<i>Tales of the Mist</i> is a collection of graphic short stories that give you a window into Galician folk tales, blending mythology with the background of historic Spain of 1930s. The picture painted is eerie and very atmospheric -- on an visual level it's a good introduction to these myths and legends, if you are a newcomer to them like me. However, because there wasn't much done with the characters of each story apart from putting them in the frame of the myth, I couldn't form any connections to the character, so my appreciation stayed at a more abstract and visual plane.

Thank you #NetGalley for providing me with a copy of #TalesoftheMist.

It'd been a while since the last time I read a graphic novel and I'm happy I got back to it with this beautiful rendition to Galicia's spooky tales. The love that pours from those drawings its something undeniable and makes it an easy and fast read. And although what scared me the most was this quote
<blockquote> <i> But mother... Who can help someone who has already given up ? </i> </blockquote>
I overall really enjoyed it.

It was a nice graphic novel, but it is not one I will remember in the next few years I think. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I liked it and it was a nice read but because of the prologue (I read the English version) I think I was expecting too much from the book and I forgot it was a collection of short stories. Hence, at the beginning, I was looking for links between the characters.
The problem with short stories is that you don’t really have the time to get into the story and I think this is what happened here. However, I really enjoyed discovered those tales and I liked even more the small explanation as the end of each story about what happened and what was believed. Moreover, the drawings were really nice. In the first story, I was confused as to who is who but I got used to it and it really added to this horror/rainy atmosphere. If you’re looking for chilly vibes, this book is for you.
3/5

3.5 stars *may change
The most important part of any graphic novel are the visuals. It wouldn’t have the word graphic in its name if it weren’t. Suárez’s style is, for a lack of better words, damn weird. It’s this very caricature-esq color driven style which is also immensely creepy. Considering that this is a horror book it’s quite fitting. I thought the art really added to the experience of getting to see the story laid out in front of you. The grey-scale color palette provided such a harsh contrast between panels and it truly was lovely. But I’m just someone who really likes graphics.
The story, or, more appropriately, stories were a bit creepy but not necessarily very scary at all, which is fine because I didn’t expect them to be. I really liked the connection with Spanish culture and the references made.
It was a fun story to read, although not necessarily anything that would stick with me in the long run.
Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an arc.

This is set in Spain back in the past. The first story is legend of Santa Compana. How a young girl is afraid.
The second story is about the Devil.
The drawings were a good representation of the past with the people in old dress.

I loved the concept of this graphic novel. As an educator, I do a spooky campfire unit each and every year. It's a student favorite. I was intrigued by this graphic novel's concept of spooky Spanish campfire stories. It seems the author turns tales told by her Spanish grandma into a graphic novel retelling for each one.

Again, I LOVED the concept. The artwork was reminiscent of Picasso; it is unique and sinister as the tales warrant. However, some of the characters blended together and it was a little jarring.

The format of this graphic novel was a little jarring. It was hard to tell where on legend/folklore story ended and another started. Yes, there was a short response from the author and a title page for the next legend. However, it was hard to distinguish characters. It seemed like the characters should have connected... but it was hard to find the connections. Some of the stories felt like they were a little over my head.

I liked the information at the end though that ties the tales to the author to the setting.

A creepy little graphic novel of scary stories inspired by Spanish folklore. The stories are a little short to be truly chilling, but the black and white art gives a truly chilling air to the book.

Received via NetGalley.

This was fantastic. The illustrations kept me interested and wanting to really pay attention to every page and the stories were super engaging! Really enjoyed this and will be revisiting in the future!

If you have read Through The Woods by Emily Carroll then Tales of the Mist will have a familiar feel. The book is a collection of stories about the dead and the demons that haunt a small town in Spain in the 30s. It is a mix of folklore, retold warnings, and the nightmares that seclusion can bring.

The illustrations are without colour, their style adding to the eeriness of the stories being recounted. I also liked that each story had an additional text from the narrator.

Tales of the Mist have a very lose connection by the fact they are being recounted by the same narrator, who is repeating stories she was told. The first and last story are the only ones that really link together.

Overall, I think the feel of this book is what captures your imagination. It is dark, it is eerie and you wonder about those stories.

We're back to one of my favourite things, mythical tales expertly retold. I was immediately drawn to the beauty of Laura Suárez's cover for her graphic novel Tales of the Mist. Everything from the darkness the night to the expression of the woman in the middle worked together to pull me in. I'm glad to say that the rest of Tales of the Mist lives up to this cover. Thanks to Europe Comics and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Laura Suárez explains how her grandmother told her these tales and how she herself now wants to stop 'this obscure side of our culture from being forgotten'. Languages and legends are forgotten on a daily basis nowadays, as English continues to dominate. As a lover of folklore, I am completely with Suárez on trying to preserve what we can and I think that graphic novels are a genius way to do so. Suárez follows every tale with a short description of the legend just shown. In the tone of a campfire whisper, she shares the origin of the legend, what has been told of its creatures, and possible ways to escape. This allows Tales of the Mist to be both entertaining and informational, and also makes you a part of a tradition. Suárez continues the intimate connection of whispering about terrors in the dark, giving her culture a new way of growing through a new medium.

