HAUNTED

Sleeping Giant Comics
October 5, 2000
$3.95
Available

This all-ages collection of short stories features a variety of illustration styles. The bulk of Haunted is Yurkovich's adaptation of the classic short story The Monkey's Paw (first published in 1902 by W. W. Jacobs). Yurkovich's approach is not so much an adaptation as it is an homage to Jacobs; the text is reproduced in its entirety, with two half-page illustrations juxtaposing each page of prose. Other stories in Haunted include Yurkovich's original short tale, The Mourners, and several pieces by author/poet Dianne Pearce including The Ghoulies Parade and Halloween Night. Yurkovich also adapts Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star and The New England Primer to such an eerie extreme that you may find yourself sleeping with the lights on during those cool October nights.