Hotell #1 Review

Writer: John Lees

Artist: Dalibor Talajíc

Rating: 6 of 8

Hotell #1

 

Horror can be one of the most malleable genres around. Able to go in multiple different directions, while still giving a similar feeling of dread, it's no wonder so many writers choose to dip their toes into this ever shifting pond. In Hotell, Lees brings us a hotel that's been host to many visitors with a variety of terrifying tales.

In the 1st issue, we get a classic tale of someone heading to a distant hotel in order to escape a terrifying ordeal. Of course, it's only a matter of time before what you're running from catches up with you - and sometimes, what you're running to can be even scarier. Lee and Talajíc do a great job of showing just what Alice's trying to escape and just how extreme that really is.

It's an important thing to do a story, especially in a visual medium. We get a sense of just how important it is that she escapes and just how difficult that could be. The issue's definitely not short of horrific imagery, ranging from Alice being choked, to hands exiting a mouth, to... feeding. Later in the issue, the team did well in making me feel sorry for a monster, which I definitely applaud.

Overall, a very good debut, that's definitely worth a read. Well written, well drawn, it comes together very nicely. The only complaint I have is that I couldn't understand who was on fire later in the issue. I think it could've done better in establishing who that was. Other than that, I was very happy with the issue and definitely recommend it. I doubt you'll be disappointed.