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YA
Five unsettling tales in graphic-novel format are inspired by common folkloric themes--from wolves in the woods to peculiar visitors to dark possessions. Carroll experiments with the uncanny, burrowing inside the reader's mind and twisting what should be safe into something startlingly strange. Swirling, chaotic, hand-lettered, and ink-smudged illustrations (at times reminiscent of Stephen Gammell) bring each grisly story to life.
Reviewer: Shara Hardeson
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2014