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Hallows Fell
If in October you do marry, love will come but riches tarry - In the depths of the English countryside, businessman Simon, is eager to get home and celebrate his house warming with his fiance. Unfortunately
something else in the ancient woodland is hungry for Simon’s attention.
From the writer of acclaimed supernatural horrors 'Malevolents - Click Click’ and ‘The Eyrie’
comes a whole new haunting tale of terror.
“Drawing on the traditional superstitions of Kent’s eerie Blue Bell Hill, Thom weaves an unnerving atmosphere.”
Corin Hardy (Director of ‘The Hallow’ & ‘The Nun’)
‘With Hallows Fell, Burgess has written a ghost story that draws a lot of inspiration from several classic folk stories, but also feels original and unique.’
Horror Geek Life
‘with a stunning level of detail that you won’t find in many other black and white comics - definitely worth a read’
Dread Central
‘HALLOWS FELL is an excellent one-shot that keeps you on your toes. Supernatural stories may be abundant, but Burgess adds new flavor to the recipe. ‘
Comicsverse
something else in the ancient woodland is hungry for Simon’s attention.
From the writer of acclaimed supernatural horrors 'Malevolents - Click Click’ and ‘The Eyrie’
comes a whole new haunting tale of terror.
“Drawing on the traditional superstitions of Kent’s eerie Blue Bell Hill, Thom weaves an unnerving atmosphere.”
Corin Hardy (Director of ‘The Hallow’ & ‘The Nun’)
‘With Hallows Fell, Burgess has written a ghost story that draws a lot of inspiration from several classic folk stories, but also feels original and unique.’
Horror Geek Life
‘with a stunning level of detail that you won’t find in many other black and white comics - definitely worth a read’
Dread Central
‘HALLOWS FELL is an excellent one-shot that keeps you on your toes. Supernatural stories may be abundant, but Burgess adds new flavor to the recipe. ‘
Comicsverse
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44 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 12, 2017
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January 15, 2019
Hallows Fell
This was a welcome Christmas gift as I haven’t read a graphic novel for a LONG while and its brevity, both in plot and length, made it an enjoyable read.
Hallows Fell is rooted in the English landscape and could easily fall into the category of Folk Horror. The writer, Thom Burgess, has drawn on the legends surrounding a beauty spot in Kent, Blue Bell Hill, to create a tale that is scary and unsettling. It draws you into the world of Simon who’s just trying to get back to his fiance’s village hall for a party but he’s being pursued by another woman. One who is not of this world.
A police car finds him dazed and confused lying in undergrowth on a dark country road. We then go into flashback as we follow Simon’s journey from it starting with a few drinks with the boys after work as his fiancé constantly rings him to discover his whereabouts. Eventually he sets out for deepest Kent to meet his prospective in-laws. But it’s not going to be easy when he pretends to be sick to hide in the woods from an irate black cab driver, Not very likeable our Simon but then he realises that he’s alone in the middle of the deepest Kent countryside. And he has no idea what to do which is when his evening takes a turn for the worse….
For as he finds a bus shelter, he finds he’s not alone after having picked some conciliatory flowers from a grave. Simon’s companion is a woman, her face half hidden by her veil, and wearing a long white dress which is dirty. She follows him onto the bus and tells him part of her story before vanishing when Simon, very nervous by now, tells the bus driver to stop. Needless to say, she’s gone and the driver boots Simon off the bus.
And so Simon now becomes the pursued as he thumbs lifts from lorries, meets a rail worker and others who tell him more of the more of the mysterious woman who is now hell bent on becoming his lover……will he reach the village hall and safety in time? But is it all what it seems as one frame suggests another reason for the events……
I really enjoyed this - it was a simple tale well told and also set in the county in which I now live in – Kent. The story was greatly enhanced by the visuals of Izzy Stanic whose style using patterns and shadows that made the everyday world strange and eerie. There was a real pace to the narrative as it’s set on a single evening with Simon trying to reach his destination while being delayed all the time. Stanic’s style really suited the story especially the depiction of the revenant.
I’ve always loved ghost stories and am aware of the many legends surrounding Blue Bell Hill with vanishing hitchhikers and ley lines. I liked the normally picture-postcard view of Kent as The Garden of England which in Hallows Fell became a place of terror. I have to say that I didn’t have a lot of sympathy for Simon but I do look forward to reading more of Thoms Burgess and Izzy Stanic’s work.
