Run Like Hell

by Jeff Dixon, Karl Slominski (Illustrations)

Run Like Hell is the comedically twisted tale of one man's mission to escape the demon, frat boy, mime, diva, clown, and pet peeve-filled land known simply as Hell.

105 pages, Paperback

First published December 10, 2013

About the author

Jeff is the author of a series of books set in Central Florida, in and around the Walt Disney World Resort. These mystery thrillers are loaded with trivia, hidden secrets, and loaded with adventure as parody, reality, and fiction built on fact (or "faction" as some have called it, collide in epic stories that are designed to take readers on the ultimate thrill ride.

Reviews

[Gavin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow, first review on GOODREADS! I hope more people read this.

This is an original graphic novel, the writer, Jeff Dixon, is a horror writer, with a gift for the absurd and amusing. He's also got a site:

https://scaryhorrorwriter.wordpress.com/

I wasn't entirely sure what to expect, but it exceeded that.

Louis is in Hell, and he's a recruiter, going to get people to give up their souls on Earth for the Devil. He's great at his job but miserable...

The best part is, that he goes while in the guise of a clown. Yup.



So this scary mofo shows up to haunt your dreams...turns out, Louis makes a major faux-pas...the Clown is the Devil's favourite garb to scare and torture souls with...so no one else is supposed to use it but him.

This leads to Louis being stripped of his rank and sentenced to 5 years in Personal Hell Prison, where you relive your worst fear non-stop.

Louis isn't having any of it, and with the help of This guy...



Plans his escape.

Of course, by now, this is one of the funniest yet engrossing graphic novels I've read in some time. I was laughing so much at it, but loving it as well.

Throw in some Tarantino style action/violence:



Hell's Call Girl Madam, and 2 of Satan's crazy enforcers, and you've got one...Hell? Of a party! (See what I did there? wordplay!)

I cannot recommend this highly enough for anyone who wants a nice break from Capes and Grit.

In particular, Lono, I feel like this book was made for you.

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[Lono · Rating 4 out of 5]

Run Like Hell was a great recommend from my boy, Gavin. This book is off the chain, grindhouse ridiculousness. Unique among the stuff I’ve read, Jeff Dixon comes up with an original tale that follows Louis Rockwell’s attempt to escape from Hell. If he doesn’t make it out he’s gonna end up in Personal Hell’s Prison, where you’re forced to repeat your worst nightmare over and over. Guess he shouldn’t have ticked off the “big guy”. Of course Chad, the Dark Lord’s assistant, isn’t about to just let him leave and so the chase is on. Louis also ends up in some pretty funny places while trying to elude the Devil’s minions. Pet Peeve Point is probably my favorite. Every little thing that has ever annoyed the shit out of you can be found here. Reality TV, drunken frat boys, gum on the sidewalk, people on cellphones, pan-handlers, and John Tesh fans just to name a few.



The sketchy color artwork is really well suited to the book and Karl Slominski did a bang up job with this one. I think he really nailed interpreting Dixon’s insanely violent and crazy vision of Hell.



All in all, Run Like Hell is a fun, crazy, bloody romp filled with murderous clowns, freaky demons, dangerous mimes, and one annoying British dude. Thanks for the recommend Gavin, it’s definitely my bag.




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