Join horror fanShawn WIlcocks, an anxious LA teen and his queer monster friends as he stumbles through life, trying to find meaning for himself while not getting killed by the various things that go bump in the dark that he always thought were just stories. An episodic series in the same vein as Tales from the Crypt, but with a largely queer central cast
Join horror fanShawn WIlcocks, an anxious LA teen and his queer monster friends as he stumbles through life, trying to find meaning for himself while not getting killed by the various things that go bump in the dark that he always thought were just stories. An episodic series in the same vein as Tales from the Crypt, but with a largely queer central cast
It's the summer before college starts and horror fan Shawn Wilcocks has no idea what to do with his life. He thinks he finds a place with Midnight Collectables, a horror store open only at night. But the store's owner might be more than what he seems, and things are happening around the store
People are dropping like flies around Midnight Collectables, the horror memorabilia store open only at night. Shawn is sure his new friend Romero isn't responsible and is determined to get to the bottom of the incidents. But when the chips are down Shawn is going to learn that Romero *does* in fact have a secret...
Shawn learns some of Romero's secrets the hard way and now is wondering about his new friendship, especially when a mysterious stranger warns him to stay away from Romero and Midnight for his own safety. Is this warning true, or is there more to the story?
In spite of his best efforts, Shawn finds himself developing creeping doubts around his new friend Romero. But things take a turn as it's the night of a full moon, and something feral is running around the park.
A story of betrayal means Shawn finds himself between two former friends who are now mortal enemies. Whose side will Shawn take?
Also includes the bonus story: The Life and Times of Gary the Tentacle Monster, only available with this issue and not posted online!
The finale to the story line, Mad Dog. Shawn finds himself caught between two former friends both determined to keep the boy safe from the other, leaving Shawn uncomfortably in the middle. But when Shawn finds himself in a new danger, will Rob and Romero put aside their differences, or Shawn going to get seriously hurt?
When an eccentric dealer wants to meet for an exchange at a golf course things are weird enough, but when a mysterious entity shows up and abducts Shawn Romero is put in the worst possible position: he has to ask his nemesis Rob for help. Can these two idiots put their issues aside, or is Shawn fish food?
While Romero and Rob frantically try to find Shawn, Shawn finds his captor is...quite the interesting guy. As everyone meets together the guys start to wonder, is Shawn really as clueless as they worry he is, or does that sweet exterior belay his real life experience?
Also includes the 4 page bonus story: The Night Shift. Working retail sucks, but working retail at night is a terrifying other experience...
A special 12-pg comic off side of the main story line that deals with some real life stuff. When the city is locked down, what's a vampire to do for food?
It was a dark and stormy night…
When Romero is included in the will of an eccentric customer, he and Shawn go the reading where the evening grows increasingly strange—and dark—as the participants are forced to reenact the plot of the man’s favorite movie.
The roads are flooded, the phones are down and the power is out...and Shawn is trapped with a murderer. As Shawn tries to figure out who it is, he learns everyone invited to the will’s reading has secrets and motives for wanting to eliminate the competition for Billy Deacon’s estate, and everyone’s a suspect...including him.
Also includes the bonus story: The Thing on the Ceiling. A man feels the world is crushing him down and something on the ceiling is watching him. Why?
The finale to The House That Vincent Built. The shooter has been unmasked and their reasons revealed, but one mystery remains: what was Billy Deacon’s reason behind the strange game for his inheritance, and what does it have to do with Romero?
Also includes the bonus story: The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter. A shoujo twist on a Lovecraft classic when a young woman discovers her beloved is more than what he seems.
When Romero goes to an old movie palace to make purchases for his store, Shawn is sure he sees the specter of a sad looking woman looming in the shadows. When he tries to learn more about her, he finds himself facing mortal peril...and getting an insight into Romero’s long history.
Another part of Hollywood’s Golden Era is about to put to rest and a secret to come to light. As Shawn is determined to uncover the mystery of a murdered actress, Romero is drawn into a bittersweet memory. But when the truth is finally revealed, will Shawn be buried along with the past?
His mother’s new treasure leads to a meeting between LA teen Shawn Wilcocks and a being locked away for five hundred years. Shawn’s other monster friends are suspicious of the newcomer, but when bizarre circumstances put his family in danger Shawn will have to determine if his new ‘friend’ will help him...or if they’re the foe responsible.
Shawn is trapped in his home and his family is trying to kill him. As he tries to discover the source of his terrifying circumstances, he’s forced to rely on his new friend for help: a fire spirit of dubious morals who could just as easily be the cause of the danger.
Plus ‘Another Tale of Cerberus’. The great dog of Hades is known as the watchdog of the underworld, but what other purpose does he serve?
College has finally started and that means new challenges and new people. Shawn’s surly partner for a class project definitely gives him some trepidation, but the bigger question is, what is Tobe’s interest in Romero? And why isn’t Romero answering his phone?
Shawn and the guys try to figure out what has happened to Romero, even going as far as making a deal with a certain chaotic fire spirit to try to find him. Meanwhile as Romero fights for his life he reflects on another of the worst times of his life: the night he became a vampire.
Romero might have been located but he’s not out of the woods yet as Shawn goes toe to toe with a Hunter with a grudge, and has to call in a favor to help save his best friend’s life. And how will the Menagerie be changed forever when someone new learns all their secrets?