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Hotell #2
Hotell Vol. 2
Five more interconnected stories chronicle another harrowing week at Pierrot Courts, the mysterious roadside motel where lost souls make their last stand with the demons that haunt them. A family, desperate and destitute after being evicted from their home. A struggling artist, yearning for inspiration. A lonely bachelor, tending to his beloved, ailing dog. A brutal motorcycle gang, hunting for a runaway initiate...When all these haunted souls check into the Pierrot Courts, who will survive to check out?
126 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 8, 2022
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July 10, 2022
“If you’ve found Pierrot Courts now, it’s because it has chosen you. It wants you to be here.”
John Lees, Dalibor Talajić, and Lee Loughridge are back for 5 interconnected tales at everyone’s favorite hotel. Lees brings back the separate stories that begin to overlap and interconnect as the book goes on, but this volume includes a final issue that wraps up the 4 that came before it. And Jesus H. Christ, the issue with the dog actually fucking broke me. Oh my goodness I cried like a baby.
The art is still amazing, with Talajić and Loughridge doing even more innovative and crazy work on this volume than they did in the last. There’s a splash page in the second issue that blew my mind, and seeing the behind-the-scenes in the back of how the creative team brought it to life made me appreciate it even more.
I don’t think I like this as much as Crimson Cage (which I highly recommend to any and everyone, it’s the best horror comic of 2022) or Not All Robots, but Hotell sits comfortably in the no. 3 spot of my favorite AWA books to be released. Great job by the creative team involved all around. I have no idea if we are getting any more of these Hotell volumes, but I sure would love more of this. This is one of the best horror comics in recent memory.
John Lees, Dalibor Talajić, and Lee Loughridge are back for 5 interconnected tales at everyone’s favorite hotel. Lees brings back the separate stories that begin to overlap and interconnect as the book goes on, but this volume includes a final issue that wraps up the 4 that came before it. And Jesus H. Christ, the issue with the dog actually fucking broke me. Oh my goodness I cried like a baby.
The art is still amazing, with Talajić and Loughridge doing even more innovative and crazy work on this volume than they did in the last. There’s a splash page in the second issue that blew my mind, and seeing the behind-the-scenes in the back of how the creative team brought it to life made me appreciate it even more.
I don’t think I like this as much as Crimson Cage (which I highly recommend to any and everyone, it’s the best horror comic of 2022) or Not All Robots, but Hotell sits comfortably in the no. 3 spot of my favorite AWA books to be released. Great job by the creative team involved all around. I have no idea if we are getting any more of these Hotell volumes, but I sure would love more of this. This is one of the best horror comics in recent memory.
December 7, 2025
This was really good!
August 24, 2022
So, just like vol 1, a few unfortunate souls happen upon Pierrot Courts. Also like vol 1, it doesn’t end well for them. Some of the stuff is down right sad. 3 different people and one family are who get served up in this one. There were some interesting things that happens to these people dealing with this hotel but like vol 1, this book also ended up just being ok. Part of it falls into the reason I’m not the biggest horror fan. Horror stories for me a lot of times feel kind or boring and can get predictable. The other part is they still haven’t tried to maybe give some backstory on this hotel, on the guy at the front desk or on the clown painting. I think that could have possibly pulled me in a but more maybe. I don’t know.
June 24, 2022
Step back into the twisted hotell!
Another fun volume of people from all over coming to the Hotell of hell because of something going on with their life. From a father who lost everything for his family, to a girl on the run from a crazy biker gang of murderers, to a guy just trying to keep his best buddy (dog) alive. They all have their own stories but eventually settle into one big story by the end.
And this volume is as solid as the first. I'd say this one hits more emotional beats, especially the one about a guy and his pup. I'd say it still goes to fast at times, and not every story is as strong as the last (The one about the biker chick was blah for me) but the very ending came together well and some truly fucked up deaths.
Overall, if liked 1, 2 is that but better. A 3.5 out of 5. I'll bump it to a 4!
