My husband is a huge fan of MrBallen's podcast and YouTube channel. When MrBallen announced an upcoming graphic novel, I knew we had to have it. The artwork was brilliant and beautiful and it raised MrBallen's stories to a whole to level... parts were especially more creepy than in the initial podcasdt/video, thanks to the artwork. I can't wait to purchase a copy to read the 5 excluded chapters.


Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a chance to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Awesome graphic novel with such captivating, true stories. I've watched Mr Ballen on YouTube for years and was so happy to be able to read this early! Will definitely be recommending to friends.

Beautiful art! A wonderful set of stories with a surprise coming out when the book releases. I would love a hardcover version of this.

I'm not gonna lie its really hard for me to leave a review without having all the chapters so this is a for now review (probably not gonna change though cause I love Mr. Ballen)
I have been following Mr. Ballen for quite awhile now and like most of his followers I was pumped to hear about this graphic novel. I was most excited for the new stories but also getting to see some visuals for my favorite stories. I'm definitely not alone in saying Bells Canyon is my favorite story and I was over the moon to see it in this book. The visuals for it were absolutely perfect. The art was creepy and story telling obviously had Mr. Ballen's usual flare. All the stories did actually.
I will say in some places the art seemed very rough but it seems like a very purposeful decision. Now for me thats not an art style I usually care for but I see why it works for these stories and Mr. Ballen's vibe. As a whole this is a solid graphic novel and I know the new stories we'll get when the book releases will be just as great!
Basically what I'm saying is "if you like the strange dark and mysterious delivered in graphic novel format you've come to the right place."

Wow, what a fun time this graphic novel was!

This is an easy to follow read, focusing on a myriad of horror tales from around the world. The flow of the stories go well together, easily leading into each other (which makes me excited to read the stories that were not included in this edition that are being saved for the day-of release!). There are just enough details in the stories to let your imagination do a lot of work, and when paired with the stunning artwork, this makes for a very fun and spooky read.

I'd say that this is honestly more tame than the likes of "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" with their original artwork, so I know that this would be an easy read for almost any age who wants to get in some spooky tales. I honestly am really excited to get my hands on a physical copy of this one, since I had such a good time with the digital edition! I'd love to listen to the audiobook eventually, only to further put myself into these stories!