Elizabeth Holleville's new graphic novel conjures a toxic matriarchy in a haunted manor
In "Hysteria," the author of "Contes de la mansarde" sends a woman fleeing a break-up into her family's unsettling estate, blending horror and social critique, according to Télérama.
Elizabeth Holleville's latest album, "Hysteria," follows Garance, who after a separation moves back into her family's strange manor, the Roselière, according to Télérama. The story unfolds there into what the paper describes as a toxic matriarchy, rendered through a horror register.
Télérama places the book in the lineage of Charles Burns, citing its blend of the fantastic and social critique, and calls the result an "inquiétante et maîtrisée" horror album.
Holleville is known for "Contes de la mansarde." "Hysteria" continues her interest in domestic settings turned unsettling, according to the same review, though no further details on plot, format or publisher were given in the source material.
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