Another fun volume of people from all over coming to the Hotell of hell because of something going on with their life. From a father who lost everything for his family, to a girl on the run from a crazy biker gang of murderers, to a guy just trying to keep his best buddy (dog) alive. They all have their own stories but eventually settle into one big story by the end.
And this volume is as solid as the first. I'd say this one hits more emotional beats, especially the one about a guy and his pup. I'd say it still goes to fast at times, and not every story is as strong as the last (The one about the biker chick was blah for me) but the very ending came together well and some truly fucked up deaths.
Overall, if liked 1, 2 is that but better. A 3.5 out of 5. I'll bump it to a 4!
November 20, 2022
I liked this volume better than volume one. This is like American Horror Story in comic form. The setting is a Hotel that is...well, I guess you'd say it's haunted. The series is part anthology, but everything does wind up connected at the end. It's weird, but cool weird. Great art, too.
June 24, 2022
I'm just going to come right out and say it... This is my favourite series that AWA Upshot have ever put out!
Hotell's second volume delivers another five consistently good horror stories that follow the continuity of its predecessor. John Lees really does deliver magic here with its semi-anthology-like style that interconnects around a central point.
The horror elements are significantly on point here and there's a deeper sense that it's all heading somewhere. Although, on the surface it appears like separate stories the inter-connectivity is incredibly well done, which absolutely seems to give this an overall purpose.
Talajic's artwork doesn't disappoint here either. It's suitably creepy and fittingly surreal, which all creates a perfect atmosphere to match the tone of the plot wonderfully.
I've loved this series from the very start and now that it's seemingly (and deservedly!) been given the greenlight for a movie adaptation I can only see big things for Hotell. If you're a fan of horror and clevely devised storytelling do yourself a favour and check into Pierrot Courts!
I'll be eagerly awaiting volume three.
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My Score: 8/10
My Goodreads: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Hotell's second volume delivers another five consistently good horror stories that follow the continuity of its predecessor. John Lees really does deliver magic here with its semi-anthology-like style that interconnects around a central point.
The horror elements are significantly on point here and there's a deeper sense that it's all heading somewhere. Although, on the surface it appears like separate stories the inter-connectivity is incredibly well done, which absolutely seems to give this an overall purpose.
Talajic's artwork doesn't disappoint here either. It's suitably creepy and fittingly surreal, which all creates a perfect atmosphere to match the tone of the plot wonderfully.
I've loved this series from the very start and now that it's seemingly (and deservedly!) been given the greenlight for a movie adaptation I can only see big things for Hotell. If you're a fan of horror and clevely devised storytelling do yourself a favour and check into Pierrot Courts!
I'll be eagerly awaiting volume three.
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My Score: 8/10
My Goodreads: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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July 14, 2022
(4 of 5 for lovely horror comic stories in the same pattern as the first arc)
AWA upshot is not a very known publisher but sometimes it has really good stuff. Like the Hotell series. The second volume of Hotell follows the setting defined in the first, with mostly new characters (and some of the old ones) new visitors and new stories, which eventually entangle to the common finale.
You can read both arcs one after one, but the composition allows reading in any way - reversed order will work too (you will miss some references but you'll get some revealings instead) and even one or another. I like that.
The story itself is based on the same principles as the first arc, with some new elements. But it is still good, with some creepy stuff and it was scary and disturbing. Making horror comics is hard. And John Lees did it right. I really appreciate that.
The art style is the same, and it sometimes felt the art is a bit better. Some progress since the first arc. So no complaints here, I like it very much, it compels the story and genre well.
AWA upshot is not a very known publisher but sometimes it has really good stuff. Like the Hotell series. The second volume of Hotell follows the setting defined in the first, with mostly new characters (and some of the old ones) new visitors and new stories, which eventually entangle to the common finale.
You can read both arcs one after one, but the composition allows reading in any way - reversed order will work too (you will miss some references but you'll get some revealings instead) and even one or another. I like that.
The story itself is based on the same principles as the first arc, with some new elements. But it is still good, with some creepy stuff and it was scary and disturbing. Making horror comics is hard. And John Lees did it right. I really appreciate that.
