"A Guest in the House" is another horror masterpiece from Emily Carroll. The art is both gruesome and beautiful, with highly effective use of color. The story is intriguing, with twists that leave the reader with more questions than answers. Fans of Emily Carroll will not want to miss this book. Fans of horror graphic novels will find much to love as well. Recommended for collections where horror graphic novels are appreciated.

This book is absolutely haunting. The artwork is remarkable and shifts in points through the story so effectively and really pulls you in different directions. Stellar art, Stellar writing. I can’t wait to tell people about it!

This book is disturbing in all the best ways. The story will keep readers guessing until the very end. The art shifts between a very limited, almost dull palette and chaotic colors which really helps set up the mood. The writing does a great job from the beginning to make everything seem just a little off even when you don’t know what is going on. My only complaint is that some pages are hard to read, but I suspect that has more to do with the eARC and likely won’t be an issue in the published version.

Emily Carroll's work is always terrifying, and this was no different. But while it wasn't as viscerally satisfying as some of her other work, it WAS thought-provoking as hell and chilling in all sorts of ways. I didn't *like* it, in the end, but I'll definitely be thinking about it for a long time.

This is a really good but odd book. It took me a little bit to get into this but once I did I loved it! This book was dark and atmospheric. The main character's were great though I do wish we got more at the end. Over all this is a solid horror!

No one does creepy and sexy quite like Emily Carroll. A Guest in the House is the story of two women, one living, one dead, connected by their marriage to a mediocre man. Both spooky and sexy, with gorgeous illustrations and a storyline without clear answers, this is Emily Carroll doing what she does best.

Fantastically creepy. Obviously the art is amazing, mostly greyscale with contrasting pops of vivid, hallucinatory colors for dreamscapes and ghosts. The story at once feels traditionally gothic (a Rebecca-style mysteriously dead wife, a spooky lake, etc.) and fresh, keeping the reader engaged throughout. Loved it!

I really loved the unique art style and the twist at the end of the story. It had some good horror moments in it too. It did feel like there was supposed to be a deeper meaning to it that either didn't fully come through or maybe I just didn't get it. I did enjoy it though, I read it all in one sitting.

Emily Carroll is in her own league when it comes to graphic horror. This book is embodied, grotesque, and gorgeous. I loved it so much!

A more reserved Emily Carroll that is no less gothic and mesmerising, A Guest in the House makes you second guess what you're seeing and reading on every page - what is real and what isnt?

Abby is a new wife and step-mom trying to figure out where she belongs. She has somewhat apathetically married a newly widowed doctor after her mother died, figuring this would be a logical next step in life. But Abby is a daydreamer, and she can't help but wonder about the woman she is replacing. Did she really die of cancer? Was their marriage difficult? What kind of woman was she? Soon Abby is consumed, convinced the woman's ghost is visiting her, warning her that her husband is not who she thinks.
What seems like a straightforward ghost story twists into something else. Emily Carroll is a master of the graphic novel horror genre. She builds the tension and throws a curve ball when you think you know where the plot is going. Surprising and disturbing.

Wow! Not in a very long time have I read something this tense where the artwork and the format completely pull you into the protagonist’s experience, however surreal and confusing that may be. Shifting between dream-like illustrated monologues and classic slice-of-life charcoal comic panels (very occasionally throwing a splash of vivid color into otherwise bleak scenery), this is part Rebecca (du Maurier/Hitchcock) and part Stephen King at his creepiest. Vague ending but it was the right way to go. Chills.

I love everything Emily Carroll does and A Guest in the House was no exception. The ending left me a mess. Carroll’s style of soft grotesque horror is incredible. I love the way she intertwines beauty with monsters. The coloring is especially lovely and perfectly matches the building horror of this book.

Emily Carroll is definitely an author whose work readers look out for and look forward to. I loved Emily's previous works and jumped at the chance to preview her latest.
The real star of A Guest in the House is the vibes. I know that sounds so silly and modern to say, but Emily really transports you with her art, the unique use and absence of color, the silly cartoonish eyes of our protagonist, the lush woods in the backgrounds and the blank white space of the panels. This give and take happening before our eyes sets the vibes for a ghost story for a our protagonist, who is just a living ghost herself.
I enjoyed the story itself, but not as much as the punch to the gut Emily provides us with her art.

Emily Carroll has done it again! Carroll continues to be the master of horror graphic novels with this story of a young woman discovering that the death of her new husband's previous wife wasn't all it seemed. The plot brings to mind Rebecca (1940), though Carroll takes it in a decidedly more horrific direction, especially when paired with her use of color throughout the story. Most of the story is presented in grayscale punctuated with bright reds and ethereal blues for the more fantastic or horrific imagery.
This graphic novel is a must read for fans of horror.

WOW this book was incredible. I had to go back and read it a second time just to try and figure out what the ending meant, I did not see it coming!! Also the art was exquisite!!