All comics written by Sam Costello
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All the Pretty Corpses | ||
 | art by Chiara Colasanti Set at a high-end fashion show, this story examines just how far some people are willing to go for glamour and fame. themes: body horror Read Now | |
| Member Bonuses Behind the Scenes Art (24 pgs) | Script Excerpts | Character Designs | ||
An Old Man, Looking | ||
 | art by Diego Candia When he was a kid, and his mother was dying, he saw an old man floating outside his room. Now he’s a father. The old man is back. themes:Â creepy kids, supernatural, tragedy Read Now | |
| Member Bonuses Behind the Scenes Art (28 pgs) | Colorized Edition | ||
Bad Radio | ||
 | art by Nelson Evergreen A boy with a ham radio makes a very unusual friend, who tells him a very unusual story. themes:Â creepy kids, insanity, psycho killers Read Now | |
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The Exterminator | ||
 | art by Kelly Williams When an exterminator lashes out in anger at a recalcitrant customer, he sets off a chain of events that will change the whole world. themes: body horror Read Now | |
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Face Blind | ||
 | art by Ayhan Hayrula She’s got a genetic condition that prevents her from seeing faces. So how can she be sure anyone is who they say they are? themes: psycho killers, weird Read Now | |
| Member Bonuses Behind the Scenes Art (30 pgs) | Colorized Edition | ||
Face of Fire, Belly of Blood | ||
 | art by Ege Avci A drought reveals a long-hidden monument to an ancient god in a California lake. The world isn’t ready for what’s coming. themes: insanity, supernatural, weird Read Now | |
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Fitcher’s Bird | ||
 | art by John Bivens A wizard kidnaps a wife, forbidding her from entering just one room in his house. Adapting the fairy tale. themes:Â adaptations, supernatural Read Now | |
| Member Bonuses Behind the Scenes Art (35 pgs) | ||
Hey, Come Here | ||
 | art by Claire Connelly It’s a simple walk down the street to the store, but in this neighborhood, no one is safe. themes: monsters, psycho killers Read Now | |
| Member Bonuses Behind the Scenes Art (24 pgs) | Script Excerpts | Character Designs | ||
Live Through This | ||
 | art by T.J. Kirsch How do you go on living after the worst horror of your life has ended? This family is being forced to find out. themes: psycho killers, tragedy Read Now | |
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Quants | ||
 | art by David Brame For two men who can only understand the world through numbers and boasting, the final count may not favor them. themes: psycho killers Read Now | |
| Member Bonuses Behind the Scenes Art (11 pgs) | ||
Safe As Houses | ||
 | art by Felipe Cunha What’s hidden behind the walls of houses, businesses, and trucks? The dark side of the world is unveiled. themes: psycho killers Read Now | |
| Member Bonuses Behind the Scenes Art (9 pgs) | ||
Victims | ||
 | art by Steven Perkins He can’t remember his teenage years until he sees her on the street. What was so terrible that he had to forget? themes: creepy kids, supernatural Read Now | |
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A Mother’s Love | ||
 | art by David Hitchcock In colonial Massachusetts, mothers are dying mysteriously. One man in the village harbors a secret—and a profound need for love. themes: creepy kids, monsters Read Now | |
| Member Bonuses Behind the Scenes Art (30 pgs) | Colorized Edition | ||
Ashes to Ashes | ||
 | art by Anthony Peruzzo A corrupt undertaker is cheating his customers and desecrating bodies. When the world changes in an instant, he must face a supernatural reckoning. themes: ghosts, supernatural Read Now | |
| Member Bonuses Behind the Scenes Art (44 pgs) | Colorized Edition | ||
Beyond the Campfire Light | ||
 | art by Jason Ho A camping trip takes a dark turn when one friend comes tearing through the woods at night, with tales of sacrifices and being chased by mysterious figures. themes: insanity, tragedy Read Now | |
| Member Bonuses Behind the Scenes Art (30 pgs) | ||
Cured | ||
 | art by Erik Rose When police are called to the farm of a local doctor, they make a grisly discovery. But potentially more disturbing question remains: why? themes: body horror, psycho killers Read Now | |
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Departing for the Third Heaven | ||
 | art by Josie Morway A cat passes between friends, but when the friendship falls apart, the cat starts to change. themes: tragedy Read Now | |
