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Night Terror – Grisly, Whimsical and Sinister Dreams from John Kenn Mortensen and Fantagraphics

  • by Lydia Turner
  • September 11, 2025

A viscous, elongated creature with the body of a large crow, the skull of a man, and a gaping mouth full to the brim of sharp teeth shrieks down at…

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Nightmare Factory – John Kenn Mortensen’s Melodic Wordplay is Just as Nuanced as His Illustrations in this New Picture Book from Fantagraphics

  • by Lydia Turner
  • October 9, 2024

A pale drummer boy mindlessly plays on as a candle drips wax over his head. A grimy man cocks his trumpet like a gun, the canister on his back ready…

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A Christmas Bestiary – A Dark and Spellbinding Guide to Wintry Horror from Benni Bødker, John Kenn Mortensen and Fantagraphics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 2, 2024

Festively themed work can often go overlooked simply because the window of relevant reviewing opportunity is, by its nature, a restricted one. However, it would seem remiss to let that…

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