Death Trap

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A short review for a short oneshot:

This seems like a proof of concept for a horror manhwa aimed towards teenage girls. It isn’t bad, but whether it is due to page limits in the magazine it was published in or the author’s limitations of skill, it is quickly paced to the point of becoming disjointed which leaves it lacking in suspense. It also speeds quickly through the revelation and conclusion, abruptly ending, leaving the reader without a moment to wade through the dread and terror of the creature that is murdering the students at the school.

Likewise, the true nature of the monster is never revealed. ... Regardless of spoilers, it is named, it is told how it was created, what it possessed, but not what creature was summoned to possess and kill. All good monsters have personality, in my opinion, in the sense that they have an MO or describable nature like a vampire, IT, Frankenstein, etc. My point is this monster is given no mythological type nor does it create a new type.

It is almost like the conclusion and ending are skipped completely. People die and their is gore, but what happens to the monster? It is not explained. And their is no reaction from the priest, the main character. As in, we never see his reaction and there is no follow up besides students saying, “Remember those murders? How weird?” It is just that the murders themselves are dropped. I guess even the priest just didn’t care to exorcise the spirit before the end of the story.

Just a shortly, bizarrely clipped story.

The art, I enjoy because it reminds me of the goth style of the Cain Saga from 15 years ago. But there’s not really any characterization and the story gives up on itself at the end. Not bad for a five minute read, but I don’t think I’ll remember it a week from now.