How to choose horror comics

Horror comics range from quiet ghost stories to graphic violence. Check the intended age and how the story is told before you buy.

From unease to explicit horror

Some horror comics build dread through atmosphere, others are graphic. The publisher's age rating and the description's content notes are more reliable than the cover.

Short story collections let you sample a creator's range before reading a long series.

Classic horror retold in comics

Many horror comics adapt classic novels and stories. An adaptation may follow its source closely or reimagine it; the description says which text it is based on.

Original horror series are often where the art carries the fear, through page layout and pacing.

Stories of magic, spirits and the occult

The occult shelf collects supernatural stories about magic, spirits and secret traditions. These are works of fiction.

Check whether a book is part of a larger shared setting, which may assume knowledge of other series.

Before you choose an edition

• The age rating and content notes suit the reader.
• I know whether it adapts a classic or is an original story.
• I know whether it is a collection, a standalone or a series.
• I have found the first volume if it is a series.