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.
Creepshow #3 (of 5)
By: Francesco Francavilla, Chris Burnham, Various, Jorge Corona, Adriano Lucas
Type: Cover A – Burnham & Lucas, Cover B – Francavilla
Publisher: Image Comics
Publisher Link: https://imagecomics.com/
Summary: The Creep scares up two all-new standalone stories in this star-studded anthology based on the hit Shudder TV series. FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA (Night of the Ghoul, Detective Comics) and L MARLOW FRANCAVILLA welcome you to a barbershop where the locals share tales of their greatest kills, and the hunters can just as easily become prey. ARIELA KRISTANTINA (Chain) and JORGE CORONA (THE ME YOU LOVE IN THE DARK) journey to a temple hidden within an island paradise, where many visit – but not everyone leaves.
***** ***** *****
Rad Wraith #3
By: Tristan Gallagher, Christian Dibari
Publisher: N/A
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.
***** ***** *****
Pulp Bytes #1
By: Pat Higgins
Publisher: Scout Comics
Publisher Link: https://www.scoutcomics.com/
Summary: Two twisted tales of technological terror! The first, ‘Junebug Bites Back,’ is the story of an overbearing pageant mom who gets her just desserts after purchasing supplements from the dark web. In ‘Terms and Conditions,’ Jack and Lacey’s day of distraction turns to a nightmare when they ignore the fine print.
***** ***** *****
She Bites #3
By: Hedwig Hale, Alberto Hernandez R.
Publisher: Scout Comics
Publisher Link: https://www.scoutcomics.com/
Summary: Brenda Zelinski is in trouble. After agreeing to babysit Elsie (a 134-year-old vampire in the body of a 9-year-old girl), a ‘fun’ night at the mall turns into a nightmare when disposing of a body gets added to her list of babysitter duties. But even dumping a body is never what you’d expect when you’re doing it with Elsie. A wild ride ensues, complete with car theft, abandoned steel mills, and drinking 40s down by the river as this chapter comes to a close.
***** ***** *****
Snow White Zombie Apocalypse Reign of Blood Covered King #0
By: Brenton Lengel, Luana Vecchio
Publisher: Scout Comics
Publisher Link: https://www.scoutcomics.com/
Summary: Wanna-be hero, Jack the Giant Slayer, lives up to his namesake in this beautifully offbeat prequel story to the twice Ringo Award-nominated dark fantasy series, Snow White Zombie Apocalypse. Will the ‘Beautiful Bean Magic’ of a vagrant wizard be enough to save Jack from the machinations of a cunning, ruthless, and soon-to-be undead monarch? Moreover, what the heck happened to Jack’s cow after he traded her for a handful of enchanted legumes?
***** ***** *****
Stuff of Nightmares #3 (of 4)
By: R. L. Stine, A. L. Kaplan, Reiko Murakami, Christian Ward, Francesco Francavilla, Suzi “Suspiria” Vilchez
Type: Cover A – Francavilla, Cover B – Ward, Cover, Cover C – Vilchez, Cover D – 25 Copy Murakami Variant, E – 50 Copy Murakami Variant
Publisher: Boom! Studios
Publisher Link: https://www.boom-studios.com/
Summary: Reeling from disaster, Isaac and Stella are left to pick up the pieces-some more gruesome than figurative-as a new monster emerges from the laboratory! They’ll soon find that creating life from death has terrible, terrible consequences!
***** ***** *****
Vampirella Strikes #7
By: Tom Sniegoski, Jonathan Lau, Lucio Parrillo, Stephen Segovia, Jung-Geun Yoon, Ben Caldwell, Cosplay
Type: Cover A – Parrillo, Cover B – Segovia, Cover C – Yoon, Cover D – Caldwell, Cover E – Cosplay
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Publisher Link: https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/
Summary: It has been fifteen years since the death of Mistress Nyx and the world in slowly recovering, but this isn’t a world that we’ve ever seen before. This is a world where the natural and the supernatural have merged to create a dangerous new place-a world very much in need of Vampirella. Wearing the guise of a Chaos Cult leader, Vampirella has infiltrated a special meeting of the highest order. What plans does the insidious demon cult have for the unsuspecting world and what do they have to do with the return of one of Vampirella’s most dangerous enemies, the blood red Queen of Hearts? Enter the world of Vampirella Strikes under a series of amazing artist by returning superstar artists Lucio Parrillo, Stephen Segovia, Junggeun Yoon, plus another stunning cosplay cover featuring Rachel Hollon!