The art style is the same, and it sometimes felt the art is a bit better. Some progress since the first arc. So no complaints here, I like it very much, it compels the story and genre well.
June 1, 2024
I would highly recommend you read the first volume before this. Despite being an anthology series this builds off the first in some significant ways.
Well, they had me worried at first. The first story is very similar to two of the stories in the first volume. And there’s a a short introduction after the first issue by Lees commenting on how he really wanted to make sure the stories weren’t just rehashing old beats.
Thank goodness there’s a major course correction and the rest of the stories are actually different. They are also much more interconnected and Lees manages to pull off quite a strong interconnected framing device for all for them. In the end despite a rocky start I’d say it’s an improvement over the first and I’d happily read another.
Well, they had me worried at first. The first story is very similar to two of the stories in the first volume. And there’s a a short introduction after the first issue by Lees commenting on how he really wanted to make sure the stories weren’t just rehashing old beats.
Thank goodness there’s a major course correction and the rest of the stories are actually different. They are also much more interconnected and Lees manages to pull off quite a strong interconnected framing device for all for them. In the end despite a rocky start I’d say it’s an improvement over the first and I’d happily read another.
September 21, 2023
John Lees has created an awesome universe within this series and I’d be happy to pick up more if he ever chooses to revisit this series! Not as good as the first volume, but still a really good anthology horror book.
March 4, 2023
This wasn’t as good as the previous issue, but this was still fairly good. Some stories were meh but the good ones and the recurring characters made up for it
October 23, 2025
the ending is all that i could ask for.
October 17, 2022
I read this book via Kindle Unlimited.
Hotell Vol 2 follows somewhat from where we left off in Volume One. The Perriot Court Hotel can be found only when it wants you to find it. This volume similar to the last one is made up of five connecting stories that relate to each other in very ominous ways. While I didn't enjoy this one as much as the first, it was a lot more actual physical horror than psychological horror, but it was still good. This one just had like a lot more awful humans in it. It also didn't keep me as on edge as the previous one did.
Hotell Vol 2 follows somewhat from where we left off in Volume One. The Perriot Court Hotel can be found only when it wants you to find it. This volume similar to the last one is made up of five connecting stories that relate to each other in very ominous ways. While I didn't enjoy this one as much as the first, it was a lot more actual physical horror than psychological horror, but it was still good. This one just had like a lot more awful humans in it. It also didn't keep me as on edge as the previous one did.
August 25, 2022
Some people may argue that horror does not work in comics, but some titles have already proved that it does (Outcast, Wytches, Infidel) and John Lees also know how to do it right. Second volume just as good as was the first one, new characters (and old ones too), fricking creepy, loved it really much.
September 26, 2023
I liked the first volume a bit better but this was still really good. I think it was the story of the elderly dog that I wasn't a fan of. The story was fine but I just can't do animal death. I tried to skim through it so I didn't end up ugly crying.
September 30, 2022
Would love to see a third volume of this. One of my favourite horror comics of the last couple years. Great artwork and story telling.
June 21, 2023
[2.5 stars rounded up]
March 27, 2024
It’s definitely a horror graphic novel but it’s been 10 days since I read it and I already forgot everything that happened.
June 17, 2024
Volume 1 will always be top tier but this one was good too lol
October 26, 2022
Yeah, this was pretty disappointing. The opening story was fine and I still love the actual premise behind these graphic novels. However, the characters and their chapters weren’t as compelling as the first volume. Also, the creep factor wasn’t there for me and I really hated the biker gang. The only part I found myself really invested in was the one with the man and his dying dog and the general vibe there was more sad as hell/depressing than anything truly scary.
March 7, 2023
O hotel Pierrot Courts, à beira da Rota 66, é a personificação do insólito e do sobrenatural já que, por si só, o hotel aparece apenas quando quer e para quem quer.
