Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Something is Killing The Children, Vol. 2 : The House of Slaughter by James Tynion IV

39 reviews

steveatwaywords's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I'm settling in to this series (as yet not completed, apparently!) and I will finish the story arc before doing a full review, but here is what I thought of Volume 2:

Much like Vol. 1, this is a dark gorefest with an insidious cabal of PR-masters behind it. We learn more about each, the tension and action (if not the terror) is ramped up, but nothing is really resolved. Tynion is not afraid to shock us by losing important (or seemingly innocent) characters, but again this feels more like a need to shock than an essential plot point. The brief appearance of a character with seemingly conflicting motivations (somewhat promising) is too-quickly dispatched. 

We do get some more hints at the Erica backstory, but this too is not unusual or especially insightful. In the end, this story currently appears to be an action romp with lots of night scenes and blood: there is little wrong with this (I'm still reading, after all), but I have seen so many graphic novels or series (including Tynion's) pull off more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, and Blood

owlishbookish's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

The plot thickens. Volume two took everything that was established in volume one and dialed it up several notches. The monsters are (somehow) even more monstrous and judging by the events in this volume, the infestation shows no sign of being controlled.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, and Blood

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

2.0

I don't think I'm going to continue with the series. I find the story just okay and the layout of the panels is frustrating and annoying and lead to me often having to read the pages multiple times to figure out which order it's meant to be in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Medical content, and Alcohol

coatpocketcreature's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Blood, and Murder

capt_hangry's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, and Murder

karli_linne's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

i wish i liked this a bit more :( 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Grief

melissahawco's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Violence, and Blood

eddiehits's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

lashette's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

New character and more explanation for Erica, House of Slaughter and the monsters. Not enough yet though. Action goes up, so more gore. I'm hooked.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence