Member Review

"The Girl, The Priest, and The Devil" is a chilling, beautifully illustrated dive into Gothic horror and religious dread. Author Theo Prasidis crafts a haunting, slow-burn narrative that’s equal parts unsettling and thought-provoking, while Illustrator Staša Gacpar’s stark, textured artwork pulls the readers into a dark and corrupted world that feels like a fevered dream.

There is one lesson I learnt from this book that Missionaries have spoiled the people and societies in a very relentless manner of unreturning path. Priests have used the people in their own ways by ruining their lives for their betterment and snatched their lands and properties in return of what.. just conversion to Christianity?? SO bad of such religion which preaches in a wrong way to follow. Nth number of cases exposed the ill-practices going on inside churches in the name of submission to God where young girls merely of teenage were raped and snatched their chastity forcibly by older pervert priests and Popes. They never had any knowledge of Science too in front of blind faith which was in real not for God but for their own benefits. All tribes of Africa and natives of Most of the countries, like mentioned here of Greece (as one of those from the long list) were converted with either force or cheating.
Coming back to this comics again, it is a story of a young girl Daphne who was blamed by her own father for the death of his wife, who died while delivering Daphne to this world. Her brother also died of illness but she being beave never bent to priest and his advances ever. She always hoped for her freedom and better life. Theme of guilt, innocence, temptation and salvation are woven in effectively, giving the tale a spiritual weight beyond just horror. There’s a lot of allegory beneath the surface, and it rewards for sure. The atmosphere and emotional gravity of the plot is undeniable. From previously converted to Christianity, here is this story from Greece which was then under the control of Ottoman Empire in their last of times. There is a priest who befooled all the villagers and looted them in the name of becoming devil, by summoning one as well, whereas he was supposed to be the man of God.

Daphne's character is so amazing and her valor in the face of adversities is inspirational. Background artwork is too much good and sketchy vividness seemed relevant to the times. This is said to be the adapted version which is inspired from one of the actual local folktale of Greece. Superstitions were the part of whole word at different times and missionaries used that in their favors to collect lands and money from all over the world with such a kind of Machiavellian Priest, who even ruin the meaning of pretending Father which they said to be pronounced.