This was really good, a generations-spanning story about the influence of an evil alien/demon creature on the extended family of the man who was unfortunate enough to encounter it/her in an Irish cave. I've been a fan of Carey and Peter Gross ever since their work together on Lucifer and The Unwritten and they don't disappoint here. This is another engrossing, slow-burning story of the supernatural that takes some time to get into, but which will reward the patient reader in spades. Gross' art is not quite as controlled here as elsewhere, but it is in fitting with the "EC horror" vibe that this new line of Hill House comics seems to want to invoke. Strong recommendation.

Very good story, terrible title. The title makes it sound so boring but it's a cool creepy story about a demonic doll house, and an epic ages-long battle between a couple of alien god-monster things. And there's a talking cat, which is always a bonus.

Meh. M.R. Carey's work has been very hit-and-miss for me in the past, so I know to go into these sorts of things with cautious optimism, and sadly, this was a bit of a miss, too. The storyline is so incredibly jumpy and inconsistent — not to the point of being hard to follow, just to the point of being a bit irritating. I was only somewhat intrigued through most of it, but never fully drawn in, and by the end, it just felt like the beginning to a series I would never have any interest in continuing. (On top of that, I don't believe it actually will be a series, only that it feels so incomplete in the end that one would think it should be.)

Aside from all of that, I really strongly dislike the art style and thought the details in much of the finer points, such as expressions on faces, left a lot to be desired.