Father Gaetano's Puppet Catechism by Mike Mignola

A gothic-tinged short tale about a gentle, enigmatic priest who uses a traveling puppet troupe to teach catechism to children; when the puppets’ performances take on an uncanny, living presence, the narrator and the local community are drawn into a small, unsettling confrontation between innocence and something darker, forcing questions about faith, storytelling, and the thin line between play and menace.