Yeah, but hell is not generally treated like a proper noun. Someone, either William Buckley or Fulton Sheen, possibly both, thought heaven and hell should be capitalized, “Because they’re places. Like Scarsdale.” Most people don’t, though.
Yes, used in the same sense as New York in “New York is considering legalizing recreational use of marijuana.” It’s a place name used as a collective noun for the people that live there.
“As though Hell itself” is a common simile form, so common phrasing would have made it “run as though Hell itself is chasing you”. it’s the deviation from that expected structure that makes the phrase difficult to parse; However, it would still process naturally from the perspective of the speaker, so it’s still likely intentional that the character phrased it that way [especially if it was Mindy who made the statement, given her rather firm speaking style], rather than being a misarrangement on Paul’s part.
Just knowing that there’s sinkholes in the area is more frightening than that mansion would be to me. They make a whole new level of the phrase, “Watch out for that last step. It’s a doozy.” Seriously, all it takes is ONE step anywhere, even if it looks safe & you’re…just…gone.
So, what does Barbara know, about who or what might answer the door? She hasn’t been very specific so far, but what she says here implies she knows that the place could be inhabited by a Big Bad.
The columns look Greek to me (or plantation pseudo-Greek) while the wings look sort of like a brick-facade Brutalist style. Maybe too old for Brutalist, though.
Is that supposed to read, “Run like hell, something is chasing you.” at the end of the comic?
I think it’s “run as if all of Hell itself is chasing you.”
That’s the problem when all your lettering is in caps, any nuance gets lost. She saying, “run like Hell is chasing you,” proper noun form.
Yeah, but hell is not generally treated like a proper noun. Someone, either William Buckley or Fulton Sheen, possibly both, thought heaven and hell should be capitalized, “Because they’re places. Like Scarsdale.” Most people don’t, though.
Yes, used in the same sense as New York in “New York is considering legalizing recreational use of marijuana.” It’s a place name used as a collective noun for the people that live there.
Glad I’m not the only one to conclude that.
Maybe the ‘h’ in ‘Hell’ should be underlined.
If it had been HEL, as in Norse Mythology, you’d want to run. Unlike the movie version, the version in stories is a horror show.
Because She’s the Norse Goddess of Death and the Undead, and if She’s chasing after you, good odds She wants to add you to Her collection
“As though Hell itself” is a common simile form, so common phrasing would have made it “run as though Hell itself is chasing you”. it’s the deviation from that expected structure that makes the phrase difficult to parse; However, it would still process naturally from the perspective of the speaker, so it’s still likely intentional that the character phrased it that way [especially if it was Mindy who made the statement, given her rather firm speaking style], rather than being a misarrangement on Paul’s part.
Should’a made reservations, then.
I think Castela has reservations. Rather serious ones, in fact.
Better late than never . . .
And sinkholes imply fully developed karst, complete with caves.
Just knowing that there’s sinkholes in the area is more frightening than that mansion would be to me. They make a whole new level of the phrase, “Watch out for that last step. It’s a doozy.” Seriously, all it takes is ONE step anywhere, even if it looks safe & you’re…just…gone.
I would be more worried about what is behind the house if something answers the door.
Cas can be energetic.
you have my like… an snerk..
cuz yeah, she usually has a canyon wall as a backstop…
“Tonight, down here in the valley,
I’m lonesome, and, oh, how I feel,
As I sit here alone in my cabin,
I can see your mansion on a hill.”
—Hank Williams and Fred Rose.
Someone seems to have turned on some lights in the last panel. But it might just be from a decades-old motion sensor, right?
Could be reflections of outside light.
… Yes, reflections of outside light, let’s go with that, shall we? Good
Knock three times on the ceiling if you haunt me; twice on the pipe, if the answer is BOO
So, what does Barbara know, about who or what might answer the door? She hasn’t been very specific so far, but what she says here implies she knows that the place could be inhabited by a Big Bad.
Aw, crap. I bet it’s a Balrog.
When you’re visiting the house on the borderland, watch out for the pigman creatures.
I love the sharpness of the house – is this a real house, or cgi?
CGI. =)
The columns look Greek to me (or plantation pseudo-Greek) while the wings look sort of like a brick-facade Brutalist style. Maybe too old for Brutalist, though.
Muchly good atmosphere for an adventure! 😀
Too many decorative elements for true brutalist . . . it looks more like one of the ancestral forms to brutalist, several generations removed.
The entry looks more federalist, but that’s a US fashion.
I think there’s actually a name for this one, and it’s maybe 1750-1900.
I actually looked into this a bit a out 4 strips ago. It’s called the Biedermeier style in Germany. It came into popularity about 1840.
Neoclassical. As FreeFlier said, mid-18th century onwards.
Looks like the central part was built first, then the wings were added much later, like a lot of the really old houses and mansions
The comic where Shawna first takes to Cass by the lake is missing!
Sorry… “talks” to Cass…