In this episode, we get into the spooky spirit of Halloween with a look at Through the Woods, a collection of unsettling horror stories by cartoonist Emily Carroll, as well as a trio of chilling and inventive webcomics: Margot’s Room, Some Other Animal’s Meat, and the Eisner Award-winning When the Darkness Presses!
Through the Woods weaves a dark fantasy setting that echoes the classic horror stories of fairy tales and folklore, grounded by Carroll’s gorgeous artwork and spidery lettering, while her web stories immerse the reader in fully realized worlds that take full advantage of the medium to scratch and claw at the back of the reader’s mind. But can these eerie tales safely make their way to that remote cabin in the woods known as … The Comics Canon?
In This Episode!
- A little Stephen Sondheim
- Hands as a recurring motif
- His Face All Red
- Gilles de Rais and the legend of Bluebeard
- Curt feels seen
- Webcomic and manga recommendations
- The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter
- In the Company of Wolves
- Blue Lenses by Daphne du Maurier
- The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
- Nailbiter Vol. 1: There Will Be Blood
- Blink and You’ll Miss It: The Blink-182 podcast
Join us in two weeks as we begin the countdown to our 100th episode with the first of a series of cataclysmic crossover events: Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars!
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