Grimm Fairy Tales Myths & Legends #1
"Red Riding Hood" in Grimm Fairy Tales Myths & Legends #1 (2011) reimagines the classic tale with a chilling twist, set in the isolated Seidwell Rehabilitation Institute in rural South Dakota. When a bear is found dead and a security guard is murdered by an unseen beast, the quiet turmoil of patient Eric—diagnosed with catatonic schizophrenia—comes to a sudden, terrifying peak as he screams for help from his window. Written by Raven Gregory, Joe Brusha, and Ralph Tedesco, with art by David Miller and inks by David Miller, the story unfolds with a tense, atmospheric dread, while the cover by J. Scott Campbell captures the eerie beauty of the tale.
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To open the story, we see the body of a savagely killed bear that has been discovered in rural South Dakota, near the Seidwell Rehabilitation Institute. The institute is home to at risk youth of the most elite and wealthy. Among the doctors and patients introduced is Eric, who is diagnosed with catatonic schizophrenia and has not spoken since he arrived. But as he sits in his room, staring out the window, he witnesses a security guard killed on the grounds by a beast and starts screaming to be let out.
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