Nightmares & Fairy Tales Volume 3: 1140 Rue Royale
Victorian-era New Orleans is the setting for this chilling ghost story. It starts, as so many such stories do, with a house. Rebecca moves into it with her aunt Victoria, and it doesn't take long at all for the pair to suspect that the rumors of haunting ghosts might be true. Frightened and tormented by the spirits of slaves murdered by their owners, Rebecca is drawn into a mystery that reveals the history of not only the house but also her aunt. The thirdNightmares & Fairy Talesarc sparkles with gothy spookiness. Valentino's unhurried storytelling allows readers to get caught up in the tale and the atmosphere of 1140 Rue Royale. Scrambly's art--lots of crosshatched shadows and Tim Burton-esque angles--complements the narrative with a dark ambience and stylish exaggeration that are reminiscent of Edward Gorey.Tina ColemanCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved