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5 Slasher Comics Better Than Scream & Terrifier

11th February 2026

5 Slasher Comics Better Than Scream & Terrifier Are you tired of waiting for the next Scream sequel or looking for something even more intense than Terrifier? While horror movies are great, slasher comics are where the real terror lives. 1. Hack/Slash The Ultimate “Meta” Slasher If you love the self-aware humor of Scream or The Cabin in the Woods, Hack/Slash is your new obsession. Created by Tim Seeley, this series flips the script on the entire genre. The story follows Cassie Hack, a “Final Girl” who survived a slasher attack and decided she wasn’t done fighting. Instead of going to therapy, she travels the country with her hulking partner, Vlad, hunting down “slashers” (undead killers) before they can hurt anyone else. Why It’s Better Than The Movies: It turns the victim into the predator. Plus, it features official crossovers with horror icons like Chucky and Herbert West (Re-Animator), creating a shared universe that movies can rarely pull off legally. 2. Maniac of New York The Unstoppable Force For those who watched Terrifier 2 or Halloween Kills and thought, “I want to see an unstoppable killer loose in a massive city,” this is the book for you. In Maniac of New York, a Jason Voorhees-esque killer named “Maniac Harry” has been plaguing NYC for years. The twist? The city has just given up. The government can’t stop him, so they treat him like a natural disaster. Commuters check “Maniac reports” like the weather to see if the subway is safe. Why It’s Better Than The Movies: It captures the hopelessness of a slasher villain more effectively than any film. The gore is visceral, but the social commentary on how we normalize tragedy is the real horror. 3. Nailbiter The Serial Killer Mystery Imagine a town that has produced 16 of the world’s worst serial killers. Why are they all from the same place? That is the central mystery of Nailbiter. While it plays out like a detective thriller, it is dripping with slasher elements. The main killer, the “Nailbiter,” chews the fingernails off his victims, and he is just one of many colorful, terrifying murderers you meet. Why It’s Better Than The Movies: A movie only has 90 minutes to develop a killer. Nailbiter ran for years, allowing it to build a complex mythology around its town that feels like Twin Peaks meets The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. 4. Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees The “Cozy” Slasher This was the breakout hit of 2024. Imagine the cute, anthropomorphic animals of Animal Crossing or Winnie the Pooh, but the main character is a serial killer. Samantha is an adorable bear who runs a hardware store. She is also a meticulous murderer who follows a strict code, much like Dexter Morgan. Her quiet life is ruined when another killer comes to town who doesn’t follow the rules. Why It’s Better Than The Movies: The visual dissonance is disturbing. Seeing cute, cuddly art combined with brutal violence creates a unique horror vibe that live-action movies simply cannot replicate without looking silly. 5. Basketful of Heads The 80s Grindhouse Throwback Written by Joe Hill (son of Stephen King), this graphic novel is a love letter to 80s grindhouse cinema. A young woman is trapped on an island during a storm with a group of escaped convicts. Her only weapon? An ancient Viking axe. The catch: when she decapitates someone with the axe, the head stays alive and keeps talking. Why It’s Better Than The Movies: It balances comedy and terror perfectly. The dialogue between the survivor and the basket of severed heads she carries around is hilarious, clever, and absolutely bonkers. Conclusion Whether you want high-octane gore like Maniac of New York or the meta-commentary of Hack/Slash, these graphic novels prove that ink and paper can scream just as loud as the silver screen. Have you read any of these slasher comics? Let us know your favorite in the comments below! Amazon Links 1. Hack/Slash: Omnibus Vol. 1 2. Maniac of New York Vol. 1: Death Train 3. Nailbiter Vol. 1: There Will Be Blood 4. Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees Vol. 1 5. Basketful of Heads

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Review – Trick ‘R Treat

17th May 2021

Review – Trick ‘R Treat Publisher: DC Comics Writer: Marc Andreyko Art: Mike Huddleston, Grant Bond, Chris Gugliotti & Fiona Staples Release date: October 2009 Introduction What’s not to love about trick or treating? It’s filled with scares, sweets, and dressing up. All these elements of the beloved Halloween tradition are present in Trick ‘R Treat. Written by Marc Andreyko, Trick ‘R Treat is a four-issue graphic novel adaptation of the cult horror film. As someone who has a soft spot for the film, I took the chance to review Trick ‘R Treat issues 1-4. Writing/Story Like its cinematic counterpart, the story features four interwoven stories that take place in an unknown town during Halloween. There’s a high school principal who dabbles in a little murder with his son; A quartet of high school kids who fall victim to their own prank; A young virgin seeking her ‘first’ which takes a bloody twist; and lastly, a bitter old recluse who gets an uninvited guest. As you can probably already tell, these stories are not suitable for younger readers. This is evident within the first few pages that set the tone quite nicely for the rest of the series. Each issue focuses on a different story, but they are all connected by a mysterious young trick or treater called Sam. This creepy little guy pops up in every issue and his presence reinforces the ancient traditions surrounding Halloween, which is really interesting, as there are so many opportunities for the story to go. One instance teaches you to always check your candy, as a young delinquent falls victim to his murderous high school principal. Then at other times, he is seen slaughtering and attacking those who do not stick to the rules of the holiday, such as giving out candy or keeping up their decorations. Halloween films very rarely focus on the actual holiday itself, and it’s something that makes Trick ‘R Treat stand out from the crowd and can put a chill up anyone’s spine. Writer Marc Andreyko manages to capture the essence of the film’s script quite well, and the anthology format works rather well as a graphic novel. You can see clearly where each of these stories begin to connect with each other, which is crucial to the overall plot. What I enjoyed about the writing, was the presence of both practical and supernatural threats. There are monsters and ghouls, but there are also mundane evils such as sadistic humans disguised as nice guys. It’s not a balance many horror comics can pull off and it adds to the atmosphere of suspense when you are reading. The only major downfall is that Andreyko’s adaptation does not add anything new to the story or the overall plot. I feel like there are certain moments that he could have explored a little further or added in extra information. That’s only a small downside, because these issues are like four giftwrapped scarefests for any horror loving fan! Art With a different artist for each issue, the artwork is certainly a bit of a mixed bag. Each artist brings a different style and this can make the four issues seem a little inconsistent. That’s not to say the visuals are not good. In the first issue, Mike Huddleston’s art looks the most realistic. With its dark purplish tint, he manages to capture the suspense of the film’s opening act. I really loved Grant Bond’s approach to the art in the second issue, which gives off this creepy cartoonish vibe. It adds to the campy and theatrical nature of the holiday and the story itself. However, Christopher Gugliotti’s tackling of the third issue fell a little flat to me. I won’t spoil the story, but it contains one of the best twists in modern horror, and the artwork was either too dark to see what was going on, or a little too chaotic. It’s a shame because it’s a great moment, but the artwork was a little too obscure to really nail it. For the fourth issue, Fiona Staples brings the old fashioned horror vibes. Think Tales From the Crypt or the Eerie comics. Her artwork is visually the most appealing and matches the darker tone of this issues story. Overall Overall, Trick ‘R Treat is a decent graphic novel adaptation of a really obscure horror film. Andreyko manages to capture the creepy tone of the film and has created a decent selection of horror stories. Though, if you are a fan of the film, these four issues won’t add anything new to the story but they do act as a nice visual companion to the film. If you’ve never seen the film, and you are looking for some good scares that aren’t cliche, then give Trick ‘R Treat a shot (preferably in the dark!). If you enjoyed our review of Trick’ R Treat then leave a comment or rating below. 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Review – Swamp Thing: The Root of All Evil

