Thank you so much to Oni Press and NetGalley for providing me with an e-ARC; it is greatly appreciated.

My first thought upon finishing this graphic novel was, "What did I just read?". It's gross, psychedelic, and just flat out weird. There is a heavy dose of body horror here, so this one will definitely not be everyone's cup of tea.

The plot felt very disjointed, and the scenes would jump so quickly that it was confusing at times. I felt like we went through the story so quickly that the characters were even getting left behind. I would have loved to have had more lore about the town, and more reasons to care about the fates of the characters. Instead of leaving me horrified I'm more left with the feeling of, "Huh, well that was a thing".

I thought I was ok with the art style at first, but the more I read the more I disliked it. The characters weren't drawn in the way that they described each other, and their looks were very inconsistent. I'm not sure if this was on purpose or not, but the answer isn't obvious. It's definitely a more cartoonish style, which at times left some creatures looking more "Saturday morning cartoons".

With all of this it's still quite a brutal story. Gore and body horror are major components here. There are also depictions of PTSD and drug use, so you might want to check out content warnings before picking this up.

As someone who loves the story of Mothman, and cryptids in general, I was looking forward to diving into this one, but I think the storytelling needs to be tightened up to really make this graphic novel shine.