***** ***** *****
Parasomnia: The Dreaming God #4
By: Andrea Mutti, Cullen Bunn
Publisher: Dark Horse
Publisher Link: https://www.darkhorse.com/
Summary: The story concludes as our heroes raid a cyber cult to save the child they hold prisoner and put an end to this madness once and for all.
***** ***** *****
The Department of Truth #22
By: James Tynion Iv, Martin Simmonds
Type: Cover A – Simmonds
Publisher: Image Comics
Publisher Link: https://imagecomics.com/
Summary: END OF STORY ARC The Department of Truth recruited him. Black Hat tried to flip him. A monster from his childhood came to life to torment him. Cole Turner has been pushed past his limit, and now that his husband’s been dragged into this secret war, he’s about to break. The most devastating arc yet of the Eisner-nominated series comes to its shocking conclusion!
***** ***** *****
Usher of the Dead Gaijin in Tokyo
By: Keith Rommel, Jaimie Engle, Kool as Heck,
Type: Oneshot
Publisher: N/A
Summary: An American Gaijin in 1999 Tokyo discovers her Japanese neighbor has just murdered her husband. And she’s not surprised. His temper mixed with her subservience was a surefire imbalance destined for disaster. But Sariel, the Usher of the Dead, who orchestrates these life transitions, may find the strings of the living are being pulled by an ancient spirit.
***** ***** *****
Ice Canyon Monster #7 (of 7)
By: Keith Rommel, Wolfgang Schwandt
Publisher: N/A
Summary: The epic conclusion to the series that explored monsters, family heritage, curses, and sorcery!
***** ***** *****
Lovecraft Unknown Kadath #3
By: Florentino Florez, Guillermo Sanna, Jacques Salomon
Type: Cover A – Salomon
Publisher: N/A
Summary: An adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath unlike anything you’ve read before. Randolph Carter’s journey is interrupted once again, this time by winged nightmares. Planted on an unsteady ground littered with bones, the dreamer must find his way to safety before the unimaginable horror beneath it all rises to the surface to end his quest once and for all. As a bonus, also includes the original prose story!
***** ***** *****
Sacrament #4 (of 5)
By: Peter Milligan, Marcelo Frusin
Publisher: N/A
Summary: The Exorcist meets Alien in this sci-fi/horror story. In the year 3000, Mankind abandoned Earth and fled into outer space. Now, a disgraced priest, called into action to perform an exorcism on a remote space colony, is about to discover that no matter how far you run, you can’t escape your demons, and the Devil is, in fact, real.
***** ***** *****
Stabbity Bunny #12
By: Richard Rivera, Dwayne Biddix
Type: Cover A – Biddix
Publisher: Scout Comics
Publisher Link: https://www.scoutcomics.com/
Summary: The heart-wrenching conclusion to the first storyline is here! Stabbity is in pieces and Grace’s family must turn to unlikely allies in their fight for survival. Their foe has never been more powerful and his ruthless focus on revenge claims another character’s life before the final battle even begins. In the aftermath of this finale, Stabbity takes on a whole new direction. A preview of the next series is included in this oversized issue!
***** ***** *****
Grim #1
By: Stephanie Phillips, Flaviano
Type: LCSD 2022 (Flaviano Foil Variant)
Publisher: Boom! Studios
Publisher Link: https://www.boom-studios.com/
Summary: Jessica Harrow is dead. But her journey has only just begun! Discover the world of the afterlife, where Jessica has been recruited as a Reaper, tasked with ferrying countless souls to their final destination. But unlike the rest of the Reapers, she has no memory of what killed her and put her into this predicament. In order to unravel the mystery of her own demise, she’ll have to solve an even bigger one – where is the actual GRIM REAPER? From acclaimed writer Stephanie Phillips (Harley Quinn) and fan favorite artist Flaviano (New Mutants) comes a bold new vision of what comes after, and the nature of death itself!
***** ***** *****
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