This cover of The Dollhouse Family was just too freaky for me to pass up. Published by the DC Black Label series, in association with Joe Hill presents Hill House Comics, this issue (#3) was written by M.R. Carey, with the layouts done by Peter Gross. In addition, Vince Locke handled the finishes, while Chris Peter was responsible for the colors. This is definitely not light reading for children. As a movie, it probably would receive an R rating.
Starting at issue #3 was most likely not a smart choice, but I was extremely curious. I am planning on locating the first two issues. Maintaining a creepy vibe throughout, this issue bounced around different time periods. In 1998, Jake and Alice meet at a party at a pub in London and then decide to hook up. Their one-night-stand and a slippery condom leads to the birth of Una, a result that Jake was never told about. In 2005, Una has a play date with Chloe, while the moms share some wine, which totally appears to have nothing to do with the story. However while cleaning up, a doll is found that Una states came from a dollhouse. The kicker is that Una doesn't own a dollhouse and this item only appears occasionally.
This dollhouse appears to be connected to Ireland in the 1800s. It seems that this country has a cave where a demon resides in the form of a beautiful woman. Between weird dreams and even weirder visions, the story had me confused and hooked at the same time. The cover even had a hazy appearance to the graphic, but weirdly enough, my photo of it came out even more unfocused even though I just shot another picture in the same spot and under the same conditions that came out perfect. I will try not to dwell on that too much.
