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It’s chaos, violence, and demons unlimited in Exorcism Island issue 5, the finale of the horror comics series by Jordan Thomas. All the priests on the cursed island finds themselves in all out war for survival against the demons crawling the place. But this time they’re led by the sinister ‘Dancing Prince’, the ancient monstrous entity
Issue 4 of Exorcism Island ended with a dramatic shot of Father Miller shooting one of the possessed individuals and exclaiming they should’ve put the ‘poor souls’ out of their misery long ago. Father Amato is shocked at the use of gun violence, but everybody quickly realizes holy water and chanting is not enough to guard themselves from the demons.
In a pretty darkly comic turn of events, the horrified Father Amato, who seconds ago couldn’t fathom how a man of cloth could use a gun against a human, guns up himself to take down the demonic entities. Expect guns, explosions, and of course – deaths.
Overall, this was a blistering issue, even if I was hoping for a bit more story progression. It’s fast-paced, brutal, and kinetic. The creators also quickly and efficiently draw a clear connection between the tormented Cardinal in the Vatican and the horrors of the Exorcism Island.
The Dancing Prince boasts that he stacked the islands with morally fragile priests, confident they’d crumble under pressure and allow his demons to break free. But he miscalculates. Their moral ambiguity doesn’t make them cowards, it makes them dangerous. These priests won’t hesitate to pull a trigger if that’s what it takes to keep the darkness contained. They may lack saintly restraint, but they’re not afraid to fight dirty.
The art is, as always, remains dynamically expressive in this closing chapter. It’s moody, visceral, and perfectly attuned to the story’s dark intensity.
The final page delivers a killer cliffhanger, but not the frustrating, unfinished kind. Instead, it provides satisfying closure while ominously hinting that the priests’ ordeal is far from over. Evil, after all, is never more than a shadow away.
Taken as a whole, Exorcism Island is a gripping horror mini-series, tailor-made for fans of possession and exorcism tales. I’d be first in line for a Volume 2.
Rating: 4 on 5 stars. Exorcism Island is on Kindle Unlimited.
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