This is a new column, for the horror comics fans, as often heard on the Baron’s Crypt podcast shows, which are changing formats for our eighth season, and we do more comic reviews on this site hence the best place to have them presented.
Stillwater #15
By: Chip Zdarsky, Ramon K. Perez, Mike Spicer
Publisher: Image Comics
Publisher Link: https://imagecomics.com/
Summary: It’s a new day in Stillwater. Lives have been changed, and the world is more open than ever. But the future is in danger, and it’s up to Daniel to save it.
***** ***** *****
House of Slaughter #9
By: James Tynion Iv, Letizia Cadonici, Lesle Kieu, Sam Johns, Werther Dell’Edera, Naomi Franquiz, Rafael Albuquerque,
Type: Cover A – Albuquerque, Cover B – Dell Edera, Cover C – Bodybag Variant Kieu, Cover D – 25 Copy Dell Edera Variant, Cover E – 50 Copy Franquiz Variant
Publisher: Boom! Studios
Publisher Link: https://www.boom-studios.com/
Summary: Edwin finally comes face-to-jaws with the legendary monster he’s been hunting – against all odds, will he be able to survive the encounter? Meanwhile, we return to the past, where a young child faces a very different kind of watery terror
***** ***** *****
Department of Truth #21
By: James Tynion Iv, Martin Simmonds
Type: Cover A – Simmonds
Publisher: Image Comics
Publisher Link: https://imagecomics.com/
Summary: Cole Turner’s loyalties to the Department of Truth have been tested time and again. Now that a mysterious murder threatens to turn a Cold War into an all-out conflict, those loyalties may finally reach their breaking point
***** ***** *****
Skybound Presents Afterschool #3 (of 4)
By: Kate Herron, Leila Leiz, Veronica Fish, Briony Redman
Publisher: Image Comics
Publisher Link: https://imagecomics.com/
Summary: Skybound’s new horror anthology returns to teach those teens a lesson with another chilling standalone story. In this issue, JILL BLOTEVOGEL (Scream: The TV Series) and MARLEY ZARCONE (Shade, The Changing Girl) present a horror story about a different kind of sibling bonding ‘Annoying younger sister’ doesn’t even begin to explain Leda’s situation. Living with Izzy means perpetual chaos-firecrackers, pranks, and zero privacy. But when a killer breaks into their home, Izzy might just be their best defense.
***** ***** *****
Vanity #3
By: Jurii Kirnev, Natalia Tsarevnikova, Joseph Schmalke
Type: Cover A – Schmalke
Summary: The third chapter depicts the legendary witch hunts that happened in 15th century Europe. Those burning stakes where innocent women were executed left a notable mark on Elizabeth Bathory, the Blood Countess’ twisted mind. She sees what horrific crimes powerful people can perpetrate on their inferiors, and thus monstrous flames of ruthlessness are enkindled, sanctioned by her own noble authority.
***** ***** *****
The Roadie #1
By: Fran Galán, Tim Seeley
Publisher: Dark Horse
Publisher Link: https://www.darkhorse.com/
Summary: From Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash, Revival) and Fran Galán (Lucky Devil) comes this horror saga about nostalgia, heavy metal music, hell, and redemption.
More than thirty-five years after his heyday, a former heavy metal roadie must return to the backroads of America to do a job he thought he’d retired from: exorcist. But this time, he’s not saving groupies and drunk bassists. He’s trying to save his daughter.
***** ***** *****
Rougarou
By: Giles Clarke, Jose Rondon
Type: Oneshot
Summary: After a young girl is attacked by a mysterious creature on a homestead ranch in 1868, a U.S. Marshal arrives the next day and recounts the tale of the Rougarou, a beast that he has been hunting across the country but has always been one step behind.
***** ***** *****
Locust Ballad of Men #2
By: Massimo Rosi, Alex Nieto
Publisher: Scout Comics
Publisher Link: https://www.scoutcomics.com/
Summary: Insanity and fear rule the day in this latest installment of Locust. In a series of flashbacks, we see how Max and Stella try to escape leaving the ruins of the city behind. Meanwhile, in the present, the madness becomes more and more explosive near Long Island and Fort Tilden.
***** ***** *****
She Bites #2
By: Hedwig Hale, Alberto Hernandez R.
Publisher: Scout Comics
Publisher Link: https://www.scoutcomics.com/
Summary: Desperate to make enough money to go to Scotland and kill herself after not getting into her dream college, Brenda Zelinski has just agreed to take a babysitting job for Elsie Baker, a 134-year-old vampire in the body of a 9-year-old girl. Sick of being unable to go out and about without being hassled by adults, Elsie pays her babysitter to take her to the local mall so she can get some shopping done without being reported lost by security. What begins as a light-hearted night shopping for CDs and Chia Pets, turns into a night neither will ever forget. Will Elsie be able to convince Brenda she shouldn’t end her life? Will Brenda’s bully have the last laugh? What outfits will they buy in the obligatory friendship shopping montage? Find out in She Bites #2!
