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Messengers - nick & dent
 An unspeakable secret turns an idyllic North Dakota farm into a living nightmare in The Messengers , the upcoming U.S. debut by Thai filmmakers The Pang Brothers ( The Eye ). Sam Raimi's production company Ghost House has teamed with Dark Horse Comics to create this unique interpretation. Written by Jason Hall ( Beware the Creeper, Pistolwhip ) and drawn by Kelley Jones ( Conan: Book of Thoth, Batman & Dracula: Red Rain ), The Messengers tells the haunting tale of the Solomon family from a whole new perspective, turning the film on its ear and combining the events of the movie with chilling new scenes and details about the mysterious drifter who comes to help a troubled family farm, and the dark secret that he's running from. • The Messengers is a film from Sony Pictures and Sam Raimi |
Reiko the Zombie Shop Vol. 5 TPB - nick & dent
 When Reiko Himezono transfers to a new school, Saint Cross Gakuen, she's confronted with a whole new set of faces. Fitting in might be a bit of a problem, though, since everyone she meets seems to want her dead! Of course, Reiko won't go down without a fight. As a Zombie Shop, she can raise the dead and call up obedient zombie servants from the very depths of Hell itself! But is she powerful enough to handle the dangers that wait for her around every school hall corner, or will this Zombie Shop be closed down for good? • Part Sixth Sense and part Evil Dead –the ultra-violent, comical, and disturbing manga Reiko the Zombie Shop has been resurrected stateside and translated into English in its original format for the first time. Don't miss out on the series that took Japanese readers by the throat and made them scream for more! |
Criminal Macabre: Two Red Eyes TPB - nick & dent
 Cal McDonald, boozer, druggie, private dick who hangs with dead dudes-welcome to Rock Bottom. Your only friend in the human world is dead, your girlfriend just dumped you and moved to another city, and the district attorney has a chip on his shoulder the size of a Chevy Nova with your name on it. When that chip turns into a nasty case of police brutality, Cal ends up fighting for his life in the intensive care unit and wakes up days later . . . sober. And what's Cal been missing since he went under? Only the most horrifying convergence of sheer monster power ever to emigrate from the old world. Cal McDonald, meet Nosferatu |
Un-men #9
 A shocking secret from the labs of Castle Arcane somehow reemerges in Aberrance. In something out of the world's most twisted buddy movie, Kilcrop must team up with Cranius to investigate how the macabre 'Magna Mater' got there and how to stop it. But as usual, Cranius has a sinister agenda all his own. |
Awakening #5 (of 10)
 by Nick Tapalansky & Alex Eckman-Lawn Five years ago, Park Falls was victim to a different type of violence, though no less gruesome than what is taking place today - and the only witness to come forward was Cynthia Ford. Nobody believed her accusation. What made Derrick so quick to give credence this time, in spite of the outlandish nature of her claims? Step back five years, and take a look at a time in which Derrick didn't listen to Cynthia." |
Tempest #6
 'Animals Attract' Tempest falls for the werewolf who has been killing those she deems unworthy. While Vlad kills for survival, she kills for principle. Plus, how does Blue feel about this furry femme fatale moving in on her territory? |
Totem #6
 Ian has to deal with the death of another human being, believing it to be his fault! Also, the origin of Fierece and his role in Totem's future! Ian's life takes a turn for the worse in this must-read issue. |
House At The Edge Of Nowhere #4 (of 5)
 by Kasain, Biddix, Dabu & Lee The past has come for Lisa. She fights the dark, clinging to that last bit of hope. The emptiness is calling. Tortured screams of the past and present collide. Is there a way out?" |
Pogrom #2 (of 7)
 Desparate to somehow regain his lost senses, Pogrom leads an army of condemned prisoners into battle against Dominion forces! Faced with enemies at every turn, Pogrom forces his way into the hellish, plague-ridden ruins of Washington D.C. and confronts the living embodiment of the sin Sloth! Don't miss the latest chapter of this post-apocalyptic epic! |
CVO TPB- African Blood
 CVO, the top-secret CIA covert ops squad of vampire agents, goes to Ethiopia to track down a dangerous arms dealer, specializing in powerful artifacts, the kind that even affect the super natural CVO team. Presenting the latest adventure from our nation's first and only line of super natural defense! |
Bride of Frankenstein: Pandora's Bride - nick & dent
