The impacts of an economic recession force Daniel's family to move from Connecticut to West Virginia, where Daniel's parents have purchased a run-down home on the outskirts of town. Daniel's younger sister, Erica, was given a doll that resembles her, with matching clothes, and the whole trip down all she does is talk with her doll.
The home is even more dilapidated than Daniel thought, and reeks of despair. Daniel's parents slowly sink into depression, with his father not able to accept his new job working at a hardware store, while his mother has started smoking again. The family is slowly drifting away. Even at school, Daniel and Erica are bullied and mocked for their differences. And kids whispers that they live in the house where a kid disappeared 50 years ago. Taken by Auntie, and her vile servant Bloody Bones, young Selene was never found, and her family died of sadness.
Daniel doesn't believe in ghosts, but the strange presence he feels watching him from the border of the woods worries him. Erica travels inside the woods with her dolls, and when Daniel spies her, she seems to be talking to someone he can't see. Scared, he takes Erica away, but abandons the doll behind. Erica is so despondent that Daniel and his dat search for the doll all night, but do not find it. The next day, Erica vanishes, but another child bearing resemblance to young Selene appears in her stead, telling Daniel that Auntie sent her away now that she has a new servant.
With the adults around him not believing the series of strange circumstances and happenings that are occurring, it is up to Daniel to save his sister and defeat Auntie and Bloody Bones once and for all!
This graphic novel adaptation of Mary Downing Hahn's novel Took embodies all of the creepiness of the original and adds visual elements that heightens the anxiety the reader experiences while wondering if Daniel will be able to save his sister from Auntie's evil clutches. Fans of light horror will appreciate this tale and will enjoy the illustrations, though the lettering is not as smooth as some of the other graphic stories adapted by Scott Peterson.
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