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The Dark Horse Book of Hauntings
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 the spirits within. P. Craig Russell (Sandman, Murder Mysteries) adapts Dark Horse publisher Mike Richardson's story about a child who leads friends and family into an abandoned house, and Paul Chadwick and his longtime Concrete editor Randy Stradley team up for a creepy short about a haunted suit. In the strangest entry in the book, Jill Thompson (Scary Godmother) and Evan Dorkin (Hectic Planet) recount the legend of a haunted doghouse. With a Victorian ghost story illustrated by Gary Gianni, and an interview with real-life seance medium L.L. Dreller, plus a new Devil's Footprints story and outstanding contributions from international artists Uli Oesterle (Germany) and Lucas Maragnon (Mexico), this is the ultimate book for horror-comics enthusiasts and fans of fantastic artwork.
91 pages, Hardcover
First published August 27, 2003
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Mike Mignola
1,867 books2,536 followersMike Mignola was born September 16, 1960 in Berkeley, California and grew up in nearby Oakland. His fascination with ghosts and monsters began at an early age (he doesn't remember why) and reading Dracula at age 13 introduced him to Victorian literature and folklore from which he has never recovered.
In 1982, hoping to find a way to draw monsters for a living, he moved to New York City and began working for Marvel Comics, first as a (very terrible) inker and then as an artist on comics like Rocket Raccoon, Alpha Flight and The Hulk. By the late 80s he had begun to develop his signature style (thin lines, clunky shapes and lots of black) and moved onto higher profile commercial projects like Cosmic Odyssey (1988) and Gotham by Gaslight (1989) for DC Comics, and the not-so-commercial Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser (1990) for Marvel. In 1992, he drew the comic book adaptation of the film Bram Stoker's Dracula for Topps Comics.
In 1993, Mike moved to Dark Horse comics and created Hellboy, a half-demon occult detective who may or may not be the Beast of the Apocalypse. While the first story line (Seed of Destruction, 1994) was co-written by John Byrne, Mike has continued writing the series himself. There are, at this moment, 13 Hellboy graphic novel collections (with more on the way), several spin-off titles (B.P.R.D., Lobster Johnson, Abe Sapien and Witchfinder), three anthologies of prose stories, several novels, two animated films and two live-action films staring Ron Perlman. Hellboy has earned numerous comic industry awards and is published in a great many countries.
Mike also created the award-winning comic book The Amazing Screw-on Head and has co-written two novels (Baltimore, or, the Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire and Joe Golem and the Drowning City) with best-selling author Christopher Golden.
Mike worked (very briefly) with Francis Ford Coppola on his film Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), was a production designer on the Disney film Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) and was visual consultant to director Guillermo del Toro on Blade II (2002), Hellboy (2004) and Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008). He lives somewhere in Southern California with his wife, daughter, a lot of books and a cat.
In 1982, hoping to find a way to draw monsters for a living, he moved to New York City and began working for Marvel Comics, first as a (very terrible) inker and then as an artist on comics like Rocket Raccoon, Alpha Flight and The Hulk. By the late 80s he had begun to develop his signature style (thin lines, clunky shapes and lots of black) and moved onto higher profile commercial projects like Cosmic Odyssey (1988) and Gotham by Gaslight (1989) for DC Comics, and the not-so-commercial Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser (1990) for Marvel. In 1992, he drew the comic book adaptation of the film Bram Stoker's Dracula for Topps Comics.
In 1993, Mike moved to Dark Horse comics and created Hellboy, a half-demon occult detective who may or may not be the Beast of the Apocalypse. While the first story line (Seed of Destruction, 1994) was co-written by John Byrne, Mike has continued writing the series himself. There are, at this moment, 13 Hellboy graphic novel collections (with more on the way), several spin-off titles (B.P.R.D., Lobster Johnson, Abe Sapien and Witchfinder), three anthologies of prose stories, several novels, two animated films and two live-action films staring Ron Perlman. Hellboy has earned numerous comic industry awards and is published in a great many countries.
Mike also created the award-winning comic book The Amazing Screw-on Head and has co-written two novels (Baltimore, or, the Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire and Joe Golem and the Drowning City) with best-selling author Christopher Golden.