Jack Lynch, o gerente, é quem nos leva em um grande tour pelos quartos deste lugar - e cada um deles é ocupado por um hóspede diferente, que descobrirá seus segredos infernais.
Cada capítulo é focado na história de um determinado protagonista; mais do que acompanhar sua motivação para estar no hotel, presenciaremos as coisas loucas que cada um terá de enfrentar quando confrontado pelas bizarrices do Pierrot Courts.
Eu já havia gostado bastante do primeiro volume, do qual eu não sabia absolutamente nada e me surpreendi com reviravoltas surpreendentes e finais horrendos. É claro que, ao começar uma sequência, é fácil se sentir apreensivo por achar que talvez encontremos apenas mais do mesmo; mas que grande engano o meu - e ainda bem!
Esse segundo volume segue a premissa e a estrutura do volume anterior. Porém, aqui, a história vai muito além disso, conectando todos os personagens, as monstruosidades que aparecem no hotel, o retorno surpreendente de protagonistas já conhecidos e, ao mesmo tempo, nos dá a chance de conhecer novos hóspedes interessantes e seguir uma trama de horror que até mesmo nos mostra uma fábula que reflete o enrendo, dando o tom para os acontecimentos e trazendo resoluções mais do que satisfatórias.
É possível entender o que exatamente é esse lugar sem que isso seja escancarado para o leitor - e é muito precioso ver como tudo ali pode ser modificado através de pequenas ações, sejam elas dos próprios personagens ou das esquisitices que se escondem nesse hotel.
Mais uma vez, o autor fez um trabalho excelente ao introduzir pessoas comuns com motivos críveis, transformando absolutamente tudo isso em algo totalmente infernal, assustador e capaz de gerar pesadelos.
Eu amei como Lees foi capaz de amarrar cada narrativa, conduzindo os sentimentos do leitor ao seu bel-prazer, em que nos pegamos torcendo para certos personagens, odiando outros mais vilanescos e até se importando bastante com as forças malignas que rondam o local.
A arte de Talajić é um espetáculo à parte, pois não apenas ele consegue transformar o horror inexplicável em algo físico, como também mostra sua genialidade ao focar, com traços firmes, nos personagens, no que ocorre em cada quarto e mesmo nas criaturas místicas e terríveis que encontraremos dentro e fora do Pierrot.
Até o momento, infelizmente não temos uma continuação, porém a beleza de "Hotell" é exatamente o fato de que cada história existe dentro de seu próprio universo, o que permite que os criadores possam ir além e, talvez, continuar essa história por muitos anos, abordando novas tramas; mas isso também abre margem para que eles escolham colocar um ponto final aqui, nesse volume - e, ainda assim, teremos uma resolução incrível!
Eu adorei cada segundo da minha estadia no Pierrot Courts e sinto que essa história, infelizmente pouco conhecida, merece muito mais reconhecimento, valorização e uma horda de leitores que amam terror, tanto por trazer propostas novas como por nos presentear com horrores inéditos!
Mais resenhas no instagram literário @livre_em_livros e no canal do Youtube "Livre em Livros"!
Jack Lynch, o gerente, é quem nos leva em um grande tour pelos quartos deste lugar - e cada um deles é ocupado por um hóspede diferente, que descobrirá seus segredos infernais.
Cada capítulo é focado na história de um determinado protagonista; mais do que acompanhar sua motivação para estar no hotel, presenciaremos as coisas loucas que cada um terá de enfrentar quando confrontado pelas bizarrices do Pierrot Courts.
Eu já havia gostado bastante do primeiro volume, do qual eu não sabia absolutamente nada e me surpreendi com reviravoltas surpreendentes e finais horrendos. É claro que, ao começar uma sequência, é fácil se sentir apreensivo por achar que talvez encontremos apenas mais do mesmo; mas que grande engano o meu - e ainda bem!
