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Night of the Ghoul #3
Night of the Ghoul (comiXology Originals) #3
Filmmaker T.F. Merrit has spent decades confined in a retirement facility, which he claims is ran by The Order of the Fly, a cult organization from his very own movie. And as the night goes on, Forest Inmann and his son Orson find themselves falling deeper into his cinematic nightmare.
The writer and artist behind Batman: The Black Mirror reunite to shed light on a celluloid artifact once thought forever missing, perhaps with good reason�
Part of the comiXology Originals line of exclusive digital content only available on comiXology and Kindle. Read for free as part of your subscription to comiXology Unlimited, Kindle Unlimited or Amazon Prime. Also available for purchase via comiXology, Kindle and collected in print via Dark Horse Books.
The writer and artist behind Batman: The Black Mirror reunite to shed light on a celluloid artifact once thought forever missing, perhaps with good reason�
Part of the comiXology Originals line of exclusive digital content only available on comiXology and Kindle. Read for free as part of your subscription to comiXology Unlimited, Kindle Unlimited or Amazon Prime. Also available for purchase via comiXology, Kindle and collected in print via Dark Horse Books.
25 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 21, 2021
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Scott Snyder
1,714books4,928followersScott Snyder is the Eisner and Harvey Award winning writer on DC Comics Batman, Swamp Thing, and his original series for Vertigo, American Vampire. He is also the author of the short story collection, Voodoo Heart, published by the Dial Press in 2006. The paperback version was published in the summer of 2007.
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February 6, 2022
What are ghouls?
Some kind of maggot-looking ancient parasite that happens to have a bunch of crazed cult followers.
Because what sort of self-respecting ancient parasite doesn't have a cult surrounding them?
This idiotic dad and his young son (who is 100xs wiser than he has any right to be with his moron father's DNA pumping through him) find out exactly what these maggots are up to in this long-term care facility.
I hope the kid survives. But I'm not going to shed any tears if the father gets turned into a ghoul-host.
There's also still the story of the WWII soldier who came home from the war infected with this parasite, and his son and fellow soldier who are searching for answers. This story is running alongside the film dude and his kid, so you're getting these flashbacks that hold some answers to the origins of these ghouls.
Lots of menacing atmosphere going on in this one.
Don't go in the basement! <--that sort of thing.
This is more interesting than it should be and it makes me glad Snyder is back to horror roots.
This is still free to read for anyone who has an Amazon Prime account.
Some kind of maggot-looking ancient parasite that happens to have a bunch of crazed cult followers.
Because what sort of self-respecting ancient parasite doesn't have a cult surrounding them?
This idiotic dad and his young son (who is 100xs wiser than he has any right to be with his moron father's DNA pumping through him) find out exactly what these maggots are up to in this long-term care facility.
I hope the kid survives. But I'm not going to shed any tears if the father gets turned into a ghoul-host.
There's also still the story of the WWII soldier who came home from the war infected with this parasite, and his son and fellow soldier who are searching for answers. This story is running alongside the film dude and his kid, so you're getting these flashbacks that hold some answers to the origins of these ghouls.
Lots of menacing atmosphere going on in this one.
Don't go in the basement! <--that sort of thing.
This is more interesting than it should be and it makes me glad Snyder is back to horror roots.
This is still free to read for anyone who has an Amazon Prime account.
May 15, 2022
I’m starting to see the whole picture now. Intense writing and again gorgeous, GORGEOUS illustrations!
June 28, 2022
Better than the second and loving the horror part of it now. The creature is so cool and even with no reveal I feel like it’s allowing for a better setup than most horror stories do.
January 1, 2022
We learn more the ghoul as well as the familial dynamics that are troubling the father and son protagonists. While there are some compelling aspects to this (like the efforts to recover the film), I'm starting to lose interest in the book. So much of it feels underdeveloped and sketched in: even with the backstory, the ghoul monster feels very generic; the familial tension feels totally unearned and not developed at all in the story itself; and the art is often overly sketchy so that moments that should be terrifying feel cartoonish. I really liked the premise of the lost, cursed film, but even Forest is pretty disparaging of his efforts -- you're not just someone who digitizes old films, you're an archivist!!
