Written by Mike Mignola
Art by Rachele Aragno

With the slightly cutesy art I didn't really know what to expect, thinking that perhaps this book would have more of a young adult fantasy feel than Mignola's usual fare...but that just goes to show that one should never judge a book by its cover as this was Mignola in all his glory! Playing both off of Dracula with a crashed ship delivering a ghoulish guest to a small village and also the Monkey's Paw with the wishes that Leonide grants come with a mortal cost. It's a dark story with a beguiling sweet exterior, much like it's protagonist Leonide, as although she looks like a sweet young girl she is a predator of the first degree. This book was dripping with that pulpy, gothic mood that originally drew me to Mignola's writing and after being disappointed by a lot of his output of late I was glad to have a Mignola book that was a clear home run.