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- Meagan Navarro
- Tales from the Crypt. This 1972 Amicus Productions anthology featured five tales of terror based on stories from EC Comics, and the wraparound connected them with an ominous Crypt Keeper.
- Akira. Based on a 1982 manga, Akira isn’t technically horror. But this anime sure makes a strong case that underneath that cyberpunk exterior, it really is, especially thanks to the body horror insanity in the third act.
- Hardware. Surprise, a controversial choice. This underrated gem by the enigmatic Richard Stanley is a stylized sci-fi thriller that turns into a brutal slasher when a homicidal cyborg repairs itself and goes on a bloody rampage.
- Cemetery Man. Comics and novel author Tiziano Sclavi is the mind behind popular horror comic series Dylan Dog, but its film adaptation doesn’t quite capture what makes the series so great.
Jul 15, 2024 · These comics showcase some of the best writers and artists in the industry, offering tales of gore, monsters, and darkness in a chilling yet captivating manner. From undead vampires in Alaska to demonic possession in modern settings, these comics explore various facets of horror, leaving readers both shocked and delighted.
- Andrew Firestone
Horror comics are comic books, graphic novels, black-and-white comics magazines, and manga focusing on horror fiction. In the US market, horror comic books reached a peak in the late 1940s through the mid-1950s, when concern over content and the imposition of the self-censorship Comics Code Authority contributed to the demise of many titles and ...
- Uzumaki. Junji Ito. 148 votes. A city is plagued by a curse that is somehow related to spirals. It's disturbing and will have you on the edge of your seat.
- Saga of the Swamp Thing. Stephen R. Bissette, Alan Moore. 86 votes. A monster series that combines environmentalism. The Swamp Thing struggles with its own identity, which gives way to some of the greatest horrors ever.
- 30 Days of Night. Steve Niles, Ben Templesmith. 83 votes. A small town in the middle of nowhere experiences 30 days of night every year. That's when the vampires come out to play.
- Locke & Key. Joe Hill, Gabriel Rodriguez. 114 votes. The Locke family has a history of murder, betrayal, and demons. Unimagined terrors arise, making way for a nightmare that never ends.
- Basketful of Heads – Joe Hill, Leomacs, & Dave Stewart
- Bitter Root – David F. Walker, Chuck Brown & Sanford Greene
- Blue in Green — Ram V & Anand Rk
- Bunny Mask – Paul Tobin & Andrea Mutti
- Edgar Allan Poe’s Snifter of Terror
- Harrow County – Cullen Bunn & Tyler Crook
- Home Sick Pilots – Dan Watters & Caspar Wijingaard
- Jughead: The Hunger – Frank Tieri, Michael Walsh & Pat and Tim Kennedy
- Killadelphia – Rodney Barnes & Jason Shawn Alexander
- The Nice House on The Lake – James Tynion IV & Álvaro Martínez Bueno
Basketful of Heads is one of the best horror comics in the dark comedy genre. DC Comics released their Black Label imprint in 2018, reprinting comics from the discontinued Vertigo line and introducing new mature comics in prestige format. Basketful of Heads is a seven-issue miniseries where a woman embarks on a mission to save herself from death an...
Monsters are no match for magical root workers in the Bitter Root comic saga. Bitter Root examines themes about race, phenomenology, and the supernatural. This is a Black-centric horror comic centralized around real, horrific events in Black history. A multi-generational family of monster hunters locates and cures the souls of individuals infected ...
Musicians are known for their dedication to their art. Sometimes, the intensity to perform – to reach an unattainable level of perfection – breeds a certain kind of unhinged psychosis. The psychological horror graphic novel Blue In Green from Image Comics explores the haunting relationship between musical pursuits and demons manifested from obsessi...
Bunny Mask effuses terror in a graphic display of horror. The series from AfterShock Comics casts its characters in a foggy world where fiction and fantasy blend together. Reading Bunny Mask is akin to walking through a cavern in the dark wilfully, despite knowing shock after shock waits around every corner. Bunny Mask is an ancestral creature, loc...
AHOY Comics is an independent publisher known for their sharp wit and satire. The comic anthology series, Edgar Allan Poe’s Snifter of Terror, breaks down the barrier between horror and humour with a sledgehammer. The eponymous Edgar Allan Poe often breaks the fourth wall at the forefront of each issue, snifter in hand. Classic Poe tales like “The ...
Titan of the horror comic industry Cullen Bunn combines his talents with artist Tyler Crook in the highly acclaimed horror comic, Harrow County. Creepy ghouls from your worst nightmares crawl out from the shadows in this 32-issue comic series published by Dark Horse Comics. A young woman grows up familiar with the monsters shifting around in the wo...
Reminiscent of the films Monster House and The Shining, Home Sick Pilots from Image Comics takes place in the summer of 1994. The lead singer of a local high school punk band goes missing inside a haunted house. Ghosts are restless inside the house and the missing teen’s bandmates discover her startling connection with the rickety residence. Home S...
Even the sun-splashed Riverdale kids aren’t safe from the horror treatment. Archie Comics created the horror imprint, Archie’s Horror, to expand the Archie Universe and reach a broader audience. The Afterlife With Archie and Vampironica comic series created alternate universes where the famous Riverdale teens are turned into zombies and vampires. B...
Any mention of vampires always elicits feelings of unease. Whether it’s a sparkly supernatural man pursuing a teenage girl or a still of Bela Lugosi in the original Dracula (1931) film, audiences fear for the victims of a vampire’s bloodlust. Killadelphia from Image Comics ranks at the top of the list of the best horror comics about vampires. When ...
The most recent popular title released from Black Label is the currently running horror/sci-fi maxiseries, The Nice House on the Lake. Comics are a visual medium. The Nice House on the Lake illuminates how, when the visual and narrative elements of a comic work in tandem, the results can be jaw-dropping. In The Nice House on the Lake, an eccentric ...
Jan 15, 2020 · Despite the beating the genre took from the ensuing Comics Code Authority, horror has spent the following decades creeping out of the recesses around mainstream publishing, with Dark Horse,...
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Oct 23, 2019 · From the garish scares of the Golden Age, to the groundbreaking horror of the ’50s with EC Comics, to the gothic ’70s and the experimental ’80s, comic book horror has always had a rabid following...
