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A short, creepy webcomic. Jealousy and monsters, both human and not. I found it via ProZD's video with sound effects and voice acting.
I really need to look at more of Emily Carroll's stuff.
A short, creepy webcomic. Jealousy and monsters, both human and not. I found it via ProZD's video with sound effects and voice acting.
I really need to look at more of Emily Carroll's stuff.
I’m fascinated by the Baba Yaga story, and I loved Emily Carroll’s Through the Woods. So I thought this one might be good and I ended up really liking it. It’s set in the modern day, but I liked the way McCoola’s story and Carroll’s art interact.
Of all of the gothic horror graphic novel fairy tales in this collection, Carroll’s unnerving take on Bluebeard ‘A Lady’s Hands Are Cold‘ blew me away. It’s the most complete and satisfying of the bunch. Gorgeous, vivid illustrations and lyrical yet elegantly simple prose. And the goriest story of them all while the others thrive mostly on what you cannot see.
There was a girl
& there was a man
And there was the girl’s father
who said, “you will marry this man.”
Genuinely frightening graphic novel with fairy tale echoes. I recommend NOT reading this one right before bed, as I unfortunately did. The art and story work marvelously together, and I love the way the pictures sometimes flow out of the confinement of boxes to take over the whole page. I felt that the overall conceit reminded me a bit of Poisoned Apples, but the themes are more subtly dealt with here and in general, I liked Through the Woods better. If you don’t like to be scared, this probably isn’t the book for you, but it’s dark and delicious and will definitely be sticking with me.
Book source: public library
Book information: 2014, Margaret McElderry books; YA graphic novel
