immolation). Gibbous Moon: A recurring character, a marine biologist and short-term love interest for Ryan, first introduced interning on an evil island, repenting after leaving with Shelley. Written out when revealed to be running an underground smuggling ring, and sent to jail. Teenagers Eustace Boyce, aka "The Boy": Nebbishy former assistant to one-time major character Tim Jones, The Boy and his girlfriend Dark Esther (see below) serve as protagonists of the story arcs that focus on the teenage cast. Lost his virginity to Esther de Groot in a caravan in Wales. Esther de Groot, aka "Dark Esther": Adolescent goth. Lost her virginity to The Boy in a caravan in Wales, before they became a couple which would last until the end of the series. Esther would go on to be the principal character in Allison's later series Giant Days, centred around her time at university. Erin Winters: Shelley's intelligent, sensible, serious sister. Erin was put under a spell by villain Bob Crowley that led her to follow him into a bleak hell dimension from which the creator of Scary Go Round asserts she will not return. As of the new comic Bad Machinery it appears she has returned as a newspaper journalist, at least temporarily. Print collections Looks Brains and Everything – The first Scary Go Round collection : strips from 27 August 2002 to 28 February 2003 Blame The Sky – The second Scary Go Round collection : strips from 4 March 2003 to 27 March 2004 Skellington – The 3rd Scary Go Round collection : strips from 9 May 2004 to 11 March 2005 The Retribution Index – The 4th Scary Go Round collection : strips from 14 March 2005 to 17 February 2006 Great Aches – The 5th Scary Go Round collection : strips from 27 February 2006 to 22 December 2006 Ahoy Hoy! – The 6th Scary Go Round collection : strips from 1 January 2007 to 2 November 2007 Peloton – The 7th Scary Go Round collection : strips from 5 November 2007 to 5 September 2008 Recklessly Yours – The 8th and Final Scary Go Round collection : strips from 8 September 2008 to 11 September 2009 Reception Writing for The Sunday Times in 2006, Danny O'Brien called Scary Go Round one of the "coolest strips online", describing it as "postmodern British Horror" which was "subtle and stylishly drawn, with a bold cartoon edge".