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Braving the Swamp – The Ghoulish Grimoire #6 Brings Voodoo to Horror Fans

Published Fri, 01 Nov 2019 17:00:21 -0500

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Deep in the South, there's a place in the Bayou where even the leviathan gators will not venture. Moving silently through the muck and the grime, they watch as three men desperately attempt progress to a place more dangerous than any bump in the night. The stow where She stirs, waiting for the foolish to play brave and bring her more companionship than the rats that chew her eyes from her skull…

Elias is a desperate man, eschewing what medical science could not do for his afflicted wife and praying the Voodoo Queen of the Bayou takes favor on his plight. With two Cajun companions to guide him, what could possibly go wrong in a place far enough into the backwoods where no one can hear them scream?

Power couple Diana Levin and Shawn Givens compile an epic collection of talent from Ghoulish Bunny Studios and their love for the craft was obvious in the energy of Salt Lake City's September FanX (formerly Comic Con) Convention. Levin's artwork is engaging and fits the horror genre well, sampling inspiration from Stephen Gammel (Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark) and Ben Templesmith (30 Days of Night), the black and white ensemble of imagery is enough to pick up this little short story alone. In not wasting a single sentence of text, Givens packs this grimoire with so much substance and description that picking up this book and sampling any part of it oozes with creepy finesse. Together, these two compiled a short story packed with enough charm to earn its place as a favorite for horror fans of any age.

The Ghoulish Grimoire is only issue 1 of 6 in a series of horror short stories, but each book stands alone in the Ghoulish Bunny Studios' line of zines. Keep an eye out for them at your local comic book convention, or check out their online shop available here: https://www.ghoulishbunnystudios.com/books

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