Mike worked (very briefly) with Francis Ford Coppola on his film Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), was a production designer on the Disney film Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) and was visual consultant to director Guillermo del Toro on Blade II (2002), Hellboy (2004) and Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008). He lives somewhere in Southern California with his wife, daughter, a lot of books and a cat.
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March 18, 2025
A quick read anthology i discovered at my library, which was creepy as opposed to scary. The last story, stray, was so cute!
March 2, 2020
Esta es una colección de relatos breves, ilustrados por dibujantes conocidos en la industria del cómic, todos ellos sobre el tema de las casas encantadas y los fantasmas. También hay un relato gótico en prosa y una entrevista con un medium, que no me resultaron tan interesantes.
Todas las historias son entretenidas y agradables de leer. Me han gustado especialmente:
- 'Ido' - Muy atractiva gráficamente, con dibujos muy limpios de P. Craig Russell. Comienza cuando dos chicos se aproximan jugando a una casa encantada y unos de ellos entra y tarda en salir.
- 'El experimento del Dr. Carp' - Aquí Mike Mignola nos introduce a su personaje, Hellboy, en una investigación de una casa encantada. El crossover funciona!
- 'Para siempre' - Con un dibujo muy original, Uli Oesterle nos cuenta la historia de un hombre que después de hacerse un tatuaje se va sin pagar.
- 'Callejeros' - Evan Dorkin ilustra una historia diferente, aquí el fantasma es canino y ha encantado la caseta de un perro. Divertido!
Todas las historias son entretenidas y agradables de leer. Me han gustado especialmente:
- 'Ido' - Muy atractiva gráficamente, con dibujos muy limpios de P. Craig Russell. Comienza cuando dos chicos se aproximan jugando a una casa encantada y unos de ellos entra y tarda en salir.
- 'El experimento del Dr. Carp' - Aquí Mike Mignola nos introduce a su personaje, Hellboy, en una investigación de una casa encantada. El crossover funciona!
- 'Para siempre' - Con un dibujo muy original, Uli Oesterle nos cuenta la historia de un hombre que después de hacerse un tatuaje se va sin pagar.
- 'Callejeros' - Evan Dorkin ilustra una historia diferente, aquí el fantasma es canino y ha encantado la caseta de un perro. Divertido!
October 25, 2013
Another library find that works very well for October Scare Fest reading. Probably my most favorite type of horror/scary story is ghost stories. Even though ghost stories have been around, well, forever, they have the potential to be very diverse. And I feel that each one can feel different. I haven't read very many graphic novel-format ghost stories, so this was a new one for me. Wasn't sure what to expect, but I was pleasantly surprised.
I think that the authors successfully plumbed the deep waters of the ghost story, with each one in this volume having a distinct feel.
Truthfully, there were two prose narratives. The first was was a classic, "Thurnley Abbey" by Perceval Landon. It feels very much like a classic story, and that's good. I feel that the actual ghost was a bit unclear, but I am not unappreciative of a ghost story that depends more on atmosphere than description of the actual scare-causing element. The accompanying illustrations were lovely. I liked it. Definitely gave me the classic ghost story infusion I enjoy so much. The other, "Spirit Rescue", was an interview with a medium IL Dreller. It was interesting hearing his encounters with real-life ghosts and his insight into the modern spiritualist movement. I do believe in ghosts in real life. And I watch all the ghost shows, so it was an interesting addition to this book.
As far as the graphic novel stories, I enjoyed them all. The artwork was uniformly well done, showcasing the distinctive styles of all the contributors. I enjoyed Mignola's addition, "Dr. Carp's Experiment," but that's no surprise. I actually liked all the stories. My favorite was "Stray", which is about a poor Beagle whose dog house is haunted and has to get some professional help from a ghost hunting dog. It was cute! Some of the stories were definitely eerie, although none were "I can't sleep" scary.
Overall a good collection, and a quick read. Recommend to fans of both graphic novels and ghosts.
I think that the authors successfully plumbed the deep waters of the ghost story, with each one in this volume having a distinct feel.
Truthfully, there were two prose narratives. The first was was a classic, "Thurnley Abbey" by Perceval Landon. It feels very much like a classic story, and that's good. I feel that the actual ghost was a bit unclear, but I am not unappreciative of a ghost story that depends more on atmosphere than description of the actual scare-causing element. The accompanying illustrations were lovely. I liked it. Definitely gave me the classic ghost story infusion I enjoy so much. The other, "Spirit Rescue", was an interview with a medium IL Dreller. It was interesting hearing his encounters with real-life ghosts and his insight into the modern spiritualist movement. I do believe in ghosts in real life. And I watch all the ghost shows, so it was an interesting addition to this book.
As far as the graphic novel stories, I enjoyed them all. The artwork was uniformly well done, showcasing the distinctive styles of all the contributors. I enjoyed Mignola's addition, "Dr. Carp's Experiment," but that's no surprise. I actually liked all the stories. My favorite was "Stray", which is about a poor Beagle whose dog house is haunted and has to get some professional help from a ghost hunting dog. It was cute! Some of the stories were definitely eerie, although none were "I can't sleep" scary.
Overall a good collection, and a quick read. Recommend to fans of both graphic novels and ghosts.
September 8, 2017
A little digest sized anthology of horror. The standouts of course were the Hellboy story. Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson's Beasts of Burden tale of a haunted doghouse was a lot of fun too. I also enjoyed the first story in the book by P. Craig Russell, about a haunted house of course. The prose story and interview with the "medium" you can just skip. They're crap.
September 19, 2011
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 have powers of any kind and be in contact with the dead are scum in my book so I just skipped that section entirely.
The good stuff: Mike Richardson and P Craig Russell’s “Gone” about an isolated, abandoned house that swallows up anyone who decides to break into it. Great story, even better artwork, a great start.
Mike Mignola writes and draws his contribution “Dr Carp’s Experiment”, a Hellboy adventure. As usual Mignola knocks it out of the park and as a big fan of Hellboy I was very pleased to see it’s inclusion here. Great short comic.
“The House on the Corner” by Milton Freewater Jnr and Lucas Marangon is a nice spooky little real life story based on a haunted house in the southern states of America, it reminded me of the kind of half baked ghost books I read when I was a kid.
Uli Oesterle’s “Forever” is excellent, it’s about a man who gets a tattoo but runs off when it’s done without paying the bill, running over the tattooist when he tries to stop him. The tattoo then begins to grow... Fantastic horror that doesn’t fit into the haunted house theme but is awesome anyway.
It’s a great little collection but goes by very quickly. Worth a look but only if you find it real cheap or at the library, I wouldn’t pay £9 or so for it.
The good stuff: Mike Richardson and P Craig Russell’s “Gone” about an isolated, abandoned house that swallows up anyone who decides to break into it. Great story, even better artwork, a great start.
Mike Mignola writes and draws his contribution “Dr Carp’s Experiment”, a Hellboy adventure. As usual Mignola knocks it out of the park and as a big fan of Hellboy I was very pleased to see it’s inclusion here. Great short comic.
“The House on the Corner” by Milton Freewater Jnr and Lucas Marangon is a nice spooky little real life story based on a haunted house in the southern states of America, it reminded me of the kind of half baked ghost books I read when I was a kid.
Uli Oesterle’s “Forever” is excellent, it’s about a man who gets a tattoo but runs off when it’s done without paying the bill, running over the tattooist when he tries to stop him. The tattoo then begins to grow... Fantastic horror that doesn’t fit into the haunted house theme but is awesome anyway.
It’s a great little collection but goes by very quickly. Worth a look but only if you find it real cheap or at the library, I wouldn’t pay £9 or so for it.
January 22, 2023
As with most collections of short stories the quality varies, but in general all of them were pretty enjoyable. There's a Hellboy story in here that I really enjoyed, as well as an actual short story punctuated with only a couple of images that was also quite effective.
April 8, 2019
This is a nicely put together anthology of seven graphic ghost stories, a classic prose story reprinted with nice illustrations, and an interview with a medium that I could have done without. There's a good Hellboy tale along with the rest of the comic tales, many of which would have been good episodes of Tales From the Darkside. I particularly enjoyed Gone, Stray, and This Small Favor. I should have read it at Halloween instead of near Easter!
