This is so good! I had a fantastic time reading it. I wasn't expecting to love this book as much as I ended up loving!

This book contains 11 horror short stories and I felt lukewarm about maybe 1 or 2, but the majority were amazing! The plot of the stories were engaging and the illustrations were so good. Each and every story gripped me. And of course, all of them were creepy. My favorite was "Butter Corn Ramen". I was absolutely disgusted by it, I loved it!!

Overall, this is an amazing horror graphic novel. Cannot recommend it enough! It is so so good. I am now a fan of Adam Ellis. Looking forward to reading more of such book by him.

Thank you NetGalley for an early galley!

This was SO fun!! I love graphic novels but had such a hard time figuring out which one would be next. Luckily, I saw Adam Ellis’s name and took a shot. Really really quick and enjoyable read. Usually I stay away from horror stories, but the nice graphics made it so easy to read :) I’m hoping there’s a second part to this… a series would be so cool!

Ive followed Adam Ellis on social media for years now and have watched his art style, artistic voice and themes of comics grow and change over the years. I always enjoy his short horrors and find them to be unique and eerie. They arent always your typical scary but can range from unsettling to skin crawling which makes them much more interesting in my opinion. I think this is a great little collection of tales and would love another!

This graphic short story collection brings the creepy, disturbing ick to common daytime things like hangnails, a great bowl of ramen, and antiquated features of our homes just like a good bad dream. If you grew up reading Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark or Goosebumps, try this graphic novel for grownups.

Each short story is followed by an author’s note discussing inspiration for story concepts. This would be a great fit in teen and adult graphic novel sections.

I’d like to thank netgalley and the publisher for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review. I will admit to not really knowing who Adam Ellis is but the cover immediately drew me in and the stories sounded fun. I finished this in one setting, I really liked the art and I will say of all the stories, the first and last were my favourites.

Bad Dreams in the Night is a horror graphic novel that has a few short stories that are illustrated. I really enjoyed this! The scary stories were all fun to read and I loved the illustrations. They were all very quick reads and I enjoyed them! I liked the little explanation at the end of each story as well. It showed the background for each story and added a bit of humor. I read this on my kindle and I am excited to see the actual printed version of this when it comes out because I bet the illustrations will look great.

I don't read a lot of graphic novels but I liked this one because the stories were fun!

Thanks so much to netgalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for the arc of this in exchange for an honest review!

Well, I'm actually surprised and disappointed to be giving less than stellar feedback. I'm familiar with Adam Ellis's comics from Reddit and have always adored them. I had a whole plan in my head to make a post on Reddit and talk about how he has a new book coming out since he's an /r/comics darling, but I don't think I should at this point. Unfortunately, I have a few problems with this set of comics, some are easily fixable, so I'd encourage the publisher and author to possibly consider them.

First, the explanation after each story is unnecessary and diminishes the experience. If you have to explain the point, why bother with the comic in the first place. Also, while the artist of course has inspiration and intent behind their piece, the greatest part of art is the interpretation on the part of the consumer. Otherwise, your reader doesn't connect with it as organically and naturally as they might. They don't take away their own personal meaning, just the author's.

Secondly, a few of these stories were really unoriginal. The Green Ribbon is just the Green Ribbon combined with Bluebeard's Wife. Hangnail (if the initial story really was created by Adam Ellis) was way to prevalent to be interesting this time around. Viola Bloom is just a story about chain mail and has been done so, so many times.

Evangeline, Butter Corn Ramen, Forest Fruit and Little House in the Sea were more original but predictable and kind of boring. Murder Party was preachy. True Crime and Horror fans are definitely going to overlap, and I think it will turn those readers off, but hey, if that's the point, that's the point.

Milk Door, Bus Stop, Better Kate than Never were great, but I thought Milk Door especially was ruined by the explanation at the end.

All in all, I think I've realized that while I like Adam Ellis's art, I don't really like his writing. I'm most familiar with his comics that portray 2-sentence horror stories and those are written by other users on reddit. I think my suggestion would be asking/paying those users for their concept and creating a book of those. The lack of originality was just... saddening.

I am not really a horror girlie - I dabble a little. I did not expect this book to be terrifying (It's a graphic novel!) but it was so scary I had to stop reading it last night and finish it this morning AND I STILL HAD BAD DREAMS. One of the stories I've heard before and one of the comics I'd seen on his Insta... and yet here we are.