Esse segundo volume segue a premissa e a estrutura do volume anterior. Porém, aqui, a história vai muito além disso, conectando todos os personagens, as monstruosidades que aparecem no hotel, o retorno surpreendente de protagonistas já conhecidos e, ao mesmo tempo, nos dá a chance de conhecer novos hóspedes interessantes e seguir uma trama de horror que até mesmo nos mostra uma fábula que reflete o enrendo, dando o tom para os acontecimentos e trazendo resoluções mais do que satisfatórias.
É possível entender o que exatamente é esse lugar sem que isso seja escancarado para o leitor - e é muito precioso ver como tudo ali pode ser modificado através de pequenas ações, sejam elas dos próprios personagens ou das esquisitices que se escondem nesse hotel.
Mais uma vez, o autor fez um trabalho excelente ao introduzir pessoas comuns com motivos críveis, transformando absolutamente tudo isso em algo totalmente infernal, assustador e capaz de gerar pesadelos.
Eu amei como Lees foi capaz de amarrar cada narrativa, conduzindo os sentimentos do leitor ao seu bel-prazer, em que nos pegamos torcendo para certos personagens, odiando outros mais vilanescos e até se importando bastante com as forças malignas que rondam o local.
A arte de Talajić é um espetáculo à parte, pois não apenas ele consegue transformar o horror inexplicável em algo físico, como também mostra sua genialidade ao focar, com traços firmes, nos personagens, no que ocorre em cada quarto e mesmo nas criaturas místicas e terríveis que encontraremos dentro e fora do Pierrot.
Até o momento, infelizmente não temos uma continuação, porém a beleza de "Hotell" é exatamente o fato de que cada história existe dentro de seu próprio universo, o que permite que os criadores possam ir além e, talvez, continuar essa história por muitos anos, abordando novas tramas; mas isso também abre margem para que eles escolham colocar um ponto final aqui, nesse volume - e, ainda assim, teremos uma resolução incrível!
Eu adorei cada segundo da minha estadia no Pierrot Courts e sinto que essa história, infelizmente pouco conhecida, merece muito mais reconhecimento, valorização e uma horda de leitores que amam terror, tanto por trazer propostas novas como por nos presentear com horrores inéditos!
Mais resenhas no instagram literário @livre_em_livros e no canal do Youtube "Livre em Livros"!
May 3, 2025
This volume can be seen like an anthology, but there is also an overarching story. This is.not your average hotel. It has a life of its own. Disrespecting it is not advised, as it will fight back. Still, the horror element is not the most frightening or gory thing you can imagine. I'm certainly not the target audience, but even I have read better horror stories.
November 1, 2025
Another great entry
I was holding out hope for some of the guests but clearly there isn't much hope to be found in this establishment. Still, I wonder what has become of the ever curious journalist.
I was holding out hope for some of the guests but clearly there isn't much hope to be found in this establishment. Still, I wonder what has become of the ever curious journalist.
March 17, 2025
Amazing
I wish I could keep reading more stories about this place..It was a good and entertaining read that'll keep you wanting to know more. I wouldn't say it's super scary but I love the thrill and the mystery of it. I hope there's Vol 3This graphic novel really takes me back to a chilling Wattpad horror story I read before that I couldn't recall the title, and it also has a "Hotel California song" vibe.
Imagine driving on Route 66, and you'll find a hotel sign that you won't find on the map. The Pierrot Courts Hotel serves as a sanctuary for the desperate, those on the run from something. This hotel is where many check-in, but few check out, which adds to the unsettling atmosphere and raises the question of WHY they can't check out.
It almost has the same style as "Year Zero", featuring intertwining stories of different characters existing within the same timeline, but what's good is they are all connected while staying at the hotel. I absolutely can't praise this graphic novel enough; it's one of my favourites now. I wish I could read more, and they will keep expanding this captivating novel.
It was a pleasing and entertaining read. It's a soft-horror graphic novel that gives a balance between satisfaction and leaving you wanting more. I enjoyed the thrill and the mystery behind The Pierrot Courts Hotel.
I wish I could keep reading more stories about this place..It was a good and entertaining read that'll keep you wanting to know more. I wouldn't say it's super scary but I love the thrill and the mystery of it. I hope there's Vol 3This graphic novel really takes me back to a chilling Wattpad horror story I read before that I couldn't recall the title, and it also has a "Hotel California song" vibe.
