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Where Black Stars Rise
2022
First Published
3.57
Average Rating
128
Number of Pages

Nadia Shammas and Marie Enger's Where Black Stars Rise is an eldritch horror graphic novel that explores mental illness and diaspora, set in modern-day Brooklyn. Dr. Amal Robardin, a Lebanese immigrant and a therapist in training, finds herself out of her depth when her first client, Yasmin, a schizophrenic, is visited by a nightly malevolent presence that seems all too real. Yasmin becomes obsessed with Robert Chambers’ classic horror story collection The King in Yellow. Messages she finds in the book lead Yasmin to disappear, seeking answers she can’t find in therapy. Amal attempts to retrace her patient’s last steps—and accidentally slips through dimensions, ending up in Carcosa, realm of the King in Yellow. Determined to find her way out, Amal enlists the help of a mysterious guide. Can Amal save Yasmin? Or are they both trapped forever? “Strange is the night where black stars rise, and strange moons circle through the skies. But stranger still is lost Carcosa...”The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers

Avg Rating
3.57
Number of Ratings
407
5 STARS
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4 STARS
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3 STARS
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2 STARS
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Authors

Marie Enger
Marie Enger
Author · 1 books
Marie Enger (it’s like ANGER but with an E) is a cartoonist and illustrator known for their comic work on Adventure Time (BOOM!), Dept. H (Dark Horse), and Regression(Image), as well as their illustrations and comics for bands like PUP and Dollar Signs. When Marie’s not working for someone else, they’re self-publishing the eldritch-stoner-comic Fhtagn and Loathing, the bleak short-horror collection We are in a Dark Place, I AM COMING HOME, IT SEEPS UP, THE BONES OF THIS PLACE and graphic retelling of the classic bootleg vampire film NOSFERATU! They are also the creator of the breakout hit TTRPG CASKET LAND.
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