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Director Vincenzo Natali to Release Debut Sci-Fi Horror Comic, TECH!

BIG, EXCITING NEWS for horror film and comic book lovers alike! Director Vincenzo Natali is releasing his FIRST EVER graphic novel, TECH. Natali has been a name in sci-fi horror cinema for a while now, directing films including Splice(2009), ABCs of Death 2’s segment ‘U is for Utopia(2014),’ Netflix’s In the Tall Grass(2019), and his sleeper hit Cube(1997). He has also directed episodes for The Peripheral(2002), Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities(2022), The Stand(2021), Locke & Key(2020), Westworld(2016-2018), American Gods(2017), The Strain(2015-2016), Hannibal(2014-2015), Orphan Black(2015), and Hemlock Grove(2014). Proud papa of baby Dren Now he is joining forces with Encyclopocalypse Publications to bring us a new story in a new medium. TECH is set in the not-so-distant future where humans have discovered how to use alien technology, but of course that still doesn’t come cheap. Readers will follow a courier named Shel who delivers this tech to buyers on the black market. It’s a dangerous job, but it’s necessary to

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Via Laurene
May 4, 2023

Horror Comics Galore Coming Out This August!

Nietzsche once said “if you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back at you.” But sometimes when you stare into the abyss, it gives you a bunch of horror comics! Good abyss! *pat pat* For those of us who just can’t help our horror-loving hearts and wait longingly for the abyss to cough up any morsel of horror for our twisted brains to consume, you’ll be feasting come August! No, Jack Torrance does not make a cameo in this comic. CEX brings us a new comic called Opus & Ashes, written by Brett Seth Simon(Money Clip, Coins for the Ferryman) and illustrated by Sergi Domènech(Money Clip, Batman). This story takes us on a cabin getaway with a mother, a daughter, and her best friend. The only problem is it’s winter and there’s a blizzard, the cabin is in the middle of nowhere, and they’re trapped. Sounds relaxing! These three will have to survive the harsh conditions around them, but

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Via Laurene
Apr 30, 2023

Seven Years In Darkness is Back…Again!

If you weren’t able to go to New York Comic Con at the end of last year, you may not have known there was a first time this comic was printed for release. Seven Years In Darkness is a horror fantasy comic series written and illustrated by Joe Schmalke(We Don’t Kill Spiders, The Electric Black). It was introduced at NYCC last October, but due to it’s popularity, the first issue is being reprinted, not for the second time, but for the third time! It will officially be on sale in stores April 26th, 2023, but now comic book retailers will have a fighting chance to keep them on the shelves for more than a day, maybe, thanks to these reprints. If you aren’t familiar, Seven Years In Darkness is about a group of children sent to The Academy of Black Magic, an institute that hadn’t reopened its doors for 200 years ago prior. They will be there for seven years,

Continue reading →
Via Laurene
Apr 23, 2023

New Female Superhero series, Copycat, Brings Film and Comic Talent Together

Film and television producer, Todd Garner (The Possession of Hannah Grace(2018), Haunt(2019)) of Broken Road Productions is teaming up with writers, Heath Amodio(The Heathens, Foretold) and Cullen Bunn(Harrow County, Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe), to give us upcoming comic, Copycat. The concept was something Garner said he’d been “sitting on for a bit” because “after working on movies based on graphic novels like Hellboy, I’ve been intrigued by the possibility of creating a new comic book hero.” Copycat’s protagonist is Sarah, a talented ER nurse, with the unique gift of diagnosing her patients with just one touch. Unfortunately, her power comes with a painful price, as she experiences the same suffering as her patients. In her pursuit to save Emma, a woman with extraordinary abilities, Sarah inadvertently gains Emma’s enhanced strength. Determined to uncover the mystery of Emma’s murder, Sarah sets out on a perilous journey that brings her face to face with a band of hunters with super-human abilities.

Continue reading →
Via Laurene
Mar 30, 2023

Sins of the Salton Sea is Summer’s Comic to Read

Hot Girl Summer is over. It’s time for Psych Horror Summer. AWA Studios is set to release a new 5-part comic series this summer called Sins of the Salton Sea, written by Ed Brisson (Old Man Logan, Batman Incorporated, X-Force) with artwork by C.P. Smith (Wolverine: Blood & Sorrow, The Resistance Universe: The Origins). Axel Alonso (AWA Studio’s Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer) described it as “part conspiracy thriller, part chase movie, part cult-based horror, with plenty of twists and turns to keep readers wondering, is Wyatt doing the right thing…?” Sins of the Salton Sea is about a professional thief named Wyatt living off the grid in the aftermath of a horrible tragedy. His brother reaches out to do one last job involving an armored car traveling down a desolate stretch of California highway, but they discover the armored car isn’t carrying gold bars. It’s carrying human cargo. Wyatt is then plunged into the middle of a conflict between