December 26, 2020
(4,2 of 5 for a great haunting house ghost stories anthology by Allie)
I like horrors, I like paranormal stories, ghost, monsters and all. So do Scott Allie and all his little big helpers here. This is an anthology of short comic stories (and one written story and one interesting interview) and it all fits the theme perfectly. Overall quality is good, most of them have "old comics" style but I enjoyed them all. It's nice spooky/Halloween reading.
I like horrors, I like paranormal stories, ghost, monsters and all. So do Scott Allie and all his little big helpers here. This is an anthology of short comic stories (and one written story and one interesting interview) and it all fits the theme perfectly. Overall quality is good, most of them have "old comics" style but I enjoyed them all. It's nice spooky/Halloween reading.
October 28, 2019
Nice collection of old school creepy stories
October 31, 2015
The Dark Horse Book of Hauntings is dedicated to Hans Holzer, Edward Gorey, and the Fox sisters, which tells you everything you need to know about its sensibilities. Only 92 pages, the volume contains nine separate entries - eight stories, and one interview with a real-life medium - of varying styles and quality. Most are graphic stories, but not all: my favorite (the traditional English-gothic "Thurnley Abbey") and least favorite (the interview with L.L. Dreller, which bored me enough that it took me a couple of weeks to bother to finish it) pieces were both text-only.
The most famous contributor here is Mike Mignola, who gets top-billing for a Hellboy story that's prettier than it is interesting. I was more drawn to Oesterle's short and brutal haunted tattoo tale, "Forever," and to Dorkin and Thompson's "Stray," which tweaks the genre by envisioning the haunted house as a haunted doghouse.
Fans of hauntings will appreciate the breadth of the offerings here, though some of them may seem a bit slight - one of the reasons Landon's "Abbey" tops my list is that the relative lack of illustrations meant that they had enough room for text to spin a full story rather than just offer a snapshot. So consider it more a sampler, a horror aperitif if you will, than something to make a meal of, and enjoy accordingly.
The most famous contributor here is Mike Mignola, who gets top-billing for a Hellboy story that's prettier than it is interesting. I was more drawn to Oesterle's short and brutal haunted tattoo tale, "Forever," and to Dorkin and Thompson's "Stray," which tweaks the genre by envisioning the haunted house as a haunted doghouse.
Fans of hauntings will appreciate the breadth of the offerings here, though some of them may seem a bit slight - one of the reasons Landon's "Abbey" tops my list is that the relative lack of illustrations meant that they had enough room for text to spin a full story rather than just offer a snapshot. So consider it more a sampler, a horror aperitif if you will, than something to make a meal of, and enjoy accordingly.
July 9, 2012
Almost every single story in this book was as amazing and fantastic as I expected it to be... various stories on ghosts and hauntings of sorts... but I wish, oh how I wish, they would stop putting those lengthy 'real life' interviews into them. If I want to read a real life interview with a medium, I'll find one myself. Really, guys... please?
The best in this one, if you ask me, anyway, is "Stray"... I love that story. Amazing, and I loved that it was the last tale too, because it felt like closure- and that's always a good thing in these books. Always.
The best in this one, if you ask me, anyway, is "Stray"... I love that story. Amazing, and I loved that it was the last tale too, because it felt like closure- and that's always a good thing in these books. Always.
January 23, 2016
The Dark Horse Book of Hauntings has eight stories by various authors. I found this while browsing my library's catalog online. And it was a happy surprise find a Hellboy story in here! It is one of my favorite stories in this graphic novel. Some of the stories were okay, others I really enjoyed.
I liked the interview with medium Larry Dreller. And I found the final story in this graphic novel to be very original. I didn't find it scary, but I really enjoyed it. I don't want to spoil it for anyone.
This was an enjoyable graphic novel.
I liked the interview with medium Larry Dreller. And I found the final story in this graphic novel to be very original. I didn't find it scary, but I really enjoyed it. I don't want to spoil it for anyone.