 Attempting to create life through dreadful experiments, Henry Frankenstein and Dr. Pretorius instead created unspeakable horror: two misshapen monsters, a brutish male and his female mate, stitched together from the bodies of cadavers. Crafted to be the monster's bride-an undead Eve to an equally accursed Adam-the female creature was destroyed mere minutes after taking its first breath-or was it? This new novel by the critically acclaimed Elizabeth Hand reinterprets the memorable characters from Universal Picture's classic 1935 film for a new generation of horror fans. Detailing the bride of Frankenstein's secret history, from the shadows of forgotten laboratories to the streets of Weimar Germany, Hand creates a richly atmospheric tale of horror, mystery, and tragedy as chilling as the creature itself. Praise for author's previous work: • "One of the most sheerly impressive . . . overwhelmingly beautiful books I have read in a long time. . . . [Elizabeth Hand] has written the best book of her...... |
Recess Pieces HC - nick & dent
 Bad things are brewing in the halls of The Ben Turpin School for K-8. When a science project goes wrong, only the prepubescent children are spared the fate of zombification - which is not to say that they're immune from being eaten alive! George Romero covered night, dawn, and day, but how about recess? With Recess Pieces , Bob Fingerman ( Beg the Question , You Deserved It ) dishes up a grisly combination of Hal Roach's Our Gang and zombies, zombies and more zombies. |
Martin Mystery #1 (of 6) - nick & dent
 Martin Mystery, the Detective of the Impossible has made a discovery off the coast of the Azores. A sunken port may point to the lost civilization of Atlantis. Unfortunately for Martin, strange men dressed all in black don't want his discovery made public and they're willing to kill in order to keep it a secret. You can be sure that this is one mystery that Martin won't turn away from. Make sure to check out this first American issue of Martin Mystery featuring a cover by Dave Gibbons. |
Aliens, Vol. 7: Labyrinth TPB - nick & dent
 Rumor has it that the crew members of space station Innominata are expendable and can be used in clandestine experiments. Rumor has it that Paul Church, the Colonel Doctor in charge of the research facility, has been running tests to determine what makes the Aliens tick and that he's using Colonial Marines as bait. Well, the U. S. Government doesn't like rumors -- they like facts. And so they've sent Colonel Doctor Anthony Crespi to investigate. He's empowered to get the truth any way he can. His goal is to find a way that will get him off that station alive. Harvey Award-winning writer Jim Woodring crafts a spellbinding tale of horror and mystery in Aliens: Labyrinth . |
Aliens: Stronghold TPB - nick & dent
 On an apparently routine supply run, Philip and Joy Strunk deliver a shipment of synthetic photo receptors to Caspar Nordling, biotechnologist for Grant Corporation. When the Strunks discover that Nordling's experiments have exceeded Stanislaw Mayakovsky's work (as seen in Aliens: Hive ), they realize that there's more to Nordling -- and the Aliens -- than meets the eye. |
Universal Monsters: Cavalcade of Horror TPB Collection - nick & dent
 The Mummy, Frankenstein, Dracula, the Creature from the Black Lagoon! Featuring long out-of-print artwork by the white-hot Tony Harris ( Ex Machina , Starman ) and artist Art Adams ( Monkeyman & O'Brien ), as well as a brand-new introduction and painted cover by multiple Eisner Award Winner Eric Powell ( The Goon ), this collection tells the original stories of the Universal Monsters—Frankenstein, the Mummy, Dracula, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon. From the 1930s to the 1950s, Universal Studios changed horror cinema forever with its legendary run of monster movies. Since then, these timeless tales of terror and tragedy have enthralled generations of audiences and inspired countless creators of the macabre. Now, read the stories of the Universal Monsters as envisioned by some of comics' finest talents. |
Lords of Misrule TPB - nick & dent
 Collecting the Dark Horse-published six-issue Lords of Misrule series plus three short stories from Dark Horse Presents and an eleven-page story previously published by Tundra UK. The horror begins when one of a group of friends is horribly murdered. Mysterious, supernatural events lead the survivors on an adventure to a village with a long and bloody history of murder and hauntings. |
Xombie Vol. 1 Reanimated TPB
 by Farr & Lovett The incredibly popular online animated series makes its jump into comic books! Direge is an undead man with a mind of his own, who struggles to find the meaning of the unlife - all the while fighting to protect human lives from evil zombies! Don't miss this epic quest to save humanity!" |
Hellboy: Emerald Hell (Novel)
 Hellboy comes to the crossroads in Enigma, Georgia, a small town plagued by strange occurrences. Sent to keep an eye on Sarah Nail, a young girl hiding from the curse of her family, Hellboy becomes entangled in the blood debt of evil mystical preacher, Brother Jester. Stuck between human malice and the mysteries of the occult, Hellboy comes up against an intrigue of ghosts, demon trees, talking bullfrogs, and a race of lost mutant children. * The release of Emerald Hell is timed to take advantage of the excitement for the second Hellboy movie. An all-new Hellboy novel! |
