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Mountainhead by John Lees
3.0

A crazy twisted tale of a boy who was stolen as a baby and then years later comes back to a town that's...not so friendly.

I think John Lees hits dialogue real well. A lot of characters sound real and events move at a brisk pace. Having James come back to live with his family is a nice story there of reunited with lost ones and trying to pick up the pieces while also wanting to respect the person who had raised him even if he raised him as a thief. Alot of it works and the visuals are brutal and fucked up with plenty of nightmare fuel for you to feast on.

I did feel the actual plot moved too quick at times. People die SO quick and you don't get a chance to feel the pain. I also think the ending was wrapped up too quick. This could have easily been a 8 issue series that would of greatly benefited to give us more time with the family and get to care about them.

But overall it's still a real solid horror story and Lees is real good with his horror. A 3 out of 5.