![]() There is caption upon caption, dialogue balloon after dialogue balloon of exposition, which is a detriment to any comic book. The esoteric nature of Ligotti’s style requires a wordy adaptation by the graphic novel’s authors. There is a narrative thread to them, but it is frayed and fuzzy. Ligotti’s stories have a bizarre, dream-like quality. However, the uniqueness of his style does not lend itself easily to a comic adaptation. You might not be familiar with Ligotti’s work, but he apparently has quite the cult following. This paperback adapts four stories by horror novelist Thomas Ligotti. What works in horror books or horror films doesn’t always translate into comics. You might think that successful comic book horror simply finds a middle ground between those two medium, but that is not the case. Comic creators don’t have these weapons in their arsenal. ![]() ![]() Filmmakers have the benefit of motion and sound which can be used to heighten tension and make the scares more visceral. Novelists can use as many words as they need to jump start the reader’s imagination, painting pictures with a carefully constructed phrase. Comic book horror, especially in comparison to print or movie horror, is extraordinarily difficult. ![]() The effectiveness of it waxes and wanes with whatever fears the consumer brings to it. ![]()
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