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TKO Presents: Tales of Terror

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As a fan of horror anthologies, this one was just fine. While I enjoyed some of the stories, others just missed the mark and most were flat forgettable. If I'm looking for something spooky to read this season, I'd rather pick up something else.

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Anthologies are always a mixed bag, but I liked this one more than most I've read.

Seeds of Eden - I personally didn't care for the art style. The story felt rushed and a little too obvious, since it was clear from the get-go what had happened, though oddly the main character was slow to figure it out. Still, I liked the overall concept. I just would have enjoyed the story more if it had been more suspenseful and drawn out.

The Father of All Things - I just did not get this story at all. I liked the time period and setting but was lost from the moment the soldier decided to follow the tunnel all by himself. Was the "father" death itself? Why did the main character become immortal? I didn't understand anything. Maybe it was a little too vague or too short to fully explain its concept.

Night Train - This story was almost great. I lived the watercolor style of the artwork and the story itself was easy to follow and sucked me right in. But the open ending ruined it for me. It doesn't feel like the kind of story you can just drop off at the climax like that.

Roofstompers - I liked the art and the story. The plot was a little hard to follow but by the end it was clear what happened. I just don't understand how the husband was able to travel back in time.

River of Sin - Loved the art (especially the way the autumn foliage looked in the woods) and how easy the story was to follow. And this story just felt nice and complete, unlike others in this collection.

Dame from the Dark - Interesting characters and a fun story with great art! It feels like one chapter of a series, though. I need more!

The Walk - The art wasn't my cup of tea and made it hard to tell what was happening during the underwater attacks. But I loved the story, bleak as it was.

Killiamsburg - Absurd, but I loved it! Another story that felt like it wrapped up nicely. I really enjoyed the art. And zombie snowmen? What a concept! I love "snowed-in" kinds of horror stories.

Hand Me Down - When I started reading this I was envisioning a mix between The Firm and Rosemary's Baby. I liked the surprising turn it took and the ending was out of this world!

I enjoyed this horror short story comic collection quite a lot. I'll definitely read it again!

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I really did not enjoy the stories in this collection as much as previous collections. The stories were hard to understand at times also.

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I like short graphic horror stories (I am a huge fan of 'The Tales of the Unusual' series on Webtoons), but this collection didn't entirely work for me. I liked 'The Night Train', 'River of Sin', and 'Killiamsburg' a lot, but the rest of the stories were just fine for me. Some of the texts were also too small and almost illegible on the eARC. I would still look forward to more volumes of this collection.

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I liked the graphic novel horror shorts format. As with most anthologies and collections of work, some worked more for me than others. There were pacing issues that threw it off for me.

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This was an interesting graphic novel, it was set up as an anthology. I really liked the art and some stories, but other stories could use some work.

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I loved this graphic novel, first of all because of I love short horror tales and the nightmares those illustration can summon.
There's actually nothing similar in Italy so I loved facing something I didn't seen before.

Despite I didn't liked every and each tale at the same level, I'm very thankful Netgallery and TKO for given me the possibility to read it for italian public.

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Most of the stories were just OK in this anthology. Many of them were too short and the endings were unsatisfying. The artwork was OK but some of the fonts were difficult to read. Overall it was a quick read with a couple of scares.

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This graphic novel bringing together horror shorts with great illustrations works on many levels but like any anthology it is a mix bag that most delivers but not everyone will feel like a gem depending on each reader’s point of view.

For myself, I enjoyed most of the stories and some left me a bit flat but loved the total concept and design and the graphic novel illustrations are truly top notched. The narrative of the stories themselves I enjoyed around 75percent and really loved them and the other 25% didn’t feel any thing for overall.

I do rate this book a four star rating as the book is excellent to take an anthology give it a graphic novel spin and though some of the stories really did not work for me personally, the illustrations kept me fully entertained. Recommend and fun.

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The cover had me hooked straight away with this Tales from the Crypt style, and the follow through did not disappoint. A perfect read for spooky season, this is a sensational blend of classic scares and modern horror with illustrations alongside.

My favourite of the 9 stories had to be Hand Me Down, what a brilliant end to this anthology. The depiction of home life that is going through a rough patch, the script is flipped and the characters sent flapping.

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Collection of a bunch of horror one shots they released earlier in 21. Definitely worth picking up as a collection

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Didn't really vibe with the artwork.

