Jarringly unsettling and genuinely thought-provoking, SEVERED #1 (Image Comics) follows a doomed runaway seeking salvation from a flesh-eating monster who repeatedly crosses paths with evil. This haunting tale for mature audiences is sure to make your skin crawl.

From Alan Robert, songwriter and bassist for the legendary Life of Agony, comes WIRE HANGERS (IDW Publishing), a tale of horror, conspiracy and murder. New York is buzzing about the Suicide King Killