Malloch the Damned by David M. Booher and Winston Gambro is something truly special. Together, they’ve created a comic that doesn’t just ask to be read, it really demands to be experienced.
Penned with prose that aches with hurt and desire, Eric LaRocca explores the demented repetition of despair perpetuated by grief with Wretch.
Dig by J.H. Markert takes some familiar pieces of horror stories and twists them into something truly fresh and thrilling. It’s the kind of horror story that sticks with you, no pun intended, long after you close the book.
Audacious, darkly satirical, and absolutely gripping, For Human Use feels like the most entertaining social study of our current culture, a sandbox where gruesome castles are built under Sarah G. Pierce’s masterful hand.
Road of Bones by Christopher Golden is a quick atmospheric horror based in the most frigid of locations.
Dread the Halls is one of the best ways to finish out the year. Chris Ryall and Jordan Hart once again bring cheer and fear to the pages of their annual holiday horror anthology from Hallmark horror to an even darker A Christmas Carol, Dread the Halls is just what you need for this holiday season.
Nightmare on Nightmare Street by R.L. Stine pays tribute to some of his classic Goosebumps stories while crafting something new which will scare even the most season horror reader.
Devil on my Shoulder by Kyle Starks and Piotr Kowalski is a brutal, unflinching revenge horror that hits all the marks.
Doused in relatable honesty, Kyle Kouri’s The Problem Drinker offers no solutions; no, it offers something better.
Monsters in the Archives by Caroline Bicks is an outstanding deep dive into five of Stephen King’s most iconic early works.
With such unique traits to both its world and its characters, Daytide feels like it exists in a category of its own, one that combines so much of what builds incredible stories that stand the test of time.
Enemy of My Enemy by Alex Segura carries forward the feeling of the Marvel Crime series that began with Breaking the Dark, but brings a bit more of the grit and grime of the street-level side of the Marvel Universe in Hell’s Kitchen.
Bones of Our Stars, Blood of Our World by Cullen Bunn mixes slasher horror, cosmic terror, monstrous creatures, and honestly so much more to deliver a terrifying novel.
This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes back comic book retailer Paul Eaton to the program to discuss the 1997 Spawn film and more!
The Private Eye by Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin is a unique blend of detective noir, futuristic speculation, and thought-provoking social commentary.
Hannibal Lecter: A Life is a fascinating deep dive into the evolution of Hannibal Lecter and his rise to fame in the horror genre.
The Girl Who Cried Monster is basically R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps take on the classic Aesop’s Fable, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, only this time, it features monsters and a surprise ending that I didn’t expect, though I’m not sure it entirely fit the story.
It’s the King of the Monsters and the Heroes in a Half Shell, reptile against reptile, in a battle for the ages in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Godzilla #1.
American Caper, written by Dan Houser and illustrated by David Lapham, is exactly the kind of wild, over-the-top take on modern America I never knew I needed.
Joe Hill’s King Sorrow is the book we all need right now, the reminder that nothing is ever too late, that we are capable of so much even in the face of the seemingly unbeatable. This is a love letter to hope, a shining beacon in the long dark.
Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones is a novella filled with blood, paranoia, and a beating heart.
Wretch: or, The Unbecoming of Porcelain Khaw by Eric LaRocca is a terrifying psychological horror that never lets you feel comfortable.
The Summer Job by Adam Cesare is a fast-paced summertime horror story with a retro feel.
All Hallows by Christopher Golden is an atmospheric and unsettling horror tale that has its moments.
Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward is a total mind-bender of a story. Ward crafts an atmospheric and immersive story that is always one step ahead, revealing twists that only fully click once they’ve already landed.
