We’re now two-issues deep into the John Constantine: Hellblazer-revamp. Does the second issue continue the strengths of the relaunch, or does the team find themselves getting lost in the weeds? No major…
Category: Horror in print
Review: Ghosts of Berlin
In 2019, German writer and filmmaker Rudolph Herzog stepped into the world of fiction with Ghosts of Berlin, a quirky collection of seven short ghost stories. Translated into English by Emma Rault, each…
Interview: Comic Author Jesse James Baer
When I saw the picture of the homicidal Easter Bunny, I HAD to know more about the creators of BURLAP. Not only did I learn much about the comic creation process, but…
H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Colour Out of Space”: A Reflection before Release
A look back… By 1927, Lovecraft had published “The Alchemist” and “Herbert West – Reanimator”. In March 1927, he’d completed the “The Colour Out of Space” and sold it to Hugo Gernsback…
Review: Killadelphia #2
We return to the world of Killadelphia with the second issue. The issue continues the “Sins of the Father” arc, with a story titled “Death, My Sweet Savior.” The introduction of the…
Review: Count Crowley: Reluctant Midnight Monster Hunter – Part One
Count Crowley: Reluctant Midnight Monster Hunter feels very familiar. Riding a wave of nostalgia, Count Crowley features material that evokes things that you already know and love. That’s not a bad thing…
Review: Fever Dream
“It feels like worms.” If anybody has mastered the art of building tension in storytelling, it’s Samanta Schweblin. Her 2014 novella Distancia de rescate was beautifully translated in English in 2017 by Megan McDowell,…
Review: Killadelphia #1
In essence, Killadelphia #1 is a new vampire horror series published by Image Comics set in a vampire-infested Philadelphia. To be more accurate, however, the full title for the current arc and…
Annihilation – A Novel Review
I always used to think H.P. Lovecraft was a lazy writer. The first story of his I read was “The Transition of Juan Romero” because it sounded awesome. What I got was…
HauntedMTL Original – Monitor by Damian Wampler
Damian is a lifelong documentary photographer who originally hails from Newark, Delaware. Damian earned a bachelor’s degree in English and Anthropology from Boston University and boarded a plane bound for Kyrgyzstan shortly…