Dark Entries (comics)

Plot

The plot of the novel involves John Constantine being convinced to enter a reality television program which has suffered several strange hauntings, a thinly veiled satire of British programmes Most Haunted and Big Brother.

This turns out to be not a television programme made for humanity, but for the denizens of Hell, and John must work out a way to escape from this.

Publication history

Rankin has explained how the project came about:

Release details

• Dark Entries (by Ian Rankin and Werther Dell'Edera, 216 pages, hardcover, Vertigo, August 2009, , Titan Books, October 2009, )

Reception

Paul Gravett has said that "Ian's story was a bit hackneyed; it reminded me of the 1959 horror film House on Haunted Hill; this old thing of whether you will survive the night". Also at The Guardian Ned Beauman suggested that Dark Entries "does at least overcome most of the limitations of its own suicidally unpromising premise" and "despite some lapses in characterisation ... Rankin does seem to have a basic feel for his adopted hero. But beyond that, there's very little to praise, particularly not the clumsy dialogue".

Notes

References

References

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2. Duin, Steve. (April 7, 2009). "Ian Rankin vs. Brian Azzarello". [[The Oregonian]].
3. Smith, Zack. (March 25, 2009). "Starting Vertigo's Crime Line: Ian Rankin on Dark Entries". [[Newsarama]].
4. Ian Rankin. "Dark Entries". [[Vertigo comics]].
5. Sharp, Rob. (September 29, 2009). "Ian Rankin: Think inside the box". [[The Independent]].
6. Taylor, Craig. (October 10, 2009). "Dark Entries by Ian Rankin and Werther Dell'edera". [[The Guardian]].
7. Beauman, Ned. (September 30, 2009). "Getting graphic with Ian Rankin". [[The Guardian]].