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Post by Martin Stett on Oct 28, 2019 2:43:16 GMT
I've always found the graphic novel format to be especially suited for horror. I'll be a bit late for Halloween, but if you have any favorites to bandy about, feel free to mention them. A couple of my favorites are: Through the Woods by Emily Carroll - An anthology of five folk horror tales about the unknowable things in the deep, dark woods. Probably my favorite work of straight up spine-chilling horror in any medium. Broodhollow by Kris Straub - A hapless encyclopedia salesman arrives in the small town of Broodhollow to receive an inheritance from a hitherto unknown uncle that seemingly killed himself. Of course, things are never so simple, and soon, young Wadsworth finds himself in a battle for his life amidst ghosts, secret societies, and his own rapidly fracturing mind. The smart thing Straub does here is that he makes Wad a character who is clearly a bit loopy from the get-go, making our viewpoint very untrustworthy. Not all of it is in Wadsworth's head... but some of it surely is. The story is currently ongoing, with two books finished.
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Post by stephen on Oct 28, 2019 2:57:16 GMT
Torso.
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Post by TerryMontana on Oct 28, 2019 14:08:52 GMT
Gaiman's the Sandman and Moore's From Hell are the first that come to mind.
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Post by Martin Stett on Oct 28, 2019 14:43:30 GMT
Gaiman's the Sandman and Moore's From Hell are the first that come to mind. I tried volume 1 of Sandman and found it a bit too gory for my tastes. It was icky. Good stuff in there, but did I need a woman gouging her own eyes out?
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Post by TerryMontana on Oct 28, 2019 15:51:11 GMT
Gaiman's the Sandman and Moore's From Hell are the first that come to mind. I tried volume 1 of Sandman and found it a bit too gory for my tastes. It was icky. Good stuff in there, but did I need a woman gouging her own eyes out? I think we've discussed this before but maybe I'm wrong. I've read this too many years ago but, yes, it's gore. In fact that's exactly why I liked it I can understand it's not for everyone. Too gore, too long, a bit complicated iirc.
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Post by Martin Stett on Oct 28, 2019 16:05:56 GMT
I tried volume 1 of Sandman and found it a bit too gory for my tastes. It was icky. Good stuff in there, but did I need a woman gouging her own eyes out? I think we've discussed this before but maybe I'm wrong. I've read this too many years ago but, yes, it's gore. In fact that's exactly why I liked it I can understand it's not for everyone. Too gore, too long, a bit complicated iirc. I think we have, yeah. My tastes run more towards dread. Usually the scariest things are those that can't be understood, or can't be escaped. Regarding Sandman: I thought Morpheus wasn't a bad character, and I liked some of the fantasy elements of the story. It's just that there were moments that made me uncomfortable, rather than unsettled. I'll probably try giving it another go in the future. It was only one volume, and there was definitely potential there. Although Gaiman has always been one to squander potential imo.
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Post by TerryMontana on Oct 28, 2019 16:15:08 GMT
I think we've discussed this before but maybe I'm wrong. I've read this too many years ago but, yes, it's gore. In fact that's exactly why I liked it I can understand it's not for everyone. Too gore, too long, a bit complicated iirc. I think we have, yeah. My tastes run more towards dread. Usually the scariest things are those that can't be understood, or can't be escaped. Regarding Sandman: I thought Morpheus wasn't a bad character, and I liked some of the fantasy elements of the story. It's just that there were moments that made me uncomfortable, rather than unsettled. I'll probably try giving it another go in the future. It was only one volume, and there was definitely potential there. Although Gaiman has always been one to squander potential imo. I remember liking Morpheus but some of the fantasy stuff in it were quite complicated. The thing with Gaiman is that he is hard to grasp. Even his American Gods are so complicated that you have to reach the ending of the book for everything to make sense.
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