Le meurtre en 3 leçons #[nn]

A darkly comic French-language offering from Danger Public's mini•log imprint, this 2007 release sets its unsettling tone immediately: a wide-eyed blonde girl in a striped sweater looms over the tiled floor, knife in one hand and what appears to be a hook in the other, while a small blue-hatted figure lies motionless nearby. The title — Le meurtre en 3 leçons ("Murder in 3 Lessons") — promises a twisted little tutorial, delivered with the cheerful cartoon style that makes the contrast between cute and sinister so effectively unnerving.