Hipira - nick & dent
 Welcome to the vampire city of Saruta, where the sun never rises, and all the vampire children love trying to stay up late. Hipira is a precocious young vampire whose best friend is a fairy named Soul. Hipira and Soul are an odd couple to say the least, and their games, pranks, and adventures are extraordinary even for dwellers of this supernatural city. Hipira is a delightfully bright twist to traditionally dark subject matter. Filled with fun, wonder, and heart, the illustrations look like they have been pulled off the screen of a top-flight animated feature. Hipira is a children's book like no other, one that will appeal to readers of all ages. |
Octopus Girl Vol. 2 TPB - nick & dent
 Now that she has control over her transformations, Takako is happy to be known as the "Octopus Girl"! Being able to change herself into a teenage head with octopus tentacles allows her to discover horrors in the ocean as well as in Japan. Octopus Girl and Sakae (a wicked girl with the body of a moray eel) face satanic cults, pregnancy, death-trap elevators, violent family strife, and their own backbiting rivalry! Cutting a crass, comical niche into modern horror manga, Toru Yamazaki's Octopus Girl serves up the most disgusting dishes of heartbreak and revenge found on land or at sea, and these shocking vignettes will hypnotize fans of the macabre and the absurd! • Each volume comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory. FOR MATURE READERS |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Angel #1 (of 3) (photo cover)
 Angelus, the hunky, wildly popular vampire squeeze of Buffy Summers is now sporting his own three-issue series! Follow Angel as he trails an ancient horror, straight from his own adventures in Europe to present-day Sunnydale. Will he be strong enough to overcome the monster's unique powers? Find out in this summer's hottest new series, straight from the adventures of Buffy the Vampire Slayer ! |
Blackburne Covenant #1 (of 4)
 A new world of modern horror opens its pages in this sweeping saga of transformation and terror. Fabian Nicieza, one of the best-selling writers of superhero comics, teams with Italian horror artist Stefano Raffaele, for a story he's been waiting to unleash since the 1980's. Someone is following popular fantasy novelist Richard Kaine. Not a demented fan, not a jilted lover. Someone interested in finding out how Richard came up with his runaway bestseller first novel. Because unbeknownst to Richard, his book was really non-fiction. How could Richard have written about an event no one should have known about, because it was meticulously eradicated from human history? Who are the Blackburne Covenant? And how could the secrets they've been concealing for hundreds of years completely change life on Earth? They're willing to kill Richard Kaine in order to keep him quiet... * Featuring Buffy the Vampire Slayer ongoing writer Fabian Nicieza! |
Aliens: Kidnapped TPB - nick & dent
 In the dark reaches of the universe lies a remote planet that holds both forbidden pleasures and unspeakable horrors. For three naive smugglers, it's also a place to unload a deadly cargo: an Alien egg. But something about this particular egg is scaring off the black marketeers. And when it hatches, the nightmare will have just begun. |
Blackburne Covenant #2 (of 4)
 What would you do if you woke up one morning and found out you might very well be the Second Coming... ? And an even more important question--what would other people do to prove that you're not? Author Richard Kaine is a newly minted Page 5 tabloid wonder boy--and he's got a murder rap to prove it! So while playing detective to clear his own name, Kaine also has to figure out who's shadowing him through the streets of New York--and why those streets have started to look very different to him. The conspiracy is perpetuated this May by Fabian Nicieza ( Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, Thunderbolts ) and Italian artist Stefano Raffaele ( Fragile )! * You can also see Fabian Nicieza's work in the ongoing Buffy the Vampire Slayer comic book series. |
Blackburne Covenant #3 (of 4)
 A secret that's been kept for more than six hundred years has been revealed, but is this shocking "truth" to be believed? Does a five-hundred-year-old document--the Blackburne Covenant--prevent the creation of a better world? That's what nouveau riche and on-the-run Manhattan author Richard Kaine is trying to figure out. But the closer he gets to his answer, the weirder things get--vengeful nuns, murderous Eurotrash hardbodies, ancient documents, and psychedelic mushrooms are just the tip of this mind-bending iceberg. But it's that whole "Second Coming" bit that has Kaine really concerned ... |