11th February 2026

Publisher: DC Comics/Vertigo Writer: Grant Morrison and Mark Millar Art: Phil Hester and Kim DeMulder Coloring: Tajana Wood Lettering: Richard Starkings Cover/Back Art: John Mueller Release Dates: August 2015 Review – Swamp Thing: The Root of All Evil With origins in the 1970s and seeing some small amount of popularity through the 80s, the Swamp Thing series found some of its more solid footing in the early 90s with a four issue arc penned by Grant Morrison, fresh off of Arkham Asylum, and a then young up and comer known as Mark Millar, who would of course go on to write seminal works of his own like The Ultimates, Superman: Red Son, and of course Marvel’s Civil War. Morrison worked with Millar to author those four opening issues, and following that, Millar would continue to write for the remainder of that volume by himself. Today we’ll review Swamp Thing: The Root of All Evil and see if Morrison and Millar’s writing capture the essence of the not so jolly green giant, or if it’s dead on the branch. If you’re at all familiar with the various works of Grant Morrison, you know well enough to expect a story that aims to bend your mind and demands to be revisited and poured over once or twice to really absorb everything that is being laid down in front of you. Swamp Thing: The Root of all Evil’s writing displays all the typical hallmarks of a Grant Morrison tale; weaving in flowery symbolism and esoteric references to ancient gods, shamanic rituals, and the philosophies and theories of psychedelic scholars like Terrance McKenna that might have you feeling a bit like keeping a notepad nearby to keep track of it. The story also features some enjoyably deep cuts from other cosmic corners of the DC universe such as appearances (albeit brief) by Dr. Fate, The Phantom Stranger, and a couple of other familiar faces that solidly ground the tale in the greater DC Universe. Review- Earth-One: Wonder Woman Vol 3 The Root of All Evil almost functions as something of a soft reboot for the character, re-contextualizing Alec Holland’s earlier adventures as the Swamp Thing as some sort of long hallucinogenic trip that leaves Holland, very much looking like a regular man, waking from his dream in the jungles of South America. The pages wear Morrison’s kaleidoscopic style on its sleeve, and even once Millar takes up the pen in full in the back half of the book that feeling of eccentric dread never quite lets up or lets go, though Millar’s writing does noticeably lack the same psychedelic influences that weaved their way through the first half of the story. That said, despite some stylistic differences, Morrison and Millar both craft a poetic, compelling, and oftentimes downright chilling narrative from start to finish. This macabre tale of fate the descent into the mystical unknown is brought to life by the art of Phil Hester (Green Arrow: Quiver and most recently announced as the newest artist on DC’s Superman as of December 2020) with Kim DeMulder filling Hester’s pencils in with inky blacks and deep shadows that hide dark things. The whole spread is colored by Tatjana Wood, who casts the most disturbing elements of the book in a sickening pallor, but also makes room for bright floral greens and reds in the scenes where Swamp Thing exercises his full powers. The art, at first, did take some getting used to, especially if you are accustomed to the more cinematic art styles of later 21st century comics, but it becomes clear before long that the aesthetic presented is perfectly suited for the unflinching horror elements of the book. And they are unflinching. It can’t be stated emphatically enough that this is a book for mature readers, with enough gore, nudity, and overall grotesque imagery to give your deepest nightmares some wonderfully terrifying ideas. All in all, it’s hard not to recommend Swamp Thing: The Root of All Evil upon review, especially since the story as a whole was never collected in trade paperback until very recently (2015), and so may have been missed out on by a lot of readers. However, that recommendation does come with a word of caution: The story can occasionally be confusing, though it is mostly explained by the end, and the imagery does not hold back or pull any punches, joyfully presenting you scene after scene of gothic horror. However, if you’re in the mood for an unsettling, gripping ride, and willing to accept a bit of confusion at the outset of the volume, then this comes highly recommended. Or, if you’ve ever wondered just what that whole Swamp Thing is about and are thinking of taking the plunge, this is as good a place as any to start. Review- JLA- Earth 2 A Tale of Dark Reflections

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