Doll’s House | ||
 | art by Savannah Horrocks A teenage girls finds a small, odd house in the woods. Will she discover its connection to her family before it’s too late? themes: body horror, creepy kids Read Now | |
| Member Bonuses Behind the Scenes Art (36 pgs) | ||
Doux Didou | ||
 | art by David Hitchcock The head at the foot of the guillotine promised to tell him an important secret, one gruesome deed at a time. themes: supernatural Read Now | |
| Member Bonuses Behind the Scenes Art (32 pages) | Script Excerpts | ||
Eight Days Alone | ||
 | art by Matthew Goik When a man’s girlfriend goes on vacation to Spain, a strange substance begins to spread through his apartment. What will happen when she returns? themes: weird Read Now | |
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Fish Drink | ||
 | art by Iain Laurie People are being sucked into giant mouths in walls and simply disappearing from rooms. Detectives are on the case, but what can hope to find? themes: monsters, tragedy Read Now | |
Headin’ South | ||
 | art by Kyle Strahm A pair of Old West bank robbers flee the sheriff’s posse. When hey stow away on a train, their trouble are just beginning. themes: ghosts, supernatural Read Now | |
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If You Get Close to Her, Kiss Her Once For Me | ||
 | art by Christine Larsen The ghost hunter can tell right away: the house is haunted. But when she confronts the ghost, everything she thinks she knows is upended. themes: ghosts, tragedy Read Now | |
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In Another Room | ||
 | art by Lee O’Connor He disappeared without a trace 10 years ago. Now he’s back. Where has her been all this time? themes: creepy kids, supernatural, weird Read Now | |
| Member Bonuses Behind the Scenes Art (16 pgs) | ||
Ingress and Egress | ||
 | art by Jason Ho A young, weak man becomes the source of struggle between two aggressive roommates in this allegorical story. But can the young man survive the rivalry? themes: body horror, monsters Read Now | |
| Member Bonuses Behind the Scenes Art (13 pgs) | ||
Last Caress | ||
 | art by Douglas Draper, Jr. A fashion executive who longs for death’s embrace becomes obsessed with a mysterious model. themes: ghosts, supernatural Read Now | |
| Member Bonuses Behind the Scenes Art (36 pgs) | Colorized Edition | ||
Lone and Level | ||
 | art by Max Temescu All he wanted was a pool in his yard. The discovery of a skull stops the dig, and the skull keeps returning to his life. themes: supernatural, weird Read Now | |
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Long Live the King | ||
 | art by Gary Crutchley A twisted experiment in Industrial Revolution England leads to the creation of a hideous new sort of creature. themes: body horror, monsters Read Now | |
| Member Bonuses Behind the Scenes Art (1 pg) | Colorized Edition | ||
Look Carefully | ||
 | art by Sami Makkonen When a photographer catches an unexpected glimpse of a monster through his camera, he’s haunted by the sight of his deepest fears. themes: monsters, supernatural Read Now | |
| Member Bonuses Behind the Scenes Art (24 pgs) | ||
Make Westing | ||
 | art by Anthony Peruzzo A floundering ship, an unscrupulous captain, and a dark sacrifice. Adapting the Jack London story. themes: adaptations, weird Read Now | |
| Member Bonuses Behind the Scenes Art (12 pgs) | Colorized Edition | ||
Mujer | ||
 | art by Sami Makkonen Someone—or something—is killing cartel members in Mexico. Found along with every body is a large amount of human hair. themes: monsters, supernatural Read Now | |
Not Sleeping Well | ||
 | art by Ayhan Hayrula When he wakes up, there’s a woman in his bed. He’s never seen her before and she’s covered in bruises. And this isn’t the first time it’s happened. themes: insanity, weird Read Now | |
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On the Plateau | ||
 | art by Kyle Harabedian A man sets out across the plains of the Old West looking for his long-lost brother. He finds something else. themes: body horror, monsters Read Now | |
Panopticon | ||
 | art by Joel Vollmer A man with a guilty conscience is recognized in a supermarket. An exercise in paranoia. themes: insanity, supernatural Read Now | |
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PrettyBoy | ||
 | art by Karl Slominski A carjacking leads to multiple timelines collapsing onto each other as a man pleads for his life. themes:Â creepy kids, supernatural, tragedy Read Now | |
