Tori the Ghost is a wordless novel told with 120 original works of art.
Plot Summary
Tori Baker hasn’t had any fun since her death. Life had given her intelligence, humor, and talent as a ballet dancer. It had cursed her with its shortness. Not allowing her to grow past her temper and ego. Leaving her to exist as little more than a spiderweb in an empty suburban house near Denver. Alone inside herself. Her thoughts pouring onto the mid-grade carpeting. Wondering if anything will ever change.
This question finally answered with the arrival of the Hudson family. With both parents, a son, a daughter and a chihuahua, they are in every way the model for American normalcy. Tori sees them, follows them throughout the house and compares what they do what she thinks they should be doing. Everyone but the dog fails every time. This enrages her. She decides that they have everything she doesn’t, and they are wasting it. They need to be taught a lesson. The Hudson’s are then plagued with horrifying visions and vicious acts of vandalism.
Tori the Ghost is a pictorial novel told with 135 original works of art.
Wordless Novels
Wordless novels originated from expressionist movement of the early twentieth century. Most storylines followed paths of social injustice, and typically involved the struggles of a common man as he attempted to flee the crushing weight of capitalism. More times than not, the dramatic journey ended with the recapture of the rebel, and a harsh punishment administered by a soulless system. Aside from novelty of storytelling without language barriers, the most striking aspect of these books was their appearance. Primarily comprised from wood etchings, the black and white images created dark moods, and gave a true sense of the oppression surrounding the hero. Unfortunately the popularity of this craft waned in the Thirties, and aside from a few minor resurgences, the genre remains unknown by most.