Chupacabra: Tales Of Blood & Ink by Matthew Medney, Kyle Faehnrich and editor Steve Orlando is a horror graphic novel for older readers. It has a strong aged 15/16 and up tone, but also reads quickly. The violence is not subtle, but not necessarily gratuitous either. Yet, there are places that sometimes went for the, “Ooooh-kaaay, what was that?” and “WHY was that?” It has a typical graphic novel/comic look. It is dark, crowded, sometimes the action blends in and can’t be easily “read” or seen. The art also can make the text hard to read as it can blend in as well. 
The actual story is not a fresh one, but does add a few elements that I have not seen before. It is much better than Medney’s Mutant Cats, Volume 1, for the look and story, but that really is not saying a lot. That one was over the top for shock value; this has shock value and twists and turns that give it a not exactly over the top, but right on the edge of too far over the top vibe. But depending on your definition of “over the top” it could be over the top or way under over the top….or something in between. It’s complicated.
Overall, it is an okay story, but not my cup of tea. This was mostly due to the ending not being what I expected, so that helped keep me on my toes, but was not really needed. I hope that it is a ploy of the main character to get the dirt on the “bad guys” as she is a reporter who wants the scoop (even if she’s in high school) or the real story behind the towns mysterious disappearances and the history of the town that is not all that squeaky clean. But with the main elements (a magical cult and some serious uber powers that go with it) who knows?
Possible included, but not limited to, triggers: death, cults, animal/human interactions, kidnapping, abandonment, nudity. Read via an online reader though available.