***** ***** *****
Z People #1
By: Darin Henry, Tom Richmond
Summary: Just in time for Halloween, The Walking Dead meets Gilligan’s Island in this hilarious zom-com about what happens after a virus leaves 6 uninfected people trapped in quarantine with 3 million zombies! Darin Henry (Seinfeld) and Tom Richmond (MAD Magazine) bring you a story that tickles your funny bone as it chomps on your brain! Then, tour The Morbid Museum as legendary artist Al Milgrom (Avengers) draws a dark comedy from horror host Barbra Macabre, whose rhyming narration melds Stephen King with Dr. Seuss! 68 pages
***** ***** *****
Vampire Verses Ltd Ed #1 (of 12)
By: Frank Forte
Summary: This debut issue introduces Angelika, an exotic dancer in the NYC club scene who is unwittingly turned into a creature of the night. As she tries to make sense of what she has become she learns of a bloody Vampire War that is being fought in the streets and subway tunnels of New York City. Slowly the truth unfolds as Angelika begins to realize she is a key part of an ancient, scrolled prophecy known as The Vampire Verses. Limited to 1000 copies. Original first printing. Signed by Frank Forte in gold ink.
***** ***** *****
Vampires Blood Shot
By: Steve Banes, Harry Lazarus, Drazen Kozjan
Type: One Shot (Cover B – Kozjan)
Summary: Hot on the bloodied heels of Asylum Press’s horrific hit, VAMPIRES #1, comes this second round of vicious vampiric insanity, as The Horrors of it All’s, Mr. Karswell cracks open another coffin-loaded collection of foul fanged, bat winged terrors from the Golden Age of pre-code comics! Six sinister tales to assault your salivating senses as you’re transported back in time to face a rather bloodthirsty ancestor in ‘Blood for the Vampire!’ Legendary artist, Mel Keefer asks you if there’s anything worse than a ‘Special on Beet Soup?’ And then Harry Lazarus unleashes one of the most insidiously mad monster mashups ever in, ‘The Wolpire!’ Plus, a ‘True Vampires of History’ lesson, a shivery superb cover by Syd Check, additional crypt classics from Harvey, Stanley Morse, and lots more!
***** ***** *****
Vampire Macabre Nosferatu
By: Frank Forte
Type: One Shot Sp (Cover B – Forte)
Summary: Asylum Press brings you a horrific blood thirsty collection of all-new Vampire tales. Featuring an international cast of artistic talent. Frank Forte delivers another installment of our favorite vampire queen NOSFERAZIXX! Frank Forte and Edu menna revive ZEPHIRA: THE NIGHT KILLER for another round of post-apocalyptic vampiric action. And lastly, Tim Vigil (Faust, Gothic Nights) gives us ‘Feline Fatale’ A seductive female Vampire wakes up from her coffin and prepares to walk the night, she is interrupted by a prowling black cat. A must for all vampire fans!
***** ***** *****
Grim #5
By: Stephanie Phillips, Flaviano, Frany, Jenny Frison
Type: Cover A – Flaviano, Cover B – Foil Flaviano, Cover C – Frison, Cover G- Andrade FOC, Cover D – 10 Copy Franny Variant, Cover E – 25 Copy Frison Variant, Cover F – Unlockable Frison Variant
Publisher: Boom! Studios
Publisher Link: https://www.boom-studios.com/
Summary: The truth behind Jessica Harrow’s mysterious death, and her connection to the Grim Reaper is finally revealed! But how does this connect to her unique abilities, and the ancient force known only as THE END? The epic first arc of the breakout hit of 2022 concludes here, revealing macabre secrets and what lies ahead for the future of the series!
***** ***** *****
Sick N Twisted #1
By: Joseph M. Monks, Will Pleydon, Andrew Mangum
Summary: Cry For Dawn co-creator Joseph M. Monks returns to his splatterpunk roots with a brand new title. 3 stories, 32 pages, and the extreme edge he’s known for. Zombie-killer Gory Lori returns in a tale illustrated by Will Pleydon, while in Dead C, illustrated by Jason Moser, New York buddies looking for something unusual find it-thanks to an underground newspaper devoted to showing off the city’s seedy underbelly. Cover by Andrew Mangum, back cover by Mike Koneful.
***** ***** *****
Vampirella Year One #3
By: Christopher Priest, Ergun Gunduz, Collette Turner, Lucio Parrillo, Carla Cohen, Guillem March
Type: Cover A – Turner; Cover B – Parrillo; Cover C – Cohen; Cover D – March; Cover E – Cosplay
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Publisher Link: https://dynamite.com/htmlfiles/
Summary: Once the pampered princess of Drakulon’s ruling class, Vampirella was abandoned as a child in an unforgiving wasteland and subjected to abject poverty and immense hardships while being hunted by ruthless forces loyal to both her vanished mother and those determined to wipe out the House of Lilith. Now, after years on her own, Vampi is joined by a defector from her mother’s regime who trains the teenage princess in the ways of survival and of dealing death.
***** ***** *****
Something Is Killing Children Slaughter Pack #4
By: James Tynion Iv, Werther Dell’Edera, Lee Garbett
Publisher: Boom! Studios
Publisher Link: https://www.boom-studios.com/
Summary: While Archer’s Peak sent Erica to hell and back, her long-awaited origins at the House of Slaughter are something terrible to behold. Contains Something is Killing the Children #16-20 by Eisner Award-winning writer James Tynion IV (The Department of Truth, The Nice House On The Lake) and artist Werther Dell’Edera that first introduced Erica Slaughter and the Order of St. George to the world. Each issue features a brand new, exclusive painted cover by Eisner Award-nominated artist Lee Garbett (Captain Marvel, Shadecraft) on premium card stock.
***** ***** *****
Rad Wraith #3
By: Tristan Gallagher, Christian Dibari
Summary: When the Rad Wraith tracks one of his host’s killers to a warehouse full of armed drug dealers, what follows is a showdown so extreme, so gory, so absolutely unforgivably bloody that it would make Paul Verhoeven turn away and vomit uncontrollably.
***** ***** *****
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