Hungry Ghosts #4

Hungry Ghosts #4

by Anthony Bourdain, Joel Rose, Paul Pope (Cover Art)

The last candles are lit and the final, most forbidden tales told in this shocking finale! In the frozen Nigata Prefecture, a country cook learns discretion the hard way after an encounter with the cryptic, but irresistible Snow Woman, and Hungry Ghosts seal the insatiable fate of famine-stricken villagers in the most voracious, unthinkable way possible when a stranger comes to town * For mature readers.

Genres: Horror, Graphic Novels, Comics, Fiction

31 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 9, 2018

About the author

Anthony Michael Bourdain was an American celebrity chef, author, and travel documentarian. He starred in programs focusing on the exploration of international culture, cuisine, and the human condition.
Bourdain was a 1978 graduate of The Culinary Institute of America and a veteran of many professional kitchens during his career, which included several years spent as an executive chef at Brasserie Les Halles, in Manhattan. He first became known for his bestselling book Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (2000).

Bourdain's first food and world-travel television show A Cook's Tour ran for 35 episodes on the Food Network in 2002 and 2003. In 2005, he began hosting the Travel Channel's culinary and cultural adventure programs Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005–2012) and The Layover (2011–2013). In 2013, he began a three-season run as a judge on The Taste and consequently switched his travelogue programming to CNN to host Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown. Although best known for his culinary writings and television presentations, along with several books on food and cooking and travel adventures, Bourdain also wrote both fiction and historical nonfiction.

Reviews

[Siona Adams · Rating 3 out of 5]

This issue wasn't as good as I remember the others being, but it was still pretty good! I think if you go into this miniseries expecting horror, then you'll be let down. And it is billed as being short horror stories, so it sets itself up for failure because none of the stories are really scary or horror-filled. But if you're like me and just went in to see what kinda story is being told, then I think you'll enjoy it more. I liked the snow queen story in this one more than the Cow Head one.

[Angus McKeogh · Rating 1 out of 5]

These successive four issues just continued to get worse. This format just does not work for this concept. These “horrifying” tales are just too short to elicit fear. And worse yet the three prior issues have been hyping up the craziest and scariest story yet to come in issue four. The Cow Head. Uh...what? It’s not scary. It’s not gruesome. It’s wholly nonsensical and just outright stupid. I couldn’t even see giving this last issue two stars. The whole enterprise has unfortunately been a huge letdown. Skip this series.

[Ευθυμία Δεσποτάκη · Rating 2 out of 5]

Τυπική η πρώτη ιστορία, ωραίο σχέδιο. Η τελευταία φρικτά αδύναμη, παλαιομοδίτικα διδακτική και χωρίς πάθος.

[Matt · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wow, what an awful ending!

[Catalina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reminded me of old folklore stories i heard from my childhood.

[Ivy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it! Very entertaining. This is a highly recommended read for foodies, avid fans of the late Anthony Bourdain, and foodies who love reading manga. The artwork exhibits the horror/suspense-thriller vibe that put me on the edge of my seat and I found it hard to put it down. Read through all Hungry Ghosts books with so much enthusiasm, I had to get all books in one hardbound collection. 5 stars. Will copy this review for the other Hungry Ghosts books.

[Debesuota · Rating 3 out of 5]

Serinin en az mide bulandırıcı kitabıydı. Kar Kadın hikayesini beğendim. Serinin sonu da beklenen bir sondu. Genel olarak farklı ve eğlenceli sayılabilecek bir havası vardı.