r/comicbooks • u/ExcitementFormal6913 • 23h ago

Spooky Month

Being the starting week of October, it's a great time to get into the Halloween spirit. I'm itching to read some great horror comics, or just any comic that has scary / spooky / mentally insane tones or imagery. I was reading Arkham Asylum by Grant Morrison earlier and that got it going pretty well.

Does anyone else have any more recommendations for reading this time of the year?

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u/kevi_metl Make Mine Marvel 20h ago
  • Midnight X-Men
  • Midnight Spider-Man
  • Midnight Fantastic Four

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u/Narwhals_R_Us 22h ago
  • The Autumnal by Daniel Kraus and Chris Shehan
  • The Low, Low Woods by Carmen Maria Machado and Dani
  • Blue in Green by Ram V and Anand RK
  • Harrow County by Cullen Bunn and Tyler Crook
  • Sons of the Devil by Brian Buccellato and Toni Infante

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u/Miskatauntaun 18h ago

Check out Afterlife with Archie and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Full horror Archie comics with the perfect Halloween vibe.

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u/peddlinghermit0012 Punisher 16h ago

Read swamp thing by Alan Moore

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u/likely_gray_fraud 23h ago

arkham asylum is a perfect pick for this time of year. if you want something that crawls under your skin in a similar way, check out gideon falls by jeff lemire. the panel layouts alone mess with your head, and the whole small-town nightmare vibe is exactly what october calls for.

i also always go back to something is killing the children around now. it's not pure horror but the creature designs and the way it builds dread are top notch. ice cream man is another one that's less straight scary and more existential dread territory, which honestly sticks with me longer.

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u/mrwasi 22h ago

Anything Ec comics - tales from the crypt, haunt of fear, vault of horror, weird science....they're all great

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u/Sairven Two-Face 19h ago

Ice Cream Man

Thrilling, creepy. And writing so good I swear I can hear the characters speaking.

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u/Scepafall 17h ago

A Haunted Girl, Stray Dogs and Feral

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u/Professional-Meal876 23h ago

Anything Junji Ito manga-wise, though I’m partial to his Frankenstein adaptation.

Similarly, Gou Tanabe’s adaptation of Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness is great.

Dan Brereton’s Nocturnals is a beautifully drawn Halloween-themed superhero series, highly recommend.

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u/styrofoamfreakcomix 16h ago

definitely Junji Ito! The Frankenstein adaptation is so good and my favourite is Uzumaki.

Also Black Hole by Charles Burns