A cat-like woman arrives at a castle, to find (and kill) the vampire Countess who lives there. “Carroll illustrates using only the striking colors of red, black, and white this, of course, makes the blood really stand out. But either way, it’s a bloody good tale.” (Source: The Advocate) The text is sparse and the vivid illustrations are poetic in their openness to interpretation. “This gothic encounter between a lady vampire and a catwoman may be a lesbian love story or a gory revenge tale. Emily Carroll has fashioned a rich gothic horror charged with eroticism that doesn’t just make your skin crawl, it crawls into it.Ģ019 Harvey Award Nominee for Book of the Year Like many before her that have never come back, she’s made it to the Countess’ castle determined to snuff out the horror, but she could never be prepared for what hides within its turrets what unfurls under its fluttering flags.
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