Top Ten Favorite Horror Comics
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- This is my Top Ten Favorite Horror Comics! This wasn't easy! A lot to choose from but this is where it stands RIGHT NOW....ask me tomorrow and it could change. What are YOUR favorites? Post them in the comments!
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Here is a list of horror comics & horror manga I will recommend
1.Hack/Slash by Tim Seeley
2. Venus in the Blindspot
3. The Dissolving Classroom
4. Crossed
5. Teether by David Hutchison
6. Army of Darkness omnibuses
7. Marvel Zombies
8. DCeased
9. Tomie by Junji Ito
10. Dragon Head
11. Pumpkin Night
12. Maniac of New York
13. The Greivling by Steve Niles
14. Beasts of Burden
15. The Me You Love In The Dark
16. The Darkhorse book of horror
17. The Drifting Classroom
18. The Nice House On The Lake
19. The Lost Boys by Tim Seeley
20. Something is killing the children
21. House of Slaughter
22. Soul Plumber
23. Marvel Horror omnibuses
24. House of Mystery omnibuses
25. House of Secrets omnibuses
Thanks! Great list!
Alan Moore's Swamp Thing is one of my favorite comic book runs of all time.
I have read a little of it years ago but never got to finish it. I have all three Absolutes waiting for me now
Those Tomb of Dracula omnis are my most wanted reprints!!!
Took me forever to snag volume 2....and I paid way too much
If you haven't come across it yet, "Nameless," by Grant Morrisson, is one of my alltime favourite horror comics. It's a short miniseries, something like 6 issues, and is very, VERY good at drawing out the cosmic horror tension.
These astronauts are sent to interceot a massive asteroid covered in hieroglyphs, and Event Horizon ensues.
My other favourite, is "Clean Room," by Gail Simone. It's the most creative take on horror that I've ever seen in a comic. It doesn't really borrow from any other lore- it's a very unique, very well fleshed out story unto itself.
Lastly, "Revival" is just plain good. People in a small quarantined town start coming back when they die, but their personalities are changed.
Nameless sounds awesome! I do like what I have read from Grant Morrison. I may have to look for that. Thanks!
Wow, that zombie sketch is a real keeper. Congratulations.
Thanks! It is a real treasure!
Awesome list Larry, love alot of these. Can't wait for an updated list of your top 10
Thanks for watching! Glad you liked it. I have more to come for sure!
Great list! This was very helpful, definitely check these out
Thanks for watching!
Woah that Castillo sketch is amazing!!!!!
Yes it's pretty awesome. I was really happy to get it
Not as many Bronze and Copper age comics as I was expecting!!
There is a lot of Bronze Age horror stuff I have in Omnibus volumes that I haven't read yet. I expect once I get to those the list will shift!
Hope mines on there once day :D
Fantastic Video. You know your comics for sure. I like your humble and generally positive look on comic books. Only thing is I think if you looked a little more there are some Manga I think you would like. Things Otomo's Akira, and To Terra are two mangas that followed the typical conventions.
Thanks so much! Yes I totally admit my manga knowledge/experience is VERY limited!
@@LarrysLibrary You are very welcome. I think I would again recommend Akira, cause it does not have the conventional Manga look and imo its one of the best science fiction stories ever written.
@@MagusX1 May have to check that out one day!
Loving the Color and Art of Werewolf by Night. Putting that on the look-out-for list.
It's a great one! Thanks for watching!
Haunt of Horror has one trade for HPL stories, one for EAP stories, and one trade collecting both. No HC yet.
Figures! Maybe one day
Joe Hills Locke & Key and Nocturnals also great Horror ❤️
I have heard that! Haven't read them as of yet
I just saw your channel the day Larry, you seem like a wholesome nice guy. I’ll stick around and watch some reviews.
Thanks a lot! Glad to have you here!
Check out PTSD Radio and Gou Tanabe’s Lovecraft adaptations
Sounds interesting
What a great list. Thank you. Looking forward to a new horror list this Halloween! Subscribed. You've got great taste.
Thanks so much! Appreciate the sub!
10. Aliens Dead Orbit
9. Plunge (Hill House Comics)
8. Empire of the Dead
7. Harrow County
6. Nailbiter
5. Hellboy
4. BPRD Plague of Frogs
3. Swamp Thing (Snyder/Soule)
2. Locke & Key
1. Swamp Thing (Moore)
I wasn’t sure if Animal Man (Lemire) counts as horror but if it does it would probably crack my top 5. Also looking forward to his Gideon Falls run as well which I hear is really good.
I have Empire of the Dead in an OHC, unfortunately long out print. Not sure what those price look like in the secondary market. I can keep an eye out for one if you’re looking to upgrade.
Awesome! Yes if you see a good deal on that OHC let me know. I have read and enjoyed Gideon Falls DLX 01 but I couldn't rate it for the top ten until it concludes
I am trying to find a horror anthology comic book that I got back in the 70s or the 80s it was packed three comics in a plastic bag. And had a voluptuous, redheaded, vampire, and a scientist I think.. and they were the hosts of the comic, but the girl also had her own story in the comic of how she became a vampire . Does anyone have any idea what that would be?
