Mike Mignola, Eric Powell, Becky Cloonan and James Harren join forces in this Victorian era holiday horror from Dark Horse.
A quartet of undesirables gather together every Christmas Eve because misery loves company. Over some mince pies and warm wassail, they tell ghost stories while insulting each other.
Don't expect these spooky tales to take place during the holidays. One story is about a voyage to Mars that you might expect from Jules Verne, if he was a student of Edgar Allan Poe. Another is an epic poem about a rogue and unrequited love. Good stories all around, very much set in the framework of the song lyric: 'there'll be scary ghost stories and tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago.' I just wish that they were all set at Christmas.
At least the framing story was. This 2022 hardback has a great twist ending that would have made William Gaines jealous.
Worth Consuming!
Rating: 8 out of 10 stars.
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