Spa (damaged) - Erik Svetoft

SPA by Erik Svetoft / ISBN 9781683966968 / 328-page hardback, 7 x 10 inches, published 2023 by Fantagraphics Discounted because of a 1/2 inch tear to back board due to rough inbound shipping. Otherwise as new. *** This nightmarish debut, a biting critique of consumer society and the “wellness” industry, recalls the films of David Lynch and Lars Von Trier and the horror manga of Junji Ito. Somewhere in northern Europe, a five-star spa and conference hotel caters to anyone who can afford it. But, at every turn, where luxuriance should reign, things are amiss. A demanding VIP client disappears without a trace. A business seminar is cut short. A young official gets lost looking for his room. A socially outcast masseuse struggles to find acceptance. Two lovers struggle to escape the horror of everyday life ― which includes horrific apparitions routinely haunting them. An egocentric manager doubts himself. Abused employees accept their sad fate. Curious inspectors come to settle their accoun