Most Popular of 2021: Horror

Whether banging on the RV parked at the summer getaway, drooling blood from the gaping maw of someone dealing with a bit of possession, or staying in he... err, at the quaint Pierrot Courts Hotel, horror is a very popular genre across all types of media, and comics are no different.

This year saw a lot of great horror stories come to GlobalComix, and today as part of our Most Popular of 2021 series, we're featuring the 12 that kept fans gripped tightly to their seats, anxiously awaiting the terrors that would be revealed on the next page.

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Here are the 12 most popular Horror comics, in order of popularity for 2021.

1. Year Zero, 216 pages - Published by AWA Studios, (cc/ @WillGraves)

Ben Percy (Wolverine) and Ramon Rosanas (Star Wars: Age of Resistance) team up to present an epic tale that offers a global look at the Zombie Apocalypse. A Japanese hitman, a Mexican street urchin, an Afghan military aide, a Polar research scientist, a midwestern American survivalist – five survivors of a horrific global epidemic who must draw upon their unique skills.

Story and Art by Benjamin Percy, Frank Martin, Juan Jose Ryp, Lee Loughridge, Ramon Rosanas

2. Teether, 144 pages - Published by Antarctic Press, (cc/ @JDunn)

Dillon Brown thinks he's made a friend with new transfer student Lilly Quist. But when the grisly remains of local kids appear, he starts to suspect the new girl has something to do with it. Soon Dillon realizes that an ancient, endless hunger has come to Carol Hill, Indiana in the form of a 10-year-old girl. He and his classmates now have to stop Lilly's vicious, gore-drenched feast before...

Story and Art by David Hutchison

3. organic but not mental, 398 pages - Published by pier dola, (cc/ @grampunk)

Story and Art by pier dola

4. Crow Creek, 27 pages - Published by Freefall Comics, (cc/ @jfreeman)

A horror one-shot comic about a mysterious zombie outbreak unraveling on a Native American reservation.

Story and Art by Alla Kanetsyan, Crizam Zamora, Jason Snyder, John Freeman, Michael Yakutis

5. Cult of Dracula, 328 pages - Published by Source Point Press, (cc/ @TravisM)

Special Agent Malcom Bram arrives at the House of the Rising Sun. This secluded compound is the home of the secretive Ordo Dracul and the scene of a horrendous crime coined, "The Cult of Dracula Mass Suicides." Mina Murray leads a documentary film crew to uncover the secrets of the mysterious cult by interviewing its enigmatic leader, Robert Renfield.

Story and Art by Source Point Press

6. Modern Frankenstein, 132 pages - Published by Heavy Metal, (cc/ @dezi)

Discover the next thing in horror from award-winning writer of television and comics Paul Cornell (Doctor Who, Saucer State, Wolverine) and acclaimed artist/writer Emma Vieceli (Doctor Who, Life is Strange), along with color artist Pippa Bowland and letterer Simon Bowland! A twisted horror/romance that walks a fine line between attraction and fear.

Story and Art by Heavy Metal

7. Empty, 29 pages - Published by Frank Martin, (cc/ @FrankMartin)

Imagine waking up in a barren metropolis. Just you and the city. Alone. But you're not alone are you? Something is there, lurking in the shadows. You can see it on the street corner. You try to escape but it chases you, devouring the city in its wake. You have to outrun this figure of despair before it's too late...before it makes you just as empty as the world you've found yourself in.

Story and Art by Frank Martin

8. Hotell, 102 pages - Published by AWA Studios, (cc/ @WillGraves)

You won’t find it on any map, but if you happen to be driving down Route 66 late at night and you’re truly desperate for shelter, sanctuary or secrecy, you might see a battered sign on the side of the road: The Pierrot Courts Hotel – where many check in but few check out.

Story and Art by Dalibor Talajić, John Lees, Lee Loughridge

9. Grendel, KY, 92 pages - Published by AWA Studios, (cc/ @WillGraves)

For two generations, the rural hill town of Grendel, Kentucky has honored its Faustian bargain with the monster living in its abandoned coal mine: a human sacrifice every season in return for agrarian prosperity the likes of which this rocky region had never before seen (including its greatest cash crop: the dankest weed in the land).

Story and Art by Jeff McComsey, John Workman, Tommy Lee Edwards

10. The Drowning, 32 pages - Published by Co, (cc/ @Co)

A beauty influencer moves into an unusual apartment complex.

Story and Art by Co

11. Intrusion, 46 pages - Published by Heavy Metal, (cc/ @dezi)

After being cast out of Canada, the Laguerre family is trying to build a new life in a "cursed" Louisiana swamp in 1766. They fight to defend their homestead... even if that puts them on a collision course with a creature that dwells in the bayou. From creators Ethan Sacks and Marco Lorenzana, you can experience the story through the eyes of both the human and the monster!

Story and Art by Heavy Metal

12. Little Sally, 112 pages - Published by Little Sally Comics, (cc/ @LittleSallyComics)

Little Sally is the story of a little girl named Sally that comes back from the grave and with the help of her friends Ted and Uni together they take out those that harm children. Get ready for a fun bloody time.

Story and Art by Little Sally Comics

And that's the list of the most popular comics in the Horror genre here on GlobalComix. Congratulations to all of the incredibly talented creators that were featured. This sorting is driven entirely by the community reading and engaging with your stories.

Most Popular of 2021 Series

• December 20: Action
• December 21: Horror
• December 22: Slice of Life
• December 23: Adventure
• December 24: Comedy
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• December 26: ??
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