Cinema Panopticum HC

Internationally-acclaimed Swiss artist Thomas Ott, creator of Hellville and Dead End, returns with this disturbing and eery new offering. Cinema Panopticum is another dark and shadowy offering with five new graphic horror novelettes: The Prophet, The Wonder Pill, La Lucha, The Hotel and the eponymous Cinema Panopticum itself, each executed in his trademark hallucinatory and hyper-detailed scratchboard style.

The first story in the book introduces the other four: A little girl visits an amusement park. She looks fascinated, but finds everything too expensive. Finally, behind the rollercoaster she eyeballs a small booth with "Cinema Panopticum" written on it. Inside there are boxes with screens. Every box contains a movie. Ott's O. Henry-esque plot twists will delight fans of classic horror like The Twilight Zone and Tales. From the Crypt, or modern efforts like M. Night Shamalayan's films; his artwork will haunt you long after you've put the book down. Please note this hardcover edition is the German language edition.

Edition Modern, hardback, 104 pages