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Via Laurene
Mar 20, 2023

Sereno Shines His Light On New Audiences

For fans of both horror and fantasy, Luciano Vecchio brings us a new superhero in Sereno #1! Meet Sereno, the Mystic Master of Light and guardian of New Teia, a city where magic and science intertwine by night! An avatar of collective Paranoia, a shepherd of Nightmares, and a Cult of Hate are just the start of an evil conspiracy transforming the city. Can Sereno fight back while keeping super cat burglar Rufián from stealing… his heart? Rufián’s appearance feels inspired by a cross between Robin and Catwoman. Vecchio is both the writer and artist of the series. His talents are already known through his work with Marvel and DC comics, including Wiccan and Hulkling, Iceman, Teen Justice, and DC Pride. Originally in Spanish, Sereno has actually been around since its start in 2014, but it will now be available in English for the first time, so its fandom can stretch even farther. Sereno will be a limited-run series that

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Via Laurene
Mar 20, 2023

Comic Review: The Nice House on The Lake Vol. 1

The Nice House on the Lake Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV is the first half of the limited run comic series. It’s published under DC’s Black Label, an imprint that’s only been around since 2018 and focuses on edgier, darker, and more mature stories. It won the 2022 Eisner award for Best New Series and James Tynion IV made out with the Best Writer of 2022 award. He’s also known for Something is Killing the Children, The Department of Truth, and multiple Batman comic runs. Nice House was recommended to me by a friend and I’m so glad they did because I was instantly obsessed. These are the words that begin a long and unusual friendship between Nice House’s characters and Walter(pictured above). While stories of the apocalypse aren’t new, The Nice House on the Lake gives us a fresh spin by complicating the relationship with the cause of the apocalypse and surrounding it with a mystery. A group

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Via Laurene
Feb 21, 2023

Barbarian is Riddled with Horror Clichés

It’s when it chooses to subvert or lean into those clichés that makes it a fresh, fantastic horror film. Barbarian is about two travelers who both get booked in the same Air B&B by mistake and discover the house has something darker and more terrifying hidden inside. It’s the first horror film directed and written by Zach Cregger(The Whitest Kids You Know(2007-11)) and stars Georgiana Campbell(Black Mirror (2017)), Bill Skarsgård(IT (2017)), and Justin Long(Tusk (2019)). 💀SPOILERS! Don’t say I didn’t warn you.💀 We start following Tess(Campbell) as she pulls up to the Air B&B house in the pouring rain, confused why her key isn’t in the lockbox. Enter Keith(Skarsgård), who’s already staying there and booked the same house on another website. If I didn’t already know this was a horror movie, I could have maybe passed this off as a super sketchy “meet-cute.” Woman Stays in Strange Place with Stranger Cliché Sure, Keith makes a point that it’s late, dark

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Via Laurene
Jan 27, 2023

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Director Vincenzo Natali to Release Debut Sci-Fi Horror Comic, TECH!

BIG, EXCITING NEWS for horror film and comic book lovers alike! Director Vincenzo Natali is releasing his FIRST EVER graphic novel, TECH. Natali has been a name in sci-fi horror cinema for a while now, directing films including Splice(2009), ABCs of Death 2’s segment ‘U is for Utopia(2014),’ Netflix’s In the Tall Grass(2019), and his sleeper hit Cube(1997). He has also directed episodes for The Peripheral(2002), Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities(2022), The Stand(2021), Locke & Key(2020), Westworld(2016-2018), American Gods(2017), The Strain(2015-2016), Hannibal(2014-2015), Orphan Black(2015), and Hemlock Grove(2014). Proud papa of baby Dren Now he is joining forces with Encyclopocalypse Publications to bring us a new story in a new medium. TECH is set in the not-so-distant future where humans have discovered how to use alien technology, but of course that still doesn’t come cheap. Readers will follow a courier named Shel who delivers this tech to buyers on the black market. It’s a dangerous job, but it’s necessary to

Continue reading →
Via Laurene
May 4, 2023

Horror Comics Galore Coming Out This August!

Nietzsche once said “if you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back at you.” But sometimes when you stare into the abyss, it gives you a bunch of horror comics! Good abyss! *pat pat* For those of us who just can’t help our horror-loving hearts and wait longingly for the abyss to cough up any morsel of horror for our twisted brains to consume, you’ll be feasting come August! No, Jack Torrance does not make a cameo in this comic. CEX brings us a new comic called Opus & Ashes, written by Brett Seth Simon(Money Clip, Coins for the Ferryman) and illustrated by Sergi Domènech(Money Clip, Batman). This story takes us on a cabin getaway with a mother, a daughter, and her best friend. The only problem is it’s winter and there’s a blizzard, the cabin is in the middle of nowhere, and they’re trapped. Sounds relaxing! These three will have to survive the harsh conditions around them, but

Continue reading →
Via Laurene
Apr 30, 2023

Seven Years In Darkness is Back…Again!