Bravo, Adam. This is a truly scary horror graphic novel.

Thank you Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing me with an ARC.

This is a good collection of short light horror stories.
The stories are interesting, the art is very clean and cute and the rhythm is just right.

Unfortunately, it didn't really click with le, but it's still a very nice read.

Once again an author proves that a graphic novel can be scary. These are all short little nightmares that are scary! I don’t think I’ll forget this anytime soon. I wish I could read it again for the first time and I’m jealous of those that can!

Thank you NetGalley, Andrews McMeel Publishing and Adam Ellis for letting me read this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

It's everything I expected. If you follow Adam Ellis on any social media then you'll love this. If you don't, follow him first then give this a read if you like what you see.

I liked all the stories but one especially got a visceral reaction from me. I need another volume of this now!

Thanks to Net Galley and the publisher for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest review.

Full disclosure, I had already pre-ordered this. And it's still on pre-order. I must own it.

I read this specifically to get more into horror and this was such a creepy yet exciting and very captivating way to do so? I will be reading more of their work bc wow, I want more

This was EXCELLENT. I’m a big fan of Adam & his work, and have been eagerly consuming & enjoying his spooky comics for a few years now. When he announced his book, I preordered it immediately, and when I saw it on Netgalley, I requested it immediately… I was NOT disappointed. Equal parts funny and scary, Adam does a great job and pulling together imaginative and eerie stories that will have you tearing through this book in one sitting. While some of the comics you can find on his Instagram, he’s made some changes to a few of them, which I enjoyed. There are also some totally new stories which I really liked. This book was strange and scary and smart and so so good. I loved the comics, and I loved the note from Adam after each of them. Can’t wait to read more from Adam!

I was very surprised by this comic book. I saw this title in passing and thought it was interesting, because it plays on the vibe of numerous famous pieces of horror literature and media. It really does feel like watching Stranger Things or reading a Goosebumps book. The art style is different going from story to story. I thought that was very cool how the artist/author applied modern comic art techniques as well as older ones, in addition to taking on the anime style of manga comics as well. Very creative, and the effect kept things interesting because I wanted to see what the art would be like next. Also, the inspirations for this author's stories are intriguing. He includes a little blurb after each comic. These blurbs made the comics even better. This author has a dark sense of humor, which I always appreciate in horror writers and artists. I hope he decides to continue going down this road and opts to publish future comics because I really enjoyed them, and I think flash horror comics should totally be a thing. Like The No Sleep Podcast, but a comic book.

"Bad Dreams in the Night" really nailed the perfect balance of creepy and captivating. The stunning visuals and twisty plots have you turning pages late into the night (though maybe not too late if you want to avoid scary dreams!). Adam Ellis knows how to craft a story that sticks with you.
The Viola Bloom story was one of my favorite stories in the book! It's a standout not just for its creepiness but also for Adam Ellis's personal connection to the tale when he spoke about the things that happened in his personal life that made him fear going outside his home.
This book is terrific, and I give it five stars as a horror lover.

I’ve been reading Ellis’s comics for years, periodically reading through his Instagram. I’m used to his humorous work, but I’m always impressed when I read one of the horror comics.

Bad Dreams in the Night contains eleven short comics, some familiar and some new and range from merely unsettling to fully monstrous. I really enjoyed the collection and look forward to more of Ellis’s work in the future.

Proving to be a mixture of unsettling, darkly humorous and wholly creative.

I've read Adam Ellis online for a few years and they have always have a charismatic quality of their art; whether it's to cause laughs or nervous ones.

I think the milk door unsettled me the most, just because odd features in houses always creep me out. Also the write up at the end felt odd.

I think this would be a good book for horror lovers to give them a fresh take.

This is the perfect balance of horror and humour!

Adam Ellis has compiled some of his greatest horror comics in this collection and it definitely does not disappoint! They range from creepy, to unsettling, to downright horrifying. I especially loved the last story. It had a bit of a jump scare (how do you even add a jump scare to a book, genius!) and was brilliantly executed.

I really appreciated the explanations of inspiration at the end of each story, Ellis’ voice is so funny that it became a bit of a palette cleanser between each creepy story.

Perfect for fans of horror comics, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, or just fans of Adam’s in general!