A Guest in the House (Hardback)

The stories Carroll creates have a deep, literary-grounded feel but they are entirely original. Their voice is unique and powerful and I, for one, am addicted to it.

Mind-bending . . . a taut, toothy drama that serves as both a rumination on bereavement and a chillingly muted psychological horror. [...] All of this is elevated by by Carroll’s art, which spans from kitchen sink clarity to baroque fantasia, without ever sacrificing the churning emotional reality that makes it one of the best reads of the year.

Vividly drawn and masterfully plotted.

‘This is not what you’d call a love story. It’s more a slow peeling back of secrets and the people who keep them… one after another, until… the final, wrenching secret of all . . . The darkening evenings of autumn approach, which is the perfect time to read A Guest in the House and discover that some things are very old indeed. Older even, you suspect, than graphic storytelling—and certainly more wicked.’

Cunning, twisty plotting fuels intense and expressive fantasmagoria blended with powerfully understated, almost documentarian narrative illustration . . . In the end it’s all-beguiling moments clouding the big question: is this materialised internal monologue or actual spiritual infestation? Chilling and unforgettable, this is a summer storm that demands your full attention.

The master, I die for their books.