October 29, 2022
After getting thrown out from the evil base of the evil cult (it's disguised as a hospice), our protagonist and his bratty spawn argue about life, and then our hero breaks back in to the "hospice" to try to get the burnt director guy from the first two issues (he looks like a zombie) to tell him where the ending of the long-lost movie "Night of the Ghoul" is. Instead, he ends up witnessing the evil cult guys come in and beat up the director (breaking his bones) and then the head of the "hospice" vomits maggots all over the place because he is evil. There are also snippets from the lost film sprinkled throughout the story--stuff about a dude infected with the ghoul, and his family trying to investigate the origins of the ghoul, talking with a lady in a wheelchair about it, and...
And it's... I don't get it, I guess. There is supposed to be this Cult of the Fly that is preparing for the ghoul's second coming, basically, but it isn't clear why the ghoul is coming now. What was holding him back for the last however many years? Does it really take multiple decades for a ghoul monster to gestate? I guess that's kind of a trope (like in Stephen King's IT book), but it feels like a convenience for the plot. I like that there is apparently a competing cult fighting the evil cult, and they are called something like the Warriors of Ni (Monty Python reference, presumably).
But again, as with many horror-type stories, it seems like the horror elements, the cult, the monster, are basically just there to be evil and evil and that's it. The characters also aren't really that interesting, though I found myself sympathizing with the protagonist for wanting to do something with his life.
And it's... I don't get it, I guess. There is supposed to be this Cult of the Fly that is preparing for the ghoul's second coming, basically, but it isn't clear why the ghoul is coming now. What was holding him back for the last however many years? Does it really take multiple decades for a ghoul monster to gestate? I guess that's kind of a trope (like in Stephen King's IT book), but it feels like a convenience for the plot. I like that there is apparently a competing cult fighting the evil cult, and they are called something like the Warriors of Ni (Monty Python reference, presumably).
But again, as with many horror-type stories, it seems like the horror elements, the cult, the monster, are basically just there to be evil and evil and that's it. The characters also aren't really that interesting, though I found myself sympathizing with the protagonist for wanting to do something with his life.
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June 20, 2022Stepping it up
Man this episode took it into overdrive. There is a bit of everything in this episode.
-Revealing some major info about the story and villain.
-Goes into depth about the family dynamic.
-Ppl die.
Overall this episode was so far one of the better ones. Lots going on, on every page and the art kills per usual.
Man this episode took it into overdrive. There is a bit of everything in this episode.
-Revealing some major info about the story and villain.
-Goes into depth about the family dynamic.
-Ppl die.
Overall this episode was so far one of the better ones. Lots going on, on every page and the art kills per usual.
December 31, 2021
I read this book via Kindle Unlimited.
Ask me am I fuming that this ended on a "to be continued". Ask me am I fuming right now. When will this be continued? I can't believe it's been left like that oh my god.
Ask me am I fuming that this ended on a "to be continued". Ask me am I fuming right now. When will this be continued? I can't believe it's been left like that oh my god.
December 23, 2021
And now I have a problem…the next issue isn’t out yet. Loved the gul/gods folklore. It’s also doing what the best horror does, reflecting the times while telling it’s own story.
January 2, 2022
Getting better
Each new issue seems to get better and better. This volume ups the tension for sure! The artwork is amazing!
Each new issue seems to get better and better. This volume ups the tension for sure! The artwork is amazing!
January 2, 2022
I need issue 4!
January 2, 2022
Phenomenal
Scott Snyder wrote it. Need I say more???
I can't wait for rest of the series, but I know I have to.
Scott Snyder wrote it. Need I say more???
I can't wait for rest of the series, but I know I have to.
February 1, 2022
It's got me hooked
This series has kept me intrigued. It's kept me on the edge of my seat, wanting more! Way better than I expected.
This series has kept me intrigued. It's kept me on the edge of my seat, wanting more! Way better than I expected.