This was an enjoyable graphic novel.
August 8, 2018
I thought I liked the witchcraft collection in this series a lot, but this one is definitely my new favorite. Of course, I've only read two in the series, so give me time. Lol The illustrators outdid themselves on this anthology. I love that all the stories approached what a haunting is from unique perspectives. Each story had a different type of haunting. And the interview with the spiritualist is very enlightening. I learned new information just from that short interview. Scott Allie knocked it out of the park again with this collection! I highly recommend this anthology.
July 8, 2020
Casas embrujadas, fantasmas y almas en pena que diversos equipos artísticos abordan en ocho relatos (uno de ellos el clásico "La Abadía de Thurnley" que acá ilustra Gary Gianni), a los que se suma una entrevista al médium L.L. Dreller. Aunque la calidad media es algo irregular, destaca para los coleccionistas una historia corta de Hellboy y las siempre excelentes crónicas de "The Beasts of Burden", cuyo tema algo reiterativo no priva el disfrute gracias a su enorme despliegue emotivo.
January 10, 2026
The cover really lured me in. Inside you'll find some graphic stories (comics) and two classic stories with illustrations (one of them Thurnley Abbey). They have titles like Trapped forever in the house, Dr Carp's Experiment, Small Favor, Forever. With Spirit Rescue you can read an interview with a seance medium. Overall a very colourful modern book with nice sinister references to the uncanny. Not too much horror, far from being extreme, but with some interesting motifs. Recommended!
October 29, 2016
It is a short book, appropriate for Halloween month. You read it easily in a train trip. I enjoyed the book a lot, it has eight stories, one in text form and one interview with a real-life medium. I really liked the interview plus the last story, with dogs. It won't give you goosebumps, but it will make you smile, in a creepy kind of way!
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March 31, 2022The first story, Gone, I enjoyed. None of the others I cared for. I'm not going to give a low rating because I don't think the collection is bad, I just don't think it's my thing and possibly I expected darker more mature themes.
It's possible a younger audience would find the stories somewhat spooky, but I'm probably not going to read the next three books in the horror series.
It's possible a younger audience would find the stories somewhat spooky, but I'm probably not going to read the next three books in the horror series.
October 8, 2022
Working through some old books - this one from Kitchener: a collection of mostly comic strips but incuding a text story from 1908 and an interview with a séance medium. First (of 4) in a series of hardback prestige anthology volumes from 2003 - 6 (collected in 2017, hardback, paperback in 2021).
Interesting enough and reread as a seasonal item - I don't recall anything from previous readings!
Interesting enough and reread as a seasonal item - I don't recall anything from previous readings!
September 30, 2017
Nice little book of spooky tales. The right read for Halloween. It's a mixture of comics and illustrated prose.
October 9, 2017
Casa encantadas... un clásico, sí. Pero también un cliché. Una serie de historias que parecen descartes de otros proyectos.
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July 31, 2020This anthology includes an awesome story about a haunted dog house.
May 6, 2021
Some great stories but nothing new. I do like "Stray" and "This Small Favor"
October 26, 2021
Perfectly serviceable anthology. I particularly like the last two stories.
April 29, 2023
Uma antologia de histórias de suposto terror escritas e desenhadas por grsndes nomes dos comics americanos... mas não especialmente memorável...
August 10, 2025
More miss than hit, the lengthy prose piece and the interview bring the pace to a crawl, and the last comic entry is the worst of the lot, and ending on a downer never helps.
November 5, 2025
A couple of stories here I’ll never remember in a week, but there were two ("Lies, Death, and Olfactory Delusions" and "Stray") which were absolutely top tier, so very touching.
March 1, 2022
Notable mostly for the Hellboy story and the first appearance of the Beasts of Burden monster-hunting dogs, but there's other good stuff in here too. Mike Richardson and P Craig Russell's story about a spooky neighborhood house is particularly tense and scary.
July 22, 2014
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 ylittää myös Randy Stradleyn ja Paul Chadwickin surumielinen koulupoikakuvaus "Lies, Death, and Olfactory Delusions".
