Unleash the darkness and horror as monsters take center stage in our What's Trending, with stories that will haunt your nightmares and quicken your pulse. From ancient creatures lurking in the shadows to new and imaginative monstrosities, these tales offer a chilling exploration of the horror genre, where the beasts of the unknown reign supreme.
John Carpenter's Tales of Science Fiction, 3421 pages - Published by Storm King Comics, (cc/ @seanstormking)
John Carpenter’s Tales of Science Fiction is the definitive collection of stories at the crossroads of horror and sci-fi. Follow us into a dark future, from post-apocalyptic earth, into space and beyond. Each mini series explores the universal fears of the unknown, alien life, interstellar travel, and the age old question, can anyone can hear you scream in space. The answer is no.
Story and Art by Andrea Mutti, Andres Esparza, David J. Schow, Duane Swierczynski, Tim Bradstreet
Something is Killing the Children Volumes, 888 pages - Published by BOOM! Studios, (cc/ @GCpartnerships)
When the children of Archer's Peak begin to go missing, everything seems hopeless. The few children that return alive have terrible stories—impossible details of terrifying creatures that live in the shadows. Their only hope is the arrival of a mysterious stranger, one who believes the children and claims to be the only adult who sees what they can see. Her name is Erica Slaughter. She kills monsters. That is all she does, and she bears the cost because it must be done.
Story and Art by James Tynion IV, Letizia Cadonici, Miquel Muerto, Sam Johns, Werther Dell'Edera, Werther Dell’Edera
GOD DIMENSION, 119 pages - Published by J Rose, (cc/ @jrose1)
Locked away in the endless corridors and rooms of the indifferent haunted house god, The Dawn of Mirrors, The Architect of Glances and Holds dreams of dominion over an easily exploitable Earth. Raped of resource and on the brink of collapse, the feeble planet could possibly fare better within the many hands of The Architect, but something else has already staked a claim on the festering rock. Meanwhile, something stirs within young detective Ian Reed. Moved by a will not his own, his investigation leads him to unimaginable horrors not of this world.
Story and Art by J Rose
Nightwalkers, 72 pages - Published by Source Point Press, (cc/ @TravisM)
Seren is an addict in recovery at a rehabilitation center secluded in the mountains, COMPLETELY ISOLATED from the outside world. When Seren and the other patients wake to find themselves locked inside and abandoned by the center's staff, they must decide whether to wait or break out. The decision is made for them when a blood thirsty monster enters the center, and begins to tear through them to satiate its lust for blood. In a collaboration with Hustle & Heart Films and Vertigo Entertainment (IT, DOCTOR SLEEP), Source Point Press is proud to bring you this horror masterpiece!
Story and Art by Source Point Press
DREAM MASTER, 117 pages - Published by Blackbox Comics, (cc/ @BlackboxComics)
(W) Jonathan Hedrick (A) LUIGI BARRICELLI (CA) Tiago Da Silva There is a forgotten paladin who protects us from our nightmares while we sleep. Without him, we may never wake up again. He is the Dream Master. His curse is to guard our unconscious bodies from an evil entity who wishes to enter our reality, collapsing it for all eternity. Don't miss out on another chance at Issue #1!
Story and Art by Blackbox Comics
Spook, 287 pages - Published by Sari Spooks, (cc/ @Sarispooks)
Spook is a supernatural Horror/Romance Following the life of Charlie, a young girl who has the capability to interact with the side of the dead as if the living. She quickly befriends her neighbors, one a boy who hides his own demonic secrets and the other a lonely dapper specter who is way into the dramatic. All is well till Charlie makes a contract. I will warn you I have horrible spelling in the beginning.
Story and Art by Sari Spooks
That's it for today's What's Trending. Gather your strength for now, and then check out more Monstrous Comics here! Until then, let us know if you have any themes or topics you'd like us to feature!