Daphne Byrne by Laura Marks, Kelley Jones, and Michelle Madsen.
Title: Daphne Byrne.
Author: Laura Marks.
Artist: Kelley Jones and Michelle Madsen.
Genre: Graphic novel, fiction, horror.
Country: U.S.
Language: English.
Publication Date: 2020.
Summary: In the gaslit splendor of late-19th-century New York, rage builds inside 14-year-old Daphne. The sudden death of her father has left her alone with her grief-stricken mother. Emotionally adrift and living outside her means, the widow becomes easy prey for a group pf occultists promising to contact her dead husband. While fighting to disentangle her mother from these charlatans, Daphne experiences a genuine supernatural encounter-a strange, insidious presence in her own body. "Brother," a charming entity with unspeakable appetites, visits her in her dreams and whispers in her ear. Soon, Daphne is sharing his terrifying power. A demon? A ghost? Her own hallucination? Daphne can't be sure what Brother is or what he wants. And even if she knew, could she stop him? Would she want to?
My rating: 7/10.
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"Let me out! Please! I want to go home!"
I'll show you the way out. It's easy. All it takes is a sacrifice. And the will to be strong.
"I can't."
Of course you can. We all have to kill things. We do it so we can live... and then we grow to love it.
♥ "Why have you come back? I told you I didn't want you."
But you do. You chose me. Just as I chose you. Not one girl in a hundred would have been as brave as you-
"In the dream, you told me I'd see my father!"
I can show you his bones, if you want. But the dead don't speak to us. I thought you knew that.
"Then you lied to me."
No. You don't understand. I have such wonders to show you. I know it's hard to be brave when you're not dreaming. But look around you. It's all just raw matter. Flesh that doesn't know it's dead. You and I can bend it to our will...
Do you see it now? How helpless they are...
"But I'm no different."
Yes, you are... because you have me.
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"And never sit on a made-up bed. It's not ladylike."
"I'm sorry..."
"Beds are only for sleeping."
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♥ Don't be afraid. It's only the dark. It's not like when you were buried alive... Don't think of it... But it felt safe underground, didn't it? The only way to feel safe is to be a monster.
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I'm yours forever.
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