Celeste Walden is a librarian who takes a live-in archivist job at the Logan Museum after losing her previous position due to a mental health crisis. Housed in a former private asylum, the museum holds collections that begin to unsettle her. Celeste experiences frightening visions and discovers physical evidence of a ghost tethered to the building’s medical history. Alongside her coworker Abhi, she conducts research into the facility’s historical treatment of female patients to identify the spirit and provide the closure required to put the haunting to rest.
Readers interested in the intersection of gothic horror and realistic depictions of mental illness will find value in this graphic novel. It serves those who appreciate stories where supernatural mysteries are solved through meticulous archival research and historical investigation. The book offers a look at how institutional history impacts the present. Readers walk away with a perspective on the importance of bodily autonomy and the ways modern professionals navigate clinical depression and anxiety while managing their workplace responsibilities.
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