Jill Thompsonin ja Evan Dorkinin "Stray" on ehkä kokoelman persoonallisin ja mieleenpainuvin sarjakuvanovelli. Lemmikkieläinten pariin sijoittuvassa tarinassa vanha lammaskoira saapuu auttamaan nelijalkaista ystäväänsä, jonka asuttamassa koirankopissa kummittelee. Lapsetkin voisivat tykätä tästä tarinasta - tai sitten eivät!
Mikä sitten mättää? En tiedä, onko kustantamon väelle tullut kiire vai mistä on ollut kyse, mutta sarjakuvien lomaan on mahdutettu myös 1900-luvun vaihteessa eläneen Perceval Landonin goottilainen kauhunovelli. Se on kuvituksineen sinänsä ihan mukiinmenevä tarina, mutta sen paikka tuntuisi olevan kuitenkin jossakin muualla.
Se ei ole kuitenkaan "The Dark Horse Book of Hauntingsin" pahin tyylirikko, sillä mukaan on otettu myös täysin tarpeeton haastattelu, jossa amerikkalainen spiritisti-meedio-mikälie kertoilee tyhjänpäiväisiä ja puffaa samalla uutta kirjaansa.
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 ylittää myös Randy Stradleyn ja Paul Chadwickin surumielinen koulupoikakuvaus "Lies, Death, and Olfactory Delusions".
Jill Thompsonin ja Evan Dorkinin "Stray" on ehkä kokoelman persoonallisin ja mieleenpainuvin sarjakuvanovelli. Lemmikkieläinten pariin sijoittuvassa tarinassa vanha lammaskoira saapuu auttamaan nelijalkaista ystäväänsä, jonka asuttamassa koirankopissa kummittelee. Lapsetkin voisivat tykätä tästä tarinasta - tai sitten eivät!
Mikä sitten mättää? En tiedä, onko kustantamon väelle tullut kiire vai mistä on ollut kyse, mutta sarjakuvien lomaan on mahdutettu myös 1900-luvun vaihteessa eläneen Perceval Landonin goottilainen kauhunovelli. Se on kuvituksineen sinänsä ihan mukiinmenevä tarina, mutta sen paikka tuntuisi olevan kuitenkin jossakin muualla.
Se ei ole kuitenkaan "The Dark Horse Book of Hauntingsin" pahin tyylirikko, sillä mukaan on otettu myös täysin tarpeeton haastattelu, jossa amerikkalainen spiritisti-meedio-mikälie kertoilee tyhjänpäiväisiä ja puffaa samalla uutta kirjaansa.
January 4, 2013
This is an anthology of short stories by major names in the comic industry, all on the theme of hauntings and ghosts. Most of these stories are presented in graphic novel/comic format but also there are some stories simply presented as short stories.
(Also for any fans of the Hellboy series there is a Hellboy short story from Mike Magnola).
Each of the stories are presented in a different style both in terms of writing and illustration. The short nature of these isolated stories make this a very quick and easy read.
I won’t go into particular stories because I don’t want to spoil any plot lines but I will say my favourite story in terms of plot/characters/illustration is ‘Stray’ by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson. This is about story about a dog haunting and how it effects a group of animals and is gorgeously illustrated in watercolors.
Overall these stories aren’t terrifyingly chilling but they are entertaining and if you were the creepy kid who grew up reading ghost stories (like me) then you will enjoy this book.
I would recommend this graphic novel short story anthology to anyone who enjoys horror comics.
(Also for any fans of the Hellboy series there is a Hellboy short story from Mike Magnola).
Each of the stories are presented in a different style both in terms of writing and illustration. The short nature of these isolated stories make this a very quick and easy read.
I won’t go into particular stories because I don’t want to spoil any plot lines but I will say my favourite story in terms of plot/characters/illustration is ‘Stray’ by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson. This is about story about a dog haunting and how it effects a group of animals and is gorgeously illustrated in watercolors.
Overall these stories aren’t terrifyingly chilling but they are entertaining and if you were the creepy kid who grew up reading ghost stories (like me) then you will enjoy this book.
I would recommend this graphic novel short story anthology to anyone who enjoys horror comics.
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