Image Comics Announces New Horror Anthology ‘Haunthology’
by Olly MacNamee
Creator Jeremy Haun (The Beauty, The Realm, The Red Mother, The Approach) and Image Comics are publishing a new horror anthology next May. Titled Haunthology it will feature 28 short stories to scare and comes with an introduction by Shirley Jackson Award winning author Nathan Ballingrud.
“From creatures of the night…to even more terrifying creatures of the day, readers were first introduced to Haunthology’s nightmarish mindscapes through a successful Kickstarter campaign. Whether exploring a claustrophobic old house full of nefarious entities or exploring the heavy thoughts one has during the end of the world, this very personal project was completely written and drawn during the COVID shutdowns.”
Here’s what Haun said about the production of this new tome:
“All of our lives changed in 2020. More than we could ever imagine. My way of dealing with all of that, as much as possible, was taking all of the things we were all dealing with—confusion, loneliness, fear, and anger—and then telling weird little horror stories about them. I’ve always loved short stories. I’m just fascinated by what writers like Laird Barron, Nathan Ballingrud, Clive Barker, Joe Hill, and Stephen King do with prose. There are a lot of anthologies in comics. I wanted to do a true short story collection. Haunthology is a love letter to that.”
Look out for Haunthology in comic book stores on Wednesday, May 3rd and book stores Tuesday, May 9th 2023.