I don't but I am interested!
Hi Kristen’s dad! Love that you have this in common. I wish my dad would read with me but he hasn’t read novel or comic since school 😂
Hah.....my Dad doesn't read either. My Mom used to but she didn't read comics or anything Fantasy or Sci-Fi.
Never even heard of those first few you mentioned but I definitely concur with TOD and WwBN!
There is just TOO MUCH good stuff out there !
Great list and video! Subscribing bud!
Thanks a lot! Glad you liked it
Great list.
Can’t go wrong with Junji Ito. when it comes to horror. I like all his work. Even his lesser work is at the very least bizarre and different enough to keep me interested.
Here’s some other books that I like in the horror genre.
Mercy by Mirka Andolfo, a Lovecraftian story that takes place in the late nineteenth century in a mining town.
At the Mountain of Madness by Gou Tanabe, this manga artist has adapted a lot of Lovecraft. So far we’ve only gotten two of them in the states.
Stray Dogs by tony fleecs, it’s deals with dogs. So if you don’t like seeing dogs getting hurt. You might want to pass on this one.
Faithless by brian azzarello, it’s about a person who is into magic. Little do they know they stumble onto the real stuff. Apparently there’s a hardcover with a slipcase coming out next year. Guess I’ll be double dipping.
Red Room by ed piskor. there are two trades of this one out. It’s not for everyone as it is very dark and twisted. I’d do research first before testing the waters on this one.
Berserk by Kentaro Miura , it’s a manga in the style of Conan the Barbarian if it was done by Clive Barker. The deluxe hardcover editions are fantastic.
Thanks I will have to check some of that out!
Tales From The Crypt
There ya go!
I can't believe we agree on our 2 top spots! 🙂 I have to admit, though, I'm not a big fan of zombie mythology, generally speaking.
I guess I am...since I have 3 out of 10 in that genre!
@@LarrysLibrary It's all good! 👍
Good list!
I haven't read a lot of horror books, but I just finished Harrow County and I loved it. Another one I really liked was Locke and Key. I also enjoyed Infidel a lot, very creepy.
I keep hearing about Locke & Key...
I read some Tomb of Dracula stories through black & white reprint Marvel UK comics when I was a wee comic fan, fell in love with the art. Interesting Top Ten, I thought I hadn't read horror comics but mulling it over while trying to sleep I realised I had read some over the years. I didn't list O'Barr's The Crow because thats mostly a revenge story, or Face which was just a Vertigo Voices one shot. Heres Ten in alphabetical order -
Crisis on Infinite Earths - yes that Crisis, I found it distressing, and thats horror to me
Doorway to Nightmare - haunted people seek the aid of Madame Xanadu or have dark fates on the horizon foretold through the tarot
Father Shandor strip in Warrior Magazine - deamon slaying monk, he appears in a Hammer Dracula movie too
Ghost Rider - original Johnny Blaze stories were creepy horrors to me, like a Marvel comic version of a Universal monster movie character
John Constantine Hellblazer - from beginning to end, its mostly 300 issues of bad things happening
Judge Death in 2000AD - scariest character from a parrallel dimension
Man-Thing - enjoyed finding these when I was young, he's my favourite muck monster
The Marquis - Guy Davis horror/madness masterpiece, 18th century europe and demonic possession rife amongst the decadent rich .. or is the hunter insane?
The Spectre - Ostrander & Mandrake bringing ruthless punishment and torment
Swamp Thing - some of the weirdest and creepiest adversaries in this series
Great list! I am a BIG Hammer Horror fan...I think I have a vague memory of Father Shandor! I used to love that stuff. Haven't seen any in a lot of years
Nice!
Thanks you midnight poster!
I’ve always picked up Junji Ito but never bought any. I’ll be in the lookout for Shivers. I want to buy all of these based on your recs. I have only a few…
Thanks! Would love to see you review some of these!
Have you checked out the Ice Cream Man series put out by Image?
I still haven't! Keep hearing great stuff about it though.
Nice list, but there is also a horror comic missing that is not included or even mentioned here and I consider it a very serious shortcoming for true horror fans.
That said, the comic in question has been on Italian newsstands for 37 years ( second in sales behind Tex Willer's iconic 1948 western comic) and is called Dylan Dog.
Published starting from 1986, his adventures have in fact alternated traditional horror with numerous "homages" to the classic monsters of the genre, to the modern splatter of the films of Dario Argento and George Romero, but also to yellow, surreal and fantastic in general, always with great irony.
