Title: Out of SkinAuthor: E.M. Carroll
First Published: January 1, 2013
Publisher: Self-Published
Pages: 40
Genre: Horror
Format: Web
Source: Web
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Synopsis:
Here once was an old woman who lived alone in the woods. After a night of heavy rain, the woman came across a ditch she had never seen before. In the ditch, laid the dead bodies of several young women. The woman had no idea who would do such a thing. It couldn't have been her mother, father or cousin because they're all dead already.
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I found this little webcomic entirely by accident and my goodness am I glad that I did. I had read another graphic novel illustrated by E.M. Carroll and decided to check their art out, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that they has a number of webcomics available to read on their website. Out of Skin is a short webcomic about a woman living alone in the woods who finds a mass grave filled with women’s bodies.
The haunting prose and grisly art are magnificent. There were a few simple animations that added a nice little touch to the visual language of the story. Overall it is a great short by a wonderful artist that deserves more attention and praise. I am so excited to have found their work and will be reading through their catalog of comics in the future.
Quote
“They say this wood breeds strange things… But I live here… And I am not strange.”
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About E.M. Carroll
E.M. Carroll was born in June 1983 in London, Ontario. They started making comics in 2010 and their horror comic “His Face All Red” went viral at Hallowe’en 2010.
Since then, E.M. has published several books, created comics for anthologies, and provided illustrations for other works. E.M. has won several awards, including an Ignatz and two Eisners. They are married to fellow Canadian artist, Kate Craig.
Emily’s work now uses the initials E.M. Carroll.
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