Review: Grimm Tales Of Terror #2
The latest issue reviewed from Zenescope
The second issue of the fifth volume of Grimm Tales Of Terror is out now from Zenescope Entertainment and I looked at the horror that is The Candy Lady!
In the early 1900s, the quiet town of Terrell, Texas was haunted by a string of horrifying disappearances. Children would vanish without a trace, leaving behind only their rotten, decaying teeth—tiny teeth that could have only belonged to them. The townspeople, desperate and terrified, turned their suspicions toward Carla Crane, a woman known for luring children with sweets.
Accused of witchcraft and murder, she was condemned and burned at the stake, her screams echoing through the town. The legend of “The Candy Lady” was born. Now, over a century later, the curse of the Candy Lady has resurfaced. Children in Terrell are disappearing once more, and the chilling whispers of the past return with them. As fear grips the town, a dark truth emerges:
The Candy Lady never died. Her spirit has been waiting, thirsting for vengeance. She’s back, more vengeful than ever, and this time, no one will escape the Candy Lady’s sweet, deadly wrath.
Writer: Joe Brusha Artwork Daniel Mainé
Colors: Juan Manuel Rodriguez
Letters: Taylor Esposito (Of Ghost Glyph Studios)
Editor: Dave Franchini
Production & Design: Christopher Cote
It's a new one-shot horror, and this issue has quite a bit of lore behind it. Even so, it’s easy to pick up and enjoy, with some dark twists and turns.
To be honest, I was caught out in it all. The Candy Lady is excellent as an urban myth, and I liked how it simultaneously built up her backstory, along with what is happening in modern times.
The amount of hostility here was interesting, and it did give a feeling of some dark secret being in place by the townsfolk and a degree of generational shame.
The mystic side of it was well done, not totally explained in some cases, but it leaves enough mystery for you to make your own mind up.
I really enjoyed the art style here, with the flashback art being distinct enough from the ‘now’ and there are some clever uses of colour and panels.
I usually find the ones with children and dolls extra creepy, and this one ticks those boxes.
Some excellent twists to the end and a well crafted tale.