Some good stories but didn't blow me away. The pacing was off and took to long to get to the horror elements a lot of the time.

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This graphic novel anthology blew me away! I was not expecting to love this book as much as I did. This book comes in gorgeous color and has different authors/illustrators for each of the nine stories. This format gives the reader a great look at various writers and artists of graphic novels. I haven't read from any of these authors before, and I plan on reading the other work these creators have done.

The stories included in this book were short, weird, and had great endings! I will be rereading this book.

My two favorite stories were Seeds of Eden and The Walk.

You can find a synopsis and my ratings for each story on my blog. Thank you to Netgalley and TKO Studios for this copy in exchange for an honest review.



Seeds of Eden: 5 stars

The Father of All Things: 4 stars

Night Train: 3 stars

Roofstompers: 3 stars

River of Sin: 3 stars

Dame from the dark: 3 stars

The Walk: 5 stars

Killiamsburg: 5 stars

Hand me down: 4.5 stars

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Good artwork, and some stories were good. Problem is too many weren't - these are short graphic stories and the issue is that they seem imbalanced; too long an intro, too quick or slow to go to the horror figure/theme, too quick to end, feel like an extract from a longer piece - a mixture of issues in different stories which results in tales which feel incomplete and unfulfilling in one way or another.

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The seeds of good horror are here but I never found a satisfying ending in any of the stories and there were a couple duds.

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Terror is intense fear that may be prolonged but not in this anthology of graphic novels. This is horror presented in bite-size portions. Each story is complete with a twist in each one. The stories are all different but most have two common things which is a supernatural twist and happening in Brooklyn. The art changes in each story to match it’s theme. Some of the stories were almost science fiction and some were humorous. Yet they are truly horror. Some stories are better than others. One of mine was the “Night Train.” It’s about a newborn baby and big brother told to take care of it while the parents go out. Big brother decides that the night train might help the baby. Does it?

I enjoyed this comic/graphic novel anthology of horror. If you like horror, get the book. I use to read horror comics by the armful when I was visiting my Grandmother. I loved them! I love this book! It’s fun to read. It’s a little scary and creepy — it reminds me of the movie “Tales from the Crypt.”

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I received an e-copy of this on netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I loved the artwork in this but the stories weren’t that great, especially for something called tales of terror. They were more gruesome then scary and didn’t really feel that enjoyable. I’m sure others will enjoy this but it’s not for me.

- [ ] Seeds of Eden ⭐️⭐️⭐️ pretty creepy. Evil AI. Goes to visit a planet to see progress…
- [ ] The father of all things ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 14 year old enlisting in the war. Pit appears in the trenches. Creepy kid.
- [ ] Night train ⭐️⭐️ train comes at night and tries to convince 10 year old to put his brother in the basket for a short ride so he can get some sleep.
- [ ] Roofstompers —- couldn’t read this because text was too fuzzy.
- [ ] River of sin ⭐️⭐️⭐️ kids going missing. Old woman gets blamed but survivor changes that. Can’t trust everyone clearly.
- [ ] Dame from the dark ⭐️⭐️ guy doing dodgy jobs with the help of ghosts.
- [ ] The walk ⭐️⭐️ walking in the ocean to find equipment. But there’s something wrong and they fail their mission.
- [ ] Killiamsburg ⭐️⭐️ blizzard hit Brooklyn. Weird snow figures attacking. Rekindled friendship.
- [ ] Hand me down ⭐️⭐️ trying to fit in leads to demonic possession.

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I really liked this graphic novel presenting all different types of terrors across several genres. The stories were well written, and the artwork was fantastic. If you like anthologies, graphic novels, and strange things, you will probably like this book.

I received an e-ARC of this book by the author and publishing via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.

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The art style was nice, but sometimes the text was a bit hard to read. As an avid fan of horror/thriller stories and movies, this one was just okay for me. I found it a little bit boring and not really scary. I usually enjoy short stories but these felt a bit empty. Though this could be more thrilling for those who are newer fans of horror! :)

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Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a chance to read the arc. This book is a collection of 8 short comic that is creepy and dark. I don't really like the drawing style because it looks old, but somehow that's what create the creepy vibe. Some story is just not for me, I don't feel scary at all but some story really give me chills. My favourite are Night Train and Killiamsburg. There's one story that I can't read which is Roofstompers. The text is unreadable. That's what other reviewers told too.

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