The Nasty: The Complete Series by John Lees is about a group of horror movie-obsessed friends who try to create their own horror movie. In Scotland in 1994, eighteen-year-old Graeme “Thumper” Connell loves horror movies and is obsessed with them. He loves them so much that his imaginary friend is the masked killer from his favorite slasher film. His imaginary friend from childhood is still with him as an adult. He and his friends enjoy spending time watching new horror movies and they created a club, The Murder Club, to showcase their love for it. When one of the club members gets their hands on an elusive and notorious film known locally as a “video nasties”, everything begins to change. The movie is so scary that it was a target of the British Moral Decency League’s crusade to ban and burn the videotape. However, that’s not the only thing that makes the film notorious. When the Murder Club watches the film, weird things begin to happen.
The graphic novel was an easy straightforward read. There was some blood and gore but nothing scary to get nightmares over. The plot was easy to guess and there weren’t any twists or turns. The artwork was well done and fun. The graphic novel would be a fun read for any horror fans.
**Disclosure I received a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest opinion**
About The Book:
Authors: John Lees & Adam Cahoon (Illustrator)
Pub. Date: May 28, 2024
Publisher: Vault Comics
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 200
Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/THE-NASTY-The-Complete-Series
The Ring meets Empire Records in THE NASTY, a
coming-of-age horror story splattered with dark comedy, as a group of horror
movie-loving teens bites off more than they can handle when the most
sought-after video nasty ever slips through their fingers, and they are forced
to film their own video nasty slasher movie – where evil,
screams, and nightmares bleed into reality
Keep telling yourself: “IT’S ONLY A MOVIE!!!
Isn't it?
Scotland, 1994.
Eighteen-year-old Graeme “Thumper” Connell still has an imaginary friend: the
masked killer from his favorite slasher film. Thumper is obsessed with horror
and always has been. He fills his time with scary VHS rentals and hanging out
with his friends and fellow fans, The Murder Club. But everything changes when
his local video shop acquires one of the notorious films known as “video
nasties” — films so scary they’re the target of the British Moral Decency
League’s crusade to ban and burn.
But it’s only a movie, right?
It’s all just imaginary, isn’t it?
The Nasty is a story about the perception of evil, the power
of genre, the love of fandom, the need to create art, oh, and crap-your-pants
TERROR! Become a bonafide member of The Murder Club: pick up this book!
For fans of Stranger Things, Stand By Me, IT, The Monster
Squad, Donnie Darko,Empire Records, My Best
Friend’s Exorcism and other books by Grady Hendrix, fans of Stephen
King and Neil Gaiman, Little Monsters (Jeff Lemire &
Dustin Nguyen), The Closet (James Tynion IV), The Me
You Love in the Dark (Skottie Young & Jorge Corona), Giant
Days, Afterlife With Archie, Killadelphia (Rodney Barnes
& Jason Shawn Alexander), and Proctor Valley Road.
PRAISE FOR THE NASTY:
Horror Comics To Watch For in 2023 - Fangoria
“There is no other title I have been more excited about than this because it is
a love letter to horror while tackling the conservatism we are seeing rise in
pop culture today..." - Fangoria
“The Nasty is a bloody valentine to slashers and the outsiders who
love them.”– AIPT
“The Nasty is a love letter to slasher flicks and a
generation of kids who loved them. Tender, funny, surprising, endearing, with
an emerging horrific twist. We had Faces of Death as the taboo
underground horror tape that was whispered about but it wasn't cursed. The
Nasty takes a fun nostalgic trip down memory lane and elevates it to a
new level of horror. – Lotusland Comics
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About John Lees:
John Lees is an award-winning comic book writer from Glasgow, Scotland. He is
best known for his work on acclaimed horror series AND THEN EMILY WAS
GONE, with artist Iain Laurie, and hard-boiled Glasgow crime saga SINK,
drawn by frequent collaborator Alex Cormack. Currently, Lees is the co-creator
and writer of THE NASTY from Vault Comics. John's other credits include
superhero drama THE STANDARD, serial killer thriller OXYMORON:
THE LOVELIEST NIGHTMARE, psychedelic nightmare quest QUILTE, and
a story for TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES UNIVERSE. His
latest projects are MOUNTAINHEAD, a snow-
swept thriller from IDW Publishing, working with artist Ryan Lee, and HOTELL,
a horror anthology series from AWA Upshot, featuring artist Dalibor Talajic.
Newsletter subscription: www.deep-ender.johnleescomics.com.
Patreon: www.patreon.com/johnlees
Tuffs, Origin House: Spa and Retreat, and Anomaly, as well as
his design work with Second Rocket Comics. His other credits include the fan
comic Silver Surfer Grey, and the forth-coming I Was A
Teenage Ghost Rider. He has design work as well as short comics in the
forthcoming books Everything Is Different Now from Justin
Richards, Morsels by J Donahue, and Dead Blood by
DB Andry.
Giveaway Details:
2 winners
will receive finished copies of THE NASTY: The Complete Series, US Only.
Ends June25th, midnight EST.
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