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Infidel | Pornsak Pichetshote

Day 4 of #21DaysofHorror
In my Litsy review of Infidel 3 years ago I mentioned that it was terrifying twice. This was not by accident. As this synopsis from the NPR list cited on the cover says, “It's hard to tell what's scarier in this comic series about a Muslim woman and her multiracial neighbors: the evil spirits that haunt their apartment building or the real-life hatred and xenophobia those spirits feed on. Or the shadowy, scratchy art by👇

vivastory Aaron Campbell, which will give you creeps for days.“ I see that Pichetshote's follow-up The Good Asian was just released as a trade paperback last week. Although it sounds interesting I can't help but wish he had continued working in the horror genre. Effective, unnerving & smart horror graphic novels are hard to come by at times. (edited) 3y

Reggie Is there a movie on Netflix made from this comic? I swear I‘ve read a description of a movie like this on there. In the movie I think there are also bombings happening at the same time. Sounds pretty scary. 3y

vivastory @Reggie There's a movie called Infidel, but it's not based on the comic. I'd love to see one based on this though. I think it could be great. 3y

Addison_Reads Such a great graphic novel! Loved this one. 3y

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Addison_Reads

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Excellent horror graphic novel about a haunted building that also delivers a much needed lesson on racial issues towards Muslims in our society.

The artwork in this is extremely well done and nightmare inducing.💀

For those who have Kindle Unlimited, it's free to read.

vivastory I LOVED this one 4y

Addison_Reads @vivastory it was either you or @Reggie who mentioned it on here and I've been dying to read it ever since. I will have to buy myself a copy at some point for my shelves. 4y

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GrilledCheeseSamurai

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#ChillingPhotoChallenge #Haunted

An American Muslim woman moves into a haunted building with spirits that feed off xenophobia.

#Scarathlon #TeamStoker (1 point).
@TheReadingMermaid

BeansPage 🧟‍♀️ 5y

night_shift I saw this at the bookstore yesterday.. I should've grabbed it as that sounds cool! 5y

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beth_jones8

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I kid you not, this picture was taken a nanosecond before my computer changed its mind and decided instead of 15 minutes left it had less than a minute. Point of the story, I did not actually get the chance to sneak some long anticipated reading in at work today but I tried...

#comics #graphicnovel #imagecomics

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CorinnaBechko

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Enjoyed this a lot. It's hard to find decent horror that also works in the medium of comics. #comics #horror

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readordierachel

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This is a smart mix of horror and political/social commentary. The art is very well done and the visual horror elements are satisfyingly disturbing. 🌟🌟🌟🌟

wordzie 😎 😎 5y

Cathythoughts Looks great ♥️🖤 5y

readordierachel @wordzie @Cathythoughts It was really good! Scary and thought-provoking. 5y

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Cathythoughts I‘m stacking for #graphicnovel #booked2019 👍🏻 5y

readordierachel @Cathythoughts Cool! Look forward to your review! 5y

wordzie @readordierachel @Cathythoughts 😊 me too on the review ✋ 5y

vivastory Wasn't it great? 5y

readordierachel @vivastory It was!! And you are so right that Jordan Peele needs to adapt it. That would be amazing. 5y

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wtimblin

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A short but powerful graphic novel. Creepy as hell too!

vivastory I loved this one 5y

wtimblin @vivastory me too dude. Will be thinking about this one for a while me thinks 5y

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Jgotham

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I‘m not usually a fan of graphic novels but this was excellent. Interesting take and entertaining to see how these monsters and ghosts feed off racism and hate and how only the POC seem to be able to see them. Even if you aren‘t a comic fan, the story is hard hitting and leaves you thinking

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vivastory

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Infidel came to my attention a few days ago, courtesy of NPR's massive best of the year list. I was also intrigued by being selected for 100 Favorite Horror Stories, an author curated list well worth checking out. Infidel has one of the most terrifying opening scenes in recent memory. Aisha, an American Muslim woman lives with her husband, step daughter & mother-in-law in an apartment building that is the site of a recent tragedy. Themes of race👇

vivastory cultural identity, religious beliefs & traditions are discussed & never in didactic Twitter sized messages. Very timely for our current situation, yet the underlying paranormal events are timelessly terrifying. Great characters, great story. Jordan Peele needs to adapt this into a movie! 5y

Suet624 You mentioned terrifying twice. This just might not be for me. 😂 5y

vivastory @Suet624 I don't scare easily, especially not with graphic novels. But there are several scenes that are deeply unnerving. 5y

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vivastory @GrilledCheeseSamurai @readordierachel I think you'd both dig this! The writer is the former editor of Unwritten. (which I still need to check out) 5y

readordierachel whoa, I just checked this out from the library on a whim last week! It was on display. It sounds awesome. I'm excited now! 5y

vivastory @readordierachel I can't wait to hear your thoughts on it! It's such a smart story, never taking the easy feel good route & I just loved the characters. 5y

GrilledCheeseSamurai Yaaas! I have this in single issues! Great story. 👏 5y

vivastory @GrilledCheeseSamurai I am planning on reading Unwritten next year. I was already looking forward to it, but I'm even more excited now. 5y

GrilledCheeseSamurai @vivastory The Unwritten is one of my favorites of all time. The story changes and evolves so much throughout the series...and it focuses so much on the written word and how stories affect us...it truly is a gem and I can't recommend it enough! 👌 5y

Reggie Is there not a movie on Netflix of this? Or there is a movie that sounds very similar to this on there. 5y

Angitron This sounds amazing! 5y

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