March 14, 2022
See Chapter 5 for review on Night of the Ghoul so far.
April 25, 2022
I'm definitely hooked. This is going in a cool direction and I'm interested to see what comes next.
April 30, 2022
I like that we get more of the background about the ghoul and the cult. Seeing the family dynamics in the Inman family is cool.
June 6, 2022
Another fantastic entry to this unique horror series from the mind of Scott Snyder. The artwork perfectly fits the tone.
August 14, 2022
Typical mid-story filler issue, keeping the story going but not bringing much new to the table. We see more backstory, find out a little more about ghouls, see the ghoul vomit maggots at an old man�
August 23, 2022
I think The Ghoul has finally shown itself. Things are going to end very badly for some folks.
September 13, 2022
Now this is more like it.
February 17, 2023
Men are dumb
December 31, 2023
delightfully evil
June 28, 2023
2023 - 365 Days of Horror
Day 178
Day 178
March 9, 2022
“I spent years researching gul tales, and they're as old as mankind. There's evidence of "ghouls" all across pre-Islamic Arabia, dating back to foundational human settlements. In ancient Sumer, the demon Azag... Then in dynastic Egypt, Sekmet, the god of pestilence. Throughout the cradle of civilization, there are legends of a 'dark, crawling thing that takes human shape�...a powerful, parasitic creature that 'hungers for the dead�. A species of ancient death dealers. A beast that exists to wipe out whole civilizations."
While I wait for the next issue of I thought I would check out some of the other Comixology originals that are currently available.
This series has a lot of promise. Yet, there is a niggling familiarity to it that I currently can't put my finger on. I certainly haven't read this before and it isn't anything like the previous Snyder comics and graphic novels I've read. Maybe it'll come to me as I delve further in.
Having found the infamous T.F. Merrit, writer and director of the horror film, The Night of the Ghoul, lost to a fire shortly after it's first screening, the budding director Forest discovers there is much more to the film that he ever thought. Merritt tells him that the film wasn't a flight of fancy but the telling of a darker truth. That Ghouls exist and that he is being kept captive by "The Order of the Fly." However, all Forest is interested in is the location of the ending of the film, with his obsession leading him towards danger he can't ever appreciate.
A cracking third issue and solid 4 stars.
While I wait for the next issue of I thought I would check out some of the other Comixology originals that are currently available.
This series has a lot of promise. Yet, there is a niggling familiarity to it that I currently can't put my finger on. I certainly haven't read this before and it isn't anything like the previous Snyder comics and graphic novels I've read. Maybe it'll come to me as I delve further in.
Having found the infamous T.F. Merrit, writer and director of the horror film, The Night of the Ghoul, lost to a fire shortly after it's first screening, the budding director Forest discovers there is much more to the film that he ever thought. Merritt tells him that the film wasn't a flight of fancy but the telling of a darker truth. That Ghouls exist and that he is being kept captive by "The Order of the Fly." However, all Forest is interested in is the location of the ending of the film, with his obsession leading him towards danger he can't ever appreciate.
A cracking third issue and solid 4 stars.
April 28, 2022
An ancient struggle is introduced
Following the genre, the Order of the Fly and the order of the Sacrab are introduced. The first more powerful order that supports the ghoul has destroyed the latter. The professor is introduced and the ghoul’s story is given a mythology. Execution-wise there is still this back-and-forth between the comic’s reality and the lost film. The comic continues to include popular 50s horror tropes which is fantastic nostalgia. I should add that after issue 2 I found myself leaving through trade paperbacks of Tales from the Crypt and Eerie Stories.
Following the genre, the Order of the Fly and the order of the Sacrab are introduced. The first more powerful order that supports the ghoul has destroyed the latter. The professor is introduced and the ghoul’s story is given a mythology. Execution-wise there is still this back-and-forth between the comic’s reality and the lost film. The comic continues to include popular 50s horror tropes which is fantastic nostalgia. I should add that after issue 2 I found myself leaving through trade paperbacks of Tales from the Crypt and Eerie Stories.
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