Imagine driving on Route 66, and you'll find a hotel sign that you won't find on the map. The Pierrot Courts Hotel serves as a sanctuary for the desperate, those on the run from something. This hotel is where many check-in, but few check out, which adds to the unsettling atmosphere and raises the question of WHY they can't check out.
It almost has the same style as "Year Zero", featuring intertwining stories of different characters existing within the same timeline, but what's good is they are all connected while staying at the hotel. I absolutely can't praise this graphic novel enough; it's one of my favourites now. I wish I could read more, and they will keep expanding this captivating novel.
It was a pleasing and entertaining read. It's a soft-horror graphic novel that gives a balance between satisfaction and leaving you wanting more. I enjoyed the thrill and the mystery behind The Pierrot Courts Hotel.
September 20, 2022
This volume was slightly different from the first. The stories still connect with each others and we even see characters from the last volume that add a bit more to the stories (all of them).
1st story: George and Caroline??? Hellooo? Big ol surprise.
2nd story: ugh Lucy 😒.
3rd story: thank you Shane.
4th story: that was a bit sad but a bit cute.
5th story: I loveeeee Pierrots painting. When Jack Lynch said “a man who pisses on his own toes to prove a point”👀
“Be careful how you carry yourself, and think twice about how you treat those who cross your path… Because you never know when you might wake a sleeping tiger.”
“Life is a gift, and we want to hold on to it. But there may come a time when we only cling on because our heart hurts, or we’re afraid, when what is best is to let go.”
1st story: George and Caroline??? Hellooo? Big ol surprise.
2nd story: ugh Lucy 😒.
3rd story: thank you Shane.
4th story: that was a bit sad but a bit cute.
5th story: I loveeeee Pierrots painting. When Jack Lynch said “a man who pisses on his own toes to prove a point”👀
“Be careful how you carry yourself, and think twice about how you treat those who cross your path… Because you never know when you might wake a sleeping tiger.”
“Life is a gift, and we want to hold on to it. But there may come a time when we only cling on because our heart hurts, or we’re afraid, when what is best is to let go.”
October 2, 2022
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February 26, 2023
Not on any map but if you happen to be driving down route 66 late at night you might find yourself drawn to it, The Pierrot Courts Hotel, where many check in and few check out.
Another selection of stories from The Pierrot Courts Hotel. The first three aren’t quite as good as the four in volume 1 but still interesting and entertaining, the last one though is the best one and is a satisfying conclusion.
If you enjoyed volume 1 you’ll enjoy this volume, well worth a read.
Another selection of stories from The Pierrot Courts Hotel. The first three aren’t quite as good as the four in volume 1 but still interesting and entertaining, the last one though is the best one and is a satisfying conclusion.
If you enjoyed volume 1 you’ll enjoy this volume, well worth a read.
October 10, 2022
3.5
Not as good as the first one, I thought the thread that held all the stories together wasn't as interesting as in the original. It's the owner again telling a story, but it seems meandering and overly contrived. The individual stories were a mixed bag too, again, not as interesting or as spooky as the first volume, but still a decent read.
Not as good as the first one, I thought the thread that held all the stories together wasn't as interesting as in the original. It's the owner again telling a story, but it seems meandering and overly contrived. The individual stories were a mixed bag too, again, not as interesting or as spooky as the first volume, but still a decent read.
January 23, 2023
Much like the first volume, this has interconnected stories at a seedy motel, somewhere just off of route 66. Not as good as the first, this one is barely a 3 star. I probably won't read any future volumes. As horror goes, it isn't scary, and as paranormal goes, it's preposterous. It is a quick read with decent artwork.
May 21, 2023
Praying there will be a volume 3 because I love this series. Volume 2 takes us back to Pierrot Court with some favourites from volume 1- Muriel, Jack,The Clown- and some new guests who are in for a terrifying ride. It was delightful.
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