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Night of the Ghoul (comiXology Originals) #1 (of 6)

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I just wish the story lent itself to being a bit more original, then I’d wish it were longer. As it is, this is long enough. Middle of the pile and kind of forgetful tbh. Night of the Ghoul collects issues 1-3 of the Dark Horse Comics series written by Scott Snyder with art by Francesco Francavilla. The series was originally released digitally as a Comixology exclusive. Snyder builds up the suspense and intrigue slowly and effectively so that you know something’s not right in the rest home, ditto the events in the movie, and he keeps you guessing throughout. Crucially also, he keeps the monster out of sight, save for an occasional glimpse, for most of the story, which always makes for a tense and unnerving horror story. It started a really strong with a unique premise, interesting characters, a brilliant setting and a visceral sense of menace without being too explicit at all. It then remained on right up until the last half where while still good it did not quite live up to how well it started. Night of the Ghoul was meant to stand the test of time against other classic monster horror movies like Dracula and Frankenstein. The movie was created with love and passion, but never made it to the big screen for mysterious reasons. It’s revealed that pieces of the film were destroyed in a ghostly fire that killed everyone in the filming crew but the director T.F. Merrit, the remaining footage disappearing under unknown circumstances.

Please, settle right in everyone! But first! A warning for pregnant women and the faint of heart, you might want to leave the theatre now... Because the film you are about to see--a film by me, T.F. Merrit -- is possibly the most horrifying story ever put to celluloid! And why? Because it's all true! It happened to me, you see. And now...it will happen to you too! May I present... Night of the ghoul! Night of the Ghoul has a really solid first half. It feels like a genuinely creative take on the found film horror genre with a double timeline story depicting the past events behind the creation of the movie and the dark truths surrounding its bizarre destruction. The art style has a gritty 80’s horror movie aesthetic with a nice build up to the mystery behind the origins of the ghoul monster featured in the missing footage.This opening issue finds a father and son travelling through the night to hospice of sorts. They are hunting for the infamous T.F. Merrit, writer and director of the infamous horror film, The Night of the Ghoul. A film that was lost to a fire shortly after it's first screening. The premise has ingredients of what you want from a Scott Snyder comic, from his aforementioned tropes to reuniting with Francavilla, who also made a name for himself on another horror title, Afterlife with Archie. The story also taps into an important period of horror cinema in the 1930s, where the Universal Monsters such as Frankenstein and Dracula thrived. Originally published online in six issues as a ComiXology Original (and eventually physically released as three oversized issues by Dark Horse), it becomes apparent that Snyder is overly serving the premise, which becomes the main fault of the series. Night of the Ghoul began releasing in October. The story centers around a film sharing the same name as the comic. This film was destroyed in a fire, left unseen. However, the film has been rediscovered, and while damaged, it still has a lot of story left to tell. Crossing between the film's events and the events of the present involving the film's director, this horror comic is a must-read series. At times, Night of the Ghoul feels like you’re reading the comic equivalent of a Golden Age horror film. That’s kind of the point, though, as Ghoul revolves around a classic movie. The comic’s plot is triggered when failed filmmaker Forest Inman finds a reel of footage from Night of the Ghoul, long rumoured to be the Citizen Kane of big screen horror tales, but also long thought destroyed in a studio fire.

The writing gets sloppy and incorrect, the dialogue gets cliche and revolves around characters explaining big exposition points that they shouldn’t even be aware of. It really falls off hard in the second half with an anticlimactic ending.This historic, multi-title deal with comiXology Originals has enabled us to assemble a murderers' row of artists and together we're challenging ourselves creatively to work outside of our comfort zones and really lean into the possibilities of making comics," Snyder says. "This deal allows me the freedom to explore the kind of storytelling I've wanted to try for a long time, while supporting my need to try something that's not totally comfortable for me." The second half kind of takes a big nosedive though. Most of the plot points either fall flat, contradict themselves or create giant plot hole inconsistencies that don’t make logical sense in the context of the full story. The second half is also told in a completely different style than the first half. The first half feels like a good horror story with a slow intense build up. The second half feels like the unfinished bullet points of a movie script turned into a comic book. Night of the Ghoul was supposed to be the next horror masterpiece, some saying better than Frankenstein and Dracula. The Ghoul was set to become the most legendary horror monster ever conceived. In the final days of production, a fire break outs in the studio, destroying the much of the film and killing many cast and crew members.

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