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School Supplies | ||
 | art by Brian McGleenon Even the dead have schools—as two body snatchers in early 1800s England have the terrible misfortune to discover one night. themes: monsters, supernatural Read Now | |
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Se Perdre | ||
 | art by John Bivens When honeymooning in Paris, the groom falls ill. When the bride accepts help from locals, she begins a strange and terrifying journey. themes: ghosts, supernatural, tragedy Read Now | |
| Member Bonuses Behind the Scenes Art (38 pgs) | Colorized Edition | ||
See No Evil | ||
 | art by Trevor Denham A demon hunter seeks the truth behind his friends’ death, but can he accept the answers he gets? themes: supernatural, tragedy Read Now | |
A Slip of the Tongue | ||
 | art by Rye Hickman A simple accident, a severed tongue, and a lifetime of secrets will be revealed. Read Now | |
| Member Bonuses Behind the Scenes Art (9 pgs) | ||
Straw Gods | ||
 | art by T.J. Kirsch A Depression-era farmer has a chance to save his farm and his family, but is he willing to pay the price that’s required? themes: monsters, supernatural Read Now | |
| Member Bonuses Behind the Scenes Art (17 pgs) | ||
Straw Men | ||
 | art by Gary Crutchley A new, powerful fertilizer has unexpectedly apocalyptic results when mixed with one key ingredient—human blood. themes: monsters Read Now | |
| Member Bonuses Behind the Scenes Art (20 pgs) | Colorized Edition | ||
Termites In Your Smile | ||
 | art by Douglas Draper, Jr. A smooth-talking man who thinks he can talk anyone into anything is taking of advantage of two women. But is he actually in control? themes: ghosts, supernatural Read Now | |
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The Consequences of a Little Alone Time | ||
 | Art by Diego Candia A simple mistake—a bathroom light being turned off while someone is in a stall—leads a man into a terrifying parallel world. themes: supernatural, weird Read Now | |
| Member Bonuses Behind the Scenes Art (17 pgs) | ||
The Cousin of Death | ||
 | art by Gary Crutchley Folklore holds that sleepwalkers sometimes leave their souls behind when their bodies go traveling. What happens if something else takes up residence in the body? themes: supernatural, weird Read Now | |
The Executioner Is a Lonely Man | ||
 | art by Brian A. LaFramboise Two men on death row strike up an unlikely friendship. One of them, though, has a dark and twisted secret. themes: psycho killers Read Now | |
The Harvestmen | ||
 | art by Sami Makkonen An apartment building is infested with a strange, never-before-seen insect. But who brought the bugs and what do they want with Yuriko? themes: monsters Read Now | |
The Pieces of Meat | ||
 | art by Dirk Shearer An office building explodes and 8,000 pounds of meat is found in the rubble. No one can explain where it came from, but one woman is determined to find out. themes: body horror, psycho killers Read Now | |
| Member Bonuses Behind the Scenes Art (48 pgs) | Colorized Edition | ||
The Railroad Boy | ||
 | art by Felipe Sobreiro How much do we truly know the people closest to us? Adapted from the murder ballad of the same name. themes: adaptations, tragedy Read Now | |
The Tree of Remembrance | ||
 | art by Nelson Evergreen A tree whose leaves show the secret memories of a dead man. A sweetly tragic and dark Valentine’s day story. themes: supernatural, tragedy Read Now | |
| Member Bonuses Behind the Scenes Art (6 pgs) | ||
The Voice of Celia Darling | ||
 | art by John Bivens The coming of sound to movies will ruin her career. But she has a chance to swap her horrible voice for a wonderful one. themes: supernatural, weird Read Now | |
| Member Bonuses Behind the Scenes Art (22 pgs) | ||
The Wind and The Rain | ||
 | art by Neal Von Flue A fiddle made of bone and sinew. The only song it can play is the story of its own creation. Adapting the murder ballad. themes: adaptations, supernatural, tragedy Read Now | |
| Member Bonuses Colorized Edition | ||
Unsub | ||
 | art by T.J. Kirsch She’s been called to the police station by a detective and is being asked questions she can’t understand. She won’t like what she finds out. themes: psycho killers, tragedy Read Now | |
| Member Bonuses Behind the Scenes Art (13 pgs) | ||
Where Have I Been All My Life? | ||
 | art by Benjamin AE Filby Second guessing your choices can be fatal in this story of the many roads we don’t take in life. themes: supernatural, weird Read Now | |
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