LAIRS OF THE HIDDEN GODS Volume 1

Here we have the first entry of a four volume English translation of this massive H.P. Lovecraft-inspired anthology, which initially appeared in Japan back in 2002.

THE GREEN MILE

The narrative, which takes the form of recollections by an ex-prison guard of his tenure as chaplain of some death row inmates back in the 1930s, is a highly episodic, flashback-packed ramble that takes its sweet time to work itself out.

ELEKTRA ASSASSIN

The Frank Miller scripted, Bill Sienkiewicz illustrated ELEKTRA ASSASSIN, from Marvel’s adult-oriented offshoot Epic Comics, was a vital yet largely unheralded entry in the comics renaissance of the 1980s.

EL DIABLO

This is a 4-issue comic series, in other words, and a violent, horrific and often downright strange one.

The RING Books

You’re likely familiar with the RING movies, but you may not know that, as with many successful films, they were books first

DRIFTING CLASSROOM

One of the most iconic horror manga series of all time was this sprawling quasi-science fictional saga by writer-illustrator Kazuo Umezu

THE CITY

A rare foray into graphic novel scripting by novelist James Herbert, and the fourth part of Herbert’s Rats saga (which commenced with the novels THE RATS, LAIR and DOMAIN). In truth this book is pretty slight, coming off as a so-so short story presented as a 64-page comic. Yet I do recommend it. Why? Because the illustrator is the immensely talented Ian Miller, who was quite inspired here.

CHAINGANG

The late Rex Miller was one of America’s finest writers of horror/suspense fiction, and turned out several unforgettable novels. CHAINGANG, alas, is not among them.

BLOOD AND SHADOWS

This isn’t the best comic miniseries scripted by the great Joe R. Lansdale, but it is almost certainly the craziest. It’s safe to say that in this time-tripping, epoch-spanning 4-issue epic about the fearsome God of the Razor (introduced in Lansdale’s novel THE NIGHTRUNNERS), Lansdale has gone clear over the top in every possible respect.

AUTHORITY

The second book in Jeff Vandermeer’s Southern Reach trilogy, and a novel that follows the standard etiquette of most middle entries in a trilogy, from THE TWO TOWERS to THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK