Sacred Lamb is a secret town, the refuge of survivors of endemic slasher killers. It’s a sort of witness protection to save the victims from being murdered in the inevitable slasher sequels when the killer returns from the dead.

Kellyn West is a social media star, who recently dispatched her own slasher killer on a live stream. She’s the new resident in the town and when an army of slashers turn up to kill these survivors, she must team up with the O.G E.V’s (endemic victims) to survive once more.

The plot of this meta-horror graphic novel sounded so good so I had to read it. I’m a huge fan of slasher horrors (I’ve my step/dad to blame for this as he introduced me to the slasher greats like Mike Meyers and Jason Voorhees!) and I really wanted to like this! None of the E.V’s were likeable and I didn’t connect with any of them.

The story definitely made me think of Grady Hendrix’s Final Girls Support Group. The art work is good, but the story itself just seemed to be lacking in terms of real wow factor. Kellyn is portrayed as a sex object and I know that is seen in a lot of the slasher movies but as a story set in the present day, its just outdated and falls flat.

I did enjoy the back stories for each of the E.V’s but couldn’t get past the cheesy language and weird elements that jarred with the rest of the story.

3 stars. If you want a graphic novel that is an homage to the slasher movies of the past, this might be for you.

Thanks to NetGalley and publishers for the arc.

If slasher films were true, and the authorities accepted that, what could they do about it? Well, in this story they deal with the risk of collateral damage from sequel killers or resurrections by relocating final girls who survive the initial rampage to a remote fortified community called Sacred Lamb. Also by trying to discourage the term 'slasher' as unhelpful, though they're fine with describing the survivors as 'endemic victims', or 'eves' for short – as one of them notes, just like the story about women bringing evil into the world. Because the pitch may be Nailbiter-style out-there, but this is a book which knows that a good slasher story needs to be about something more than jump-scares, and here it's victim-blaming and the untrustworthiness of law enforcement. Handled neatly enough, for the most part, that I'm definitely tempted to give Tim Seeley's previous meta slasher comic, Hack/Slash, another go - not least because, being longer, that presumably won't have the rushed finale that mars the story here. The other stumbling block is Jelena Dordević's art, which is fine on the stiller scenes, getting across how damaged and/or creepy most of the cast are, but once the action starts can feel at once static and exploitative, not to mention inconsistent, with characters, backgrounds and wounds shifting around between panels in ways that don't quite work. Not to mention the scene where the dialogue is talking about it being dark and the visuals suggest evening at most.

(Netgalley ARC)

My first impressions, the cover is okay. Not very spooky or horror-like, but do not let this prevent you from giving this book a try. I absolutely loved it, I devoured it in two days!
Starring Kellyn West, a social media influencer. She is being hunted by a serial killer. An officer of the law saves her and helps her get to Sacred Lamb, a secret town where the survivors of killers live in safety and comfort.
Kellyn makes some friends and enemies in this town, as she struggles to settle into her new life. We follow along as the stories of the victims become known to us. And wouldn’t you know it, Sacred Lamb isn’t what it is meant to be.
Thank you #NetGalley and TKO Presents for sending me a copy of #SacredLamb to read and review.

The artwork for this is sensational, and the storyline has such promise. Unfortunately for me it fell flat, the language felt quite cringe and I found myself scowling throughout so I didn't finish. Just not to my tastes.

This was a great slasher graphic novel. Full of gore and some of the favourite horror tropes; final girls, copycat killers and revenge murders. I liked the concept of an influencers fan turning on them, something I think we'll see coming out much more in this genre. I thought the pacing and storytelling throughout was spot on. Will be looking out for more works from this author.

Thanks to TKO and netgalley for the digital arc in exchange for an honest review.

From the start of this graphic narrative, there is an overwhelming presence of irony. Akin to many contemporary notions of horror, social media platforms and fame are a large component of the story. Ironically enough, this aspect is a large part of what made this work read like satire. I am a huge fan of meta-horror—the awareness the genre has about itself—when executed with precision. Personally, I did not find that with this work.

“Final Girls” are relocated to the town of Sacred Lamb to ensure their safety. Oh, the irony! I liked the concept of placing Final Girls into a Witness Protection Program to prevent their killers from “rising from the dead” to locate them again. I also agreed with the group therapy aspects and even thought the inclusion of supernatural elements were ingenious.

Some of the main issues I had with the work were, in the same vein as in Grady Hendrix’s Final Girl Support Group, there wasn’t as much “women’s empowerment” as the description claims the narrative to have. Our main character Kellyn is objectified and immediately adored by all men she shares the page with. This is partly due to her feminine power to awaken sexual obsession within males. Once that point in the plot had been fleshed out, I lost interest.

All I can say is I do not agree with the way females are presented in this work. However, do not let that stop you from giving this work a chance if it sounds like something you may like!

Thank you, NetGalley and TKO Presents, for offering me an e-arc of this work in exchange for my honest review.

Full review will be posted soonish and I'll add links to blog as well.

I would like to thank the publisher and netgalley for providing me a copy in exchange for an honest review.

This was a wonderful graphic novel with absolutely gorgeous illustrations. I am excited to purchase this and give it to some friends as gifts!

Thank you to NetGalley, TKO Presents, TKO Studios, and Tim Seeley for the opportunity to read this graphic novel in exchange for an honest review.

The main character is a social media influencer who does unboxings. When one of her fans is ravaged with rage to kill her because she did not pay him the attention he thought he deserved, she is saved by a detective. After a hearing, she is sent to a place called Sacred Lamb, an isolated and protected community for survivors of slasher attacks. Claiming it is for their safety, they are removed from society and unable to leave the Sacred Lamb community.

When all of their slashers re-appear to kill them in round two, the citizens of the community are on the defense. While some don't make it, others ban together to take out their killers. Just because they were victims doesn't make them weak.

Full of bloody violence and gruesome death, this graphic novel makes for an enjoyable horror read. The story has a nice element of uniqueness compared to the classic slashers. A great slasher book for horror lovers and spooky season.

While I found the beginning context of the graphic novel both slow and confusing, as soon as I got into the rhythm I could not put this book down. The cast of Eves was awesome as a unit, each with their own individual baggage to bring to the table. Awesome!

⭐⭐⭐⭐

I haven't been a huge reader of graphic novels mainly because it has been nigh on impossible to read them on my small reading tablet. However, my darling other half bought me a new larger sized tablet recently, and so here I am reviewing my (nearly) first graphic novel. I enjoyed this one a lot. First, the graphics were great. Second, as a fan of cheesy 80s horror films the plot literally made me (at times) laugh out loud. I also enjoyed the tongue in cheek commentary on social media and millennials/generation Z. 👍🏻👍🏻

**ARC Via NetGalley**

The only thing I enjoyed about this comic was the quality of the graphics. All of the characters were well detailed, easily distinguishable, and the layout was easy to follow. We follow the protagonist who was a public youtuber who posted unboxings but then got death threats and attacked so she was sent to a private community for her own safety however no one was ever safe in sacred lamb. I didn't connect to any of the characters, none of them were particularly interesting for me, nor did I hate any of them. I can go along my days without thinking about them ever. The storyline too was flawed, it was incredibly messy and just wasn't what I was expecting. I don't usually go for comics but my previous experiences were good so I went for it, but this book really didn't work for me.

This was an interesting twist to the final girl horror trope in graphic novel format. I liked the exploration of the girls’ various pasts, but found the final revelation a bit confusing. Overall I enjoyed it!

This didn't work at all for me, It was actually quite awkward.

Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of slasher and I thought I'd really likethis, but I couldn't really enjoy anything about it. Starting with the illustrations, that I found weird, but characters and storyline were also kinda boring.

This is a really solid slasher meets final girls graphic novel that absolutely delivered on what was promised by the summary. As an avid horror movie fan and final girl enthusiast I loved the section where we get to see the backstories of each EVE member and the creativity behind each story was present. This is what I wish "The Final Girls Support Group" by Grady Hendrix had been.

I do wish however that we got some more time with the characters and that the pacing was a bit better. This is a very fast read and you don't get time to establish relationships with anyone. This makes any death rather emotionless in the end.

That being said I'm rating it three stars which is an average rating for me. I would recommend this to any horror fan.

Sacred Lamb
(Tim Seeley & Jelena Dordević, TKO Studios, 2023)

CW: Misogyny, Violence against Women, Gore

I'd like to thank NetGallery and TKO Studios for letting me get a preview copy of this book.

Right off the bat this book is wearing it's heart on its sleeve. It's a love letter to campy 80's horror stories, complete with slashes, monsters and gore. But this isn't a normal slasher flic, it doesn't start with the teens heading off to camp, instead we start with the slashes demise, and the last girl standing, a social media influencer, is left to put her life back together. This isn't your standard horror story, this is a meta-horror.

When we should be watching the credit roll on the screen, we see what happens to this "final girl". There is no chance to pick up the pieces of her life as she is sent off to a camp of other "final girls", supposedly her own protection.

The truth of Sacred Lambs is that it is not just a homage to slasher flics, but a story that wants to have a series discussion about victim blaming, misogyny, feminism, and sexual assault. It's a parody not of films like Friday the 13th, and more of the way the media represent women as victims that bring it upon themselves. In places this can make the reading extremely uncomfortable but they are things that need to be looked at and explored.

The art style can be a little jarring at first, and in places is reminiscent of the soulless uncanny valley of the Polar Express. In other places the artwork shines through in a cacophony of gore and violence. I really enjoyed the slasher characters designs that helped push the otherness of them.

Ultimately this is an extremely compelling graphic novel, one full of shocking twists and brutal violence. I throughly recommend that if you love horror then you read this book.

This graphic novel is perfect for everyone who loves a good slasher film. It is bloody and gross at times but I’m a good way. Some parts of the plot are kinda confusing at time but overall the story is unique and fun. This Graphic Novel is perfect for Halloween. Also I really liked the art style of the graphic novel, the expression of the characters is campy and fun.

Sacred Lamb tells the story of mass murder survivors who go to live on a compound for… well… only survivors of mass murders!
This story is… weird. I found it incredibly hard to follow, the story didn’t make a whole lot of sense, it was all over the place. The characters would get shot and then 4 pages later… they’d be totally fine. It just didn’t make sense.
The language in it was very cheesy, very cringey at some points. It’ll be quickly outdated in a year or two.
The art was okay, very gruesome at some points which I really enjoyed. The characters faces definitely gave uncanny valley vibes which added to the discomfort of the story.
I’ll give it a 2.5/5… i didn’t really like this one.

An influencer is stalked and a person kills her friends and fans. After becoming a final girl, she is placed in a safe town with other final girls.

This was really interesting. I love the whole aspect of the final girl thing, so I was immediately interested in this book. The art was interesting and pretty, not my fav style, but it was still gorgeous.

This book was fun to read and had a lot of cool aspects. The ending made my jaw drop. The pacing of the story was good and helped keep me interested and the overall ending was pretty satisfying.

The grimy horror art is so fantastic. The art itself feels so suspenseful and full of feelings. The story is so fun and weird. I love final girls and this was a really fresh and interesting(and intense) story showcasing them. So excited to see what’s next!