The collection is bookended by the tale of a little girl. We begin with her fear of lost souls, which are as real to her as anything. The first tale that follows is 'The Santa Compaña', in which two girls walk home alone from the market only to have an encounter with said Santa Compaña, a troop of lost souls, which changes them forever. Next is 'The Air', in which a young woman visits a witch to dispel her sadness and depression, thereby revealing a haunting memory. In 'The Devil' we encounter a possession which can only be cured by kissing the statue of Saint Campio. But just because one is released doesn't mean another isn't still in the grip of the devil. Then follows 'The Vidoiro', in which the loss of his grandmother and the sighting of strange beings pushes a young boy to the brink. We then return to the little girl from the beginning, who finds solace from everything scary in the arms of her grandmother. At the end there is something of an epilogue in which Suárez gives us more information about Galicia, its houses and traditions. Each of these we have already seen in the tales and it really shows how Suárez is revitalizing her country's old traditions and tales.

Suárez's stories and art are beautiful. Although the art style might not be for everyone, I found myself utterly entranced by it. All in black-and-white, Suárez's art brilliantly captures her characters' emotions and lets scenes flow across panels. Although minimalist, it is incredibly expressive. The settings are crafted with care, detailing Galician traditions and allowing the natural creepiness of woods and dark nights to come through. Similarly, the flow of the stories is very natural and leaves enough in the dark to allow for your own mind to keep spinning. Rather than connecting with any character directly, what Tales of the Mist allows you to do is connect with the emotion behind the myths and legends and with Suárez herself. It's not hard to imagine a little girl, terrified and fascinated as she listens to her grandmother by the fireside. It's also not hard to feel the darkness of the woods or the chill of the wind, to feel the fear of the Vidoiro or the Santa Compaña. I have basically fallen in love with Suárez's art style and I think you should too.

I absolutely adored Tales of the Mist. The art is sharp and evocative, the stories mysterious and entrancing. Any lover of folklore, the wyrd and the eerie, this is the graphic novel for you.

Extremely atmospheric, spooky, nostalgic!

4 different “ghost” tales from a 1930’s Spanish culture, passed down through generations, told to children so that they would behave.

“Timeless legends in which pre-war realism and the paranormal would come face-to-face. A way to make sense of the darkness, death and mist of a demanding land.”

Loved the graphics, reminds me of old children’s books I would read as a child. Anyone ever read The Wolves in the Walls? Creepy...

In a small village in the north of Spain in the thirties, many legends have filmed especially a religious background, before the wars that devastated the world. Legends that follow a dense mystery that unites the paranormal with the real and with which they were very often used to scare children. This graphic novel tells this and much more. The author already from her small preface says to tell stories that her grandmother told when she was just a child. It is a collection of macabre stories but illustrated and told with a disturbing but wonderful mastery. There is no story that has not involved me, written and illustrated with a unique and inimitable mastery. With its black and white colors, this story condenses a series of unique and particular stories, certainly with a religious and divine background, almost demonic at times. Country stories that travel from one to the other making everything mysteriously scary. An illustrated collection of dangerous, mysterious, disturbing tales that I can recommend to lovers of the paranormal genre or creepy enough to keep you attached to the pages. A graphic novel that you may seriously like. Advice.

An interesting set of stories but not for me. I think they were just too short for me. Th artwork suited the stories conveyng a kind of eerie darkness but the actual stories needed something else.

Now this sends me back in time when I was perhaps 3 and grandma used to tell me that unless I gulp down my food, ‘they’ will come and take me away as I used to stuff food into my mouth and stare at the telly. Tales of the mist portraits a bunch of horror stories back from the time when there used to be light chimneys and hard times. The first thing is the drawing style, Satrapi which I think perfectly goes with the theme. I don’t mind the pace if the story is actually good which it is. I have seen a lot of graphic novels struggling with what they want to tell the reader because it is actually hard to tell a story just by drawing. And so in extreme cases, it becomes more wordy than necessary. But for this one the words and the art seems to be in a perfect balance. Everything including the images helps you travel in time and places. I think it is informative as well regarding the deep-rooted mythical beliefs of rural areas. People who don’t like to read horror stories, I would still recommend this to you for its art style (I so much loved that) and don’t worry you won’t end up chewing your nails. I don’t think that’s the entire perspective of the book. I am gonna for my friends to read this.

Haunting and atmospheric. I quite enjoyed this graphic novel overall; quite honestly think it is impossible not to fall in love with the use of folklore and superstition in creating tension and atmosphere. The illustrations are absolutely stunning and the style fits the story so well. Alas, I was ultimately a bit underwhelmed and felt there was a certain je ne sais quoi missing. I'd still highly recommend this to any lover of horror and folkloric reads and I am definitely interested to see what else the authors has in the works for the future

I like that they show history of the supernatural being or legend as well as the short graphic story for each one

A marvelous, fantastic collection of folkloric horror stories told in intimate vignettes with rhythmic prose and lovely, haunting illustrations.

What an interesting ride this graphic novel gives. A series of short stories of a time in a small village in Spain in which the elders in the village told stories of the dead and their inflictions. I can see how the stories could scare the children because they are so unusual and unsettling. The black and white art is beautiful and creepy which adds to the fear. As soon as I finished I wanted to start again. Thanks #netgalley for sharing this book with me!

I enjoyed reading this book. It’s very creepy and has a lot of history within it. The black and white illustrations only add to this creepy vibe.

In Tales of the Mist, Suárez combines stellar art and eerie storytelling to deliver stories inspired by the supernatural. In five tales, the author explores legends and folktales passed down to her in or inspired by Galicia, Spain. From souls being taken, mysterious figures to avoid in forests, and mysterious deaths that people cannot explain, this collection is wonderfully eerie.

I loved this collection for its creative art and interpretation of legends into stories to carry them to the reader. It was a pleasure to read through and the pages at the end of each tale explaining the inspiration added to a kind of ghost story effect. While I'm new to the horror genre being explored through art, this collection was really effective in my opinion. I'll definitely keep an eye out for the release date to add this to my physical bookshelf!