Ghosted is like Ocean’s
11 meets Reservoir Dogs meets Shawshank Redemption meets Ghostbusters (minus
the comedy.) In this new series, an eccentric collector of the macabre busts a
former bank robber out of prison in hopes to steal him a ghost from a condemned
haunted house. The team assembled by the felon represents just about every
archetype found in horror movies: you’ve got your skeptic, your gifted psychic,
your slime ball who dabbles in black market voodoo, and you’ve got your ghost
hunters. Added to the mix is a bad-ass babysitter with a slew of weapons who is
responsible for keeping this band of ghost hunters on task and from back
stabbing their very wealthy benefactor.
This series is
extremely graphic. From the very first panel depicting a prisoner raping his
cellmate to the rampant gore, betrayal, and otherworldly terrors, this is very much
a product of the horror titles of the 70s, if written and penned by Quinten
Tarantino. Oddly, enough, the book is heavy on just about every R-rated vice
except for swears.
I liked this book even
though it’s not quite my taste. Let’s face it- my days of being an R-rated fanboy
are over. I’m in my late 30s and I am a family man. I like my more wholesome
materials nowadays. That doesn’t mean I won’t pick up volume 2 as soon as it
hits store shelves.
This story has a
definite ending but ends with a “To Be Continued.” If anything, I am more
interesting in finding out where this series is going than seeing cartoon
T&A and illustrated violence. Will the adventures of this ghost hunting
team continue or is GHOSTED mean to be a vignette series like FX’s American
Horror Story. It’s that element that I am more interesting in than anything
else.
Worth Consuming but should
only be read for those aged 18 and up.
Rating: 8 out of 10
stars.
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