitteluun liittyvästä aineistosta koottu "The Dark Horse Book of Hauntings" (Dark Horse Comics, 2003) oli lukukokemuksena ristiriitainen.
Sarjakuvien joukossa on pari hutia, mutta etupäässä tarinat ovat ihan onnistuneita. Mike Richardsonin ja P.Craig Russellin "Gone"" on varsin hyytävä aloitus kokoelmalle. Mike Mignolan "Dr. Carp's Experiment" osoittautuu perusvarmaksi Hellboy-lyhäriksi. Riman ylitt...more
Sarjakuvien joukossa on pari hutia, mutta etupäässä tarinat ovat ihan onnistuneita. Mike Richardsonin ja P.Craig Russellin "Gone"" on varsin hyytävä aloitus kokoelmalle. Mike Mignolan "Dr. Carp's Experiment" osoittautuu perusvarmaksi Hellboy-lyhäriksi. Riman ylitt...more
The book is an anthology of short comics based on the theme of haunted houses. It’s quite short at 92 pages especially given that most of the work included is comics and as such are quick to read. It’s also just ok to read with about half the strips being interesting, the other half just dull, and a prose story that’ sub par although Gary Gianni’s artwork is amazing. There’s also a 10 page interview with a psychic and if you’re like me then you’ll roll your eyes at that one. Anyone who claims to...more
Sarah Stumpf
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A good collection of short horror stories, great for fans off horror comics or people just looking to round out a graphic novel collection. I was impressed by the art detail and by the eclectic collection. The interview with the Medium was really interesting and not what you expect to find in something like this. Kudos to Scott Allie for thinking outside the box.
Sebina (Classicmaiden)
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A great series with a nice selection of stories. I liked Scott Allie's introductions which perfectly leads you into the books. My favourite stories in this book consists of the Hellboy story, 'Dr. Carp's excitement' and the Beasts of Burden story, 'Stray'. The story, 'This Small Favor' was also a particular story that I really enjoyed.
As a series, I loved these. Yet no individual title stands out in my memory as exceptional, and each was a mix of sterling and forgettable material — though I'm sure others forgot different parts than I did. Anyway: each is worth having.
I've recently become obsessed with Mike Mignola's Hellboy of comic books and am buying anything with a Hellboy story in it, including this. This svelte hardcover (only 92 pages!) collection of visually beautiful graphic storytelling comes off as a pleasant lunchtime diversion, because I had it my office, or something you read to your kids at bedtime because they've been naughty and you want to scare the bejeezus out of them.
The highest recommendations are for the single text short ...more
The highest recommendations are for the single text short ...more
Wonderful! The whole series is wonderful! I wish we had the Book of the Dead at my library system, too, but it looks like it's out of print (and $18 for a used copy on Amazon!)
there's a haunted house/ghost story in here for everyone. I especially enjoyed the first story "Gone" and was surprised to find that the artist is a University of Cincinnati graduate!
some of the stories are great, some are just OK. lovely little hellboy vignette...
Really made me miss the old House of Mystery series.
I skipped the short stories :P
I didn't pick up this series when it first started coming out because it sounded creepier than I care for. But one of the stories is now an ongoing series (Beasts of Burden) that makes regular reference to their past adventures, so I ordered it up from the library. Very quick read and not so creepy/gory after all. Many of the stories were too short to have much impact, but the Hellboy one was excellent. The binding is gorgeous; it justifies the cost increase over a standard trade paperback.
Not very scary, but the art is nice.
I got this from Vanessa when she was moving a few years ago. It may have belonged to her housemate who was also moving and had also put a bunch of stuff in the give away pile.
I got this from Vanessa when she was moving a few years ago. It may have belonged to her housemate who was also moving and had also put a bunch of stuff in the give away pile.
Only one piece by Mike Mignola and the others were average. Not as awesome as I had hoped.
I just love this stuff!
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