Author: Ash Redburn
Artist: Morgan Twiston Davies
First Published: 2024
This Cinecrypt comic was backed by myself on Kickstarter and, I have to admit, when it arrived I was slightly taken aback by its brevity (short comic sized, it is essentially a single graphic short story) however, never judge a book by its length. This was a fabulous little read – so long as you allow one conceit to run.
That conceit is there from the beginning. Sister Elizabeth and her horse, Whisper, is traversing the Carpathians to carry food, toys and decorations to villages and is caught in a blizzard. The conceit is that she is blind, with the horse guiding the way, so suspend your disbelief and accept that she would be allowed to take such a journey alone. The horse guides her to shelter, but it is Orlok’s castle and, blind, she cannot see the demonic vampire for what he is.
I won’t go further into the story, but it is dark, really dark and Orlok is splendidly evil. The artwork suits the tale perfectly and adds to the atmosphere. I enjoyed this – it doesn’t seem to be available on the Cinecrypt website yet but, if you get chance, do check it out.
That conceit is there from the beginning. Sister Elizabeth and her horse, Whisper, is traversing the Carpathians to carry food, toys and decorations to villages and is caught in a blizzard. The conceit is that she is blind, with the horse guiding the way, so suspend your disbelief and accept that she would be allowed to take such a journey alone. The horse guides her to shelter, but it is Orlok’s castle and, blind, she cannot see the demonic vampire for what he is.
I won’t go further into the story, but it is dark, really dark and Orlok is splendidly evil. The artwork suits the tale perfectly and adds to the atmosphere. I enjoyed this – it doesn’t seem to be available on the Cinecrypt website yet but, if you get chance, do check it out.
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