Recommended.
This was a welcome Christmas gift as I haven’t read a graphic novel for a LONG while and its brevity, both in plot and length, made it an enjoyable read.
Hallows Fell is rooted in the English landscape and could easily fall into the category of Folk Horror. The writer, Thom Burgess, has drawn on the legends surrounding a beauty spot in Kent, Blue Bell Hill, to create a tale that is scary and unsettling. It draws you into the world of Simon who’s just trying to get back to his fiance’s village hall for a party but he’s being pursued by another woman. One who is not of this world.
A police car finds him dazed and confused lying in undergrowth on a dark country road. We then go into flashback as we follow Simon’s journey from it starting with a few drinks with the boys after work as his fiancé constantly rings him to discover his whereabouts. Eventually he sets out for deepest Kent to meet his prospective in-laws. But it’s not going to be easy when he pretends to be sick to hide in the woods from an irate black cab driver, Not very likeable our Simon but then he realises that he’s alone in the middle of the deepest Kent countryside. And he has no idea what to do which is when his evening takes a turn for the worse….
For as he finds a bus shelter, he finds he’s not alone after having picked some conciliatory flowers from a grave. Simon’s companion is a woman, her face half hidden by her veil, and wearing a long white dress which is dirty. She follows him onto the bus and tells him part of her story before vanishing when Simon, very nervous by now, tells the bus driver to stop. Needless to say, she’s gone and the driver boots Simon off the bus.
And so Simon now becomes the pursued as he thumbs lifts from lorries, meets a rail worker and others who tell him more of the more of the mysterious woman who is now hell bent on becoming his lover……will he reach the village hall and safety in time? But is it all what it seems as one frame suggests another reason for the events……
I really enjoyed this - it was a simple tale well told and also set in the county in which I now live in – Kent. The story was greatly enhanced by the visuals of Izzy Stanic whose style using patterns and shadows that made the everyday world strange and eerie. There was a real pace to the narrative as it’s set on a single evening with Simon trying to reach his destination while being delayed all the time. Stanic’s style really suited the story especially the depiction of the revenant.
I’ve always loved ghost stories and am aware of the many legends surrounding Blue Bell Hill with vanishing hitchhikers and ley lines. I liked the normally picture-postcard view of Kent as The Garden of England which in Hallows Fell became a place of terror. I have to say that I didn’t have a lot of sympathy for Simon but I do look forward to reading more of Thoms Burgess and Izzy Stanic’s work.
Recommended.
March 19, 2020
Creepy and wonderful
A great quick read, wonderfully illustrated and saturated with atmosphere. I love Burgess’s use of folklore in storytelling, it reminds me of a classic ghost story.
A great quick read, wonderfully illustrated and saturated with atmosphere. I love Burgess’s use of folklore in storytelling, it reminds me of a classic ghost story.
June 23, 2018
The story was decent, but the art wasn't nearly as good as Malevolents: Click Click or The Eyrie. It was less atmospheric and creepy, and more kind of just...blobby.
May 7, 2023
What a deliciously creepy comic! I’ve been meaning to check out Thom Burgess’s work for a while, and this was an excellent place to start.
Hallow’s Fell is the story of a man who loses his way on the trip home from London to Kent one night and ends up in the titular location. A ghostly woman begins following him, thwarting his every effort to reach home and his fiancé. The haunting hag is truly ghastly to behold; artist Izzy Stanic depicts a very creepy specter.
I also appreciated the author’s note at the end of the book, explaining the legends of Blue Bell Hill, upon which this story was based. I’ll definitely be checking it out next time I’m in England. I will also definitely be checking out more of Burgess’s work, and in fact just ordered myself a copy of The Eyrie. If it’s anywhere near as good as this one, I’m sure I’ll love it.
Hallow’s Fell is the story of a man who loses his way on the trip home from London to Kent one night and ends up in the titular location. A ghostly woman begins following him, thwarting his every effort to reach home and his fiancé. The haunting hag is truly ghastly to behold; artist Izzy Stanic depicts a very creepy specter.
I also appreciated the author’s note at the end of the book, explaining the legends of Blue Bell Hill, upon which this story was based. I’ll definitely be checking it out next time I’m in England. I will also definitely be checking out more of Burgess’s work, and in fact just ordered myself a copy of The Eyrie. If it’s anywhere near as good as this one, I’m sure I’ll love it.
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