Night of The Ghoul #1 is a superb opener to this horror series from two veteran creators. Clever writing and beautiful art add significant depth to this 50's B-horror movie inspired tale. Read Full Review

If you're a fan of horror films and horror stories, this is a title you'll find yourself quite comfortable with even while there's the promise of plenty of scares coming. Read Full Review

Overall, Night of the Ghoul #1 sets up a wonderfully frightening story that is sure to only become more terrifying as issues go on. Even without any real action taking place, the suspense and storytelling is more than enough. Night of the Ghoul #1 sets the stage for what is sure to become an instant horror classic. Read Full Review

Francavilla delivers some beautiful imagery throughout the issue. There are so many great visual scares and the panels have a classic horror comic look and feel that is visually engaging. Read Full Review

Both fitting tribute and unique take, Night Of The Ghoul #1 is a suspenseful and chilling opening chapter to Snyder and Francavilla's new horror outing. Read Full Review

Night of the Ghoul is the perfect monster mystery horror that uses recognizable elements of all the best horror movies set in a hospital environment. Occasionally it becomes a little steeped in text (as a lot of Snyder's work does) but I can forgive this as it makes sense due to the majority of panels being scenes featuring just two characters. Read Full Review

Being able to deliver a genuinely engaging horror comic is a real accomplishment, but doing so without utilising unnecessary gore or schlock is even more impressive. Snyder and Francavilla are a dream creative partnership for a pot of people, myself included, and watching them work together seamlessly to bring the chilling tale of the Ghoul to life is a real treat. An impeccably crafted, genuinely unsettling horror tale packed with depth, twists and real narrative depth. Highly recommended. Read Full Review

Night Of The Ghoul #1 works very well as the beginning of a horror story. Snyder sets it all up and then lets Francavilla run away with it. The atmosphere of this story is what it lives or dies by, and Francavilla delivers in that respect. As usual, Snyder does his onion style of storytelling- there are layers here that readers wont be able to wait to get to. Read Full Review

'Night of the Ghoul' is the perfect horror story that bridges the classic monster movies of the 30s and 40s with a modern sensibility of fandom gone too far. Some things are best left alone. Snyder and Francavilla have a blast scaring the pants off readers in this engrossing pulpy thriller that you won't be able to put down. Read Full Review

Overall, it is another strong book by top notch creators that doesn't end as strong as I wanted it to. It is still very good, though. Read Full Review

While horror is not my thing in general, I actually like it in comic form with the right combination of talent. Snyder handles things solidly here and with just enough teases and nudges to keep the flow going while Francavilla's artwork is the really big draw here. Both time periods are well-presented with the color design and just how everything looks, making it easy to really get into this world. I like that we get something unusual with the film, a grander plan, and then the actual film shot itself that must have happened. There are a few layers here to explore and the start of it focuses on the end before dipping back hits the right spot. Definitely another series that'll be very easy to keep up on with a lot of anticipation. Read Full Review

If you've been looking for an original horror comic during this Spooktober, than this is one worth checking out. Read Full Review

Night of the Ghoul plays with our concept of monsters, horror films, and ancient evil in an absorbing way. This is the kind of comics story you don't always see, which further shows Snyder and Francavilla are doing new things at a time when comics are as innovative as ever. Add Night of the Ghoul to that list of innovative comics well worth exploring. Read Full Review

A strong premiere that introduces some real fear, and an expansive knowledge of horror lore and filmmaking, without feeling gate-keepy to those who are still learning the language of horror cinema. Read Full Review

A real comic about a fictional film that could have been a really good Creepshow episode. You've got to love that. Read Full Review

A fan hunts down a director of a forbidden film with a mysterious providence. What secrets lie with the surviving reels of film may be more than either can live with in a tense first issue from Scott Snyder and Francesco Francavilla. Read Full Review

If there has ever been a horror comic that has captured the magic of the golden age of horror films of the 1920s - 1940s it’s Night of The Ghoul. Now I know this is a bold statement, but stay with me and at the end of what I have to say please experience this masterclass in suspense, art, and storytelling alternating between the present and World War I.

Night of the Ghoul opens with our main characters, Forest Inman and his son Orson, as they make their way to a hospice center out in the middle nowhere. After weeks of research they have uncovered the location and identity of the great director and writer T.F. Merrit. Merrit is the creator of the lost classic film Night of the Ghoul - which many would say would have been the greatest horror movie of all time had it not been destroyed in a studio fire. Forest’s deep rooted love for horror films and what seems like a journalistic background allows him to track down the lost film, though partially destroyed.

Forest and his son convince the staff to allow them to see T.F. Merrit, going by a different name, under the guise of being insurance agents there to review some final details about Merrit’s insurance, now that he is at the end of his life. When Forest finally meets Merrit, he tells him everything he knows about him and the admiration he has. Merrit agrees to tell Forest the true story about The Night of Ghoul and how everything around them is not what it may seem.

I don’t think I can praise Francavilla’s art enough. He captures the eerie, unnerving, and suspenseful feeling that horror movies give you as a little kid, and even as an adult. I don’t mean the slasher, or almost comedic violence kind of horror movies. I mean the ‘what’s in the shadows’ or ‘around the corner’ feeling of dread. It’s the lovecraftian terror of not knowing what you’re even afraid of that’s ever present Francavilla’s art and is what makes Night of The Ghoul so delightful. His colors are striking, vivid, and muted when needed, providing you that classic horror movie poster feel that much of the magic comes from.

Night of the Ghoul is one of the best debut issues I’ve read in a long time and I truly hope you experience it. Scott Snyder is on a roll and it seems like there’s no stopping him. more

Snyder's back in true form. This is the best material of his I've read since wytches. His writing seems completely amateur when he tries to make an epic superhero crossover, but horror just seesm to tease out his natural talent.

Bad Idea's 'The Lot' was a better version. Great art but too many initial plot holes. For my full review head over to:

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