If you weren’t able to go to New York Comic Con at the end of last year, you may not have known there was a first time this comic was printed for release. Seven Years In Darkness is a horror fantasy comic series written and illustrated by Joe Schmalke(We Don’t Kill Spiders, The Electric Black). It was introduced at NYCC last October, but due to it’s popularity, the first issue is being reprinted, not for the second time, but for the third time! It will officially be on sale in stores April 26th, 2023, but now comic book retailers will have a fighting chance to keep them on the shelves for more than a day, maybe, thanks to these reprints. If you aren’t familiar, Seven Years In Darkness is about a group of children sent to The Academy of Black Magic, an institute that hadn’t reopened its doors for 200 years ago prior. They will be there for seven years,

Continue reading →
Via Laurene
Apr 23, 2023

New Female Superhero series, Copycat, Brings Film and Comic Talent Together

Film and television producer, Todd Garner (The Possession of Hannah Grace(2018), Haunt(2019)) of Broken Road Productions is teaming up with writers, Heath Amodio(The Heathens, Foretold) and Cullen Bunn(Harrow County, Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe), to give us upcoming comic, Copycat. The concept was something Garner said he’d been “sitting on for a bit” because “after working on movies based on graphic novels like Hellboy, I’ve been intrigued by the possibility of creating a new comic book hero.” Copycat’s protagonist is Sarah, a talented ER nurse, with the unique gift of diagnosing her patients with just one touch. Unfortunately, her power comes with a painful price, as she experiences the same suffering as her patients. In her pursuit to save Emma, a woman with extraordinary abilities, Sarah inadvertently gains Emma’s enhanced strength. Determined to uncover the mystery of Emma’s murder, Sarah sets out on a perilous journey that brings her face to face with a band of hunters with super-human abilities.

Continue reading →
Via Laurene
Mar 30, 2023

Sins of the Salton Sea is Summer’s Comic to Read

Hot Girl Summer is over. It’s time for Psych Horror Summer. AWA Studios is set to release a new 5-part comic series this summer called Sins of the Salton Sea, written by Ed Brisson (Old Man Logan, Batman Incorporated, X-Force) with artwork by C.P. Smith (Wolverine: Blood & Sorrow, The Resistance Universe: The Origins). Axel Alonso (AWA Studio’s Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer) described it as “part conspiracy thriller, part chase movie, part cult-based horror, with plenty of twists and turns to keep readers wondering, is Wyatt doing the right thing…?” Sins of the Salton Sea is about a professional thief named Wyatt living off the grid in the aftermath of a horrible tragedy. His brother reaches out to do one last job involving an armored car traveling down a desolate stretch of California highway, but they discover the armored car isn’t carrying gold bars. It’s carrying human cargo. Wyatt is then plunged into the middle of a conflict between

Continue reading →
Via Laurene
Mar 20, 2023

Sereno Shines His Light On New Audiences

For fans of both horror and fantasy, Luciano Vecchio brings us a new superhero in Sereno #1! Meet Sereno, the Mystic Master of Light and guardian of New Teia, a city where magic and science intertwine by night! An avatar of collective Paranoia, a shepherd of Nightmares, and a Cult of Hate are just the start of an evil conspiracy transforming the city. Can Sereno fight back while keeping super cat burglar Rufián from stealing… his heart? Rufián’s appearance feels inspired by a cross between Robin and Catwoman. Vecchio is both the writer and artist of the series. His talents are already known through his work with Marvel and DC comics, including Wiccan and Hulkling, Iceman, Teen Justice, and DC Pride. Originally in Spanish, Sereno has actually been around since its start in 2014, but it will now be available in English for the first time, so its fandom can stretch even farther. Sereno will be a limited-run series that

Continue reading →
Via Laurene
Mar 20, 2023

Comic Review: The Nice House on The Lake Vol. 1

The Nice House on the Lake Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV is the first half of the limited run comic series. It’s published under DC’s Black Label, an imprint that’s only been around since 2018 and focuses on edgier, darker, and more mature stories. It won the 2022 Eisner award for Best New Series and James Tynion IV made out with the Best Writer of 2022 award. He’s also known for Something is Killing the Children, The Department of Truth, and multiple Batman comic runs. Nice House was recommended to me by a friend and I’m so glad they did because I was instantly obsessed. These are the words that begin a long and unusual friendship between Nice House’s characters and Walter(pictured above). While stories of the apocalypse aren’t new, The Nice House on the Lake gives us a fresh spin by complicating the relationship with the cause of the apocalypse and surrounding it with a mystery. A group

Continue reading →
Via Laurene
Feb 21, 2023

Barbarian is Riddled with Horror Clichés

It’s when it chooses to subvert or lean into those clichés that makes it a fresh, fantastic horror film. Barbarian is about two travelers who both get booked in the same Air B&B by mistake and discover the house has something darker and more terrifying hidden inside. It’s the first horror film directed and written by Zach Cregger(The Whitest Kids You Know(2007-11)) and stars Georgiana Campbell(Black Mirror (2017)), Bill Skarsgård(IT (2017)), and Justin Long(Tusk (2019)). 💀SPOILERS! Don’t say I didn’t warn you.💀 We start following Tess(Campbell) as she pulls up to the Air B&B house in the pouring rain, confused why her key isn’t in the lockbox. Enter Keith(Skarsgård), who’s already staying there and booked the same house on another website. If I didn’t already know this was a horror movie, I could have maybe passed this off as a super sketchy “meet-cute.” Woman Stays in Strange Place with Stranger Cliché Sure, Keith makes a point that it’s late, dark

Continue reading →
Via Laurene
Jan 27, 2023