Former Scotland Yard agent, detoxified alcoholic, vegetarian and convinced animal rights activist, Dylan Dog has a mysterious past wrapped in a dreamlike and surreal dimension. Not surprisingly, the dream (or rather: the nightmare) and everything that seems to be beyond reality are his personal and professional interests. As a private detective he deals exclusively with unusual cases, in all shades of the term: he is addressed to those who have been affected, or even just touched, by the black wing of the supernatural. People the police don't believe and who would often risk slipping into madness if they didn't find someone willing to listen to them and help them.
Fear fascinates him, the irrational and inexplicable fear of the unknown. And he himself is afraid: he is certainly not an invincible hero, and indeed sometimes he just can't solve the case, kill the monster, drive away the nightmare. Or more often it only partially succeeds, and when it all seems over, the horror reappears...
Dylan Dog is an anti-hero, then? Not even: he's just a man. A man who, unlike many, does not reject the unknown but instead tries to penetrate and understand it, especially when the mystery and horror lurk in the depths of the unconscious.
Ironic, impulsive, problematic, full of doubts about himself and the world, strong and tender at the same time, Dylan Dog hates violence, loves women, enjoys playing the clarinet and building a model of a galleon that may never end . He is an avid cinephile, reads a lot of everything, loves pizza and always dresses in the same way: black jacket, red shirt and blue jeans. And despite all the horrors and hallucinating absurdities he has witnessed, it cannot be said that he still believes completely, blindly, in the supernatural: "I don't believe it, but I hope so".
Fascinating....that sounds really good! Thanks for sharing
How was crossed not on this list.
Haven't read it yet!
you missed your chance to dress as guillermo del toro for Halloween
Hah...yes I could have pulled that off maybe!
No mention of Berni Wrightsons Frankenstein?
I don't own it and haven't read it. It looks FANTASTIC though! I need it
@@LarrysLibrary , Frankenstein Alive Alive with Steve Niles is also a fantastic book, but the novel with Berni's art is not of this world....
@@ericvanderheijden7278 Berni was the best!
Nice list! :) almost immediately guessed your number one and was gonna ask you about upgrading TWD to color if/when they come out :D
I'm so bad at recognizing what classifies as horror and don't know if I read enough for a top ten, but these are some I enjoyed a lot:
The Sixth Gun
Locke & Key
Wraith (Joe Hill)
The Stuff of Legends
Aliens: Dead Orbit
Godzilla: Half-Century War
Sullivan's Sluggers
Prometheus: The Complete Fire and Stone
The Dark Judges: Fall of Deadworld
Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?
Looking through my collection I found (maybe) ten anyway. Does DCeased count? As I said, I'm bad at this :D
Hah....interesting picks. Locke & Key shops up a LOT!
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Thanks for watching!
- The Last God: The Fellspyre Chronicles Book 1 (there is only 1) / DC
Dark Age Fantasy, but also Horror.
- Glimmer Rats / 2000AD
Basicly ALIENS + THE MIST + THE THING, or better, the Tyranids from WH40K, where they go to "their" world, and the whole world, or reality/dimension, is one big Cosmic Existential Horror.
- Zombie World: Champion of the Worms / Dark Horse
Kinda Lovecraftian, with Zombies, and Kaiju Worms.
- The Lords of Misrule / Dark Horse
Black & White, don't remember much, but I think it's kinda Cosmic Horror, though not Lovecraftian... have to read it again. 😅
- Spiderman / Marvel
Don know the titel, but it's an old comic from 1986/87, Doctor Strange wasn't availabe, so Spidy helps someone fighting off an Interdimensional Horror, kinda, that can change into different monsters
Interesting picks!
Maybe some review of Man-Thing? There is almost no content on that story
That's a good idea! I will add this to the list! Thanks
@@LarrysLibrary Would be great! If you do please do mention differences and similarities to swamp-thing as it is commonly confused. Will be happy to watch when that appears!
@@viktorg8346 I will write that in my notes too! Good stuff!
@@LarrysLibrary Thank you! Will be great
No Grim? Or the new Creepshow
Haven't read them...these are just my favorites at the moment...it changes
Understandable, please check them out. Also there is house of slaughter which is also a spin off of what's killing the children comic series
@@Argocity2006 I have (and have read) SIKTC Dlx HC 01. I will get/read the spin-of when it's collected in HC
Can anyone give me a list of African American comic book artists that specialize in Dark Horror and Gory drawings? I was wondering if there are any with a similar style as Bernie Wrightson or Graham Ingels. Thanks in advance.
I WISH I could! Hopefully some folks will post with some of that info.
@@LarrysLibrary , thank you. I did find Alvin C Hollingsworth. But I'm sure there are more.
@@nathanwilson6183 Bound to be
Plz.. Anyone tell me the most interesting comic book from these ....
Well if you like classic 70's Marvel Tomb of Dracula is pretty killer
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Like the list.... prefer that you would maybe drink something before talking so the saliva crackle isnt as loud as your voice....some people like that shit, I cant stand listening to it at all... so cant subscibe to something that tortures me
That's fair. I been working on the problem. This video is more than a year old
dang.... you got me pumped up harrow county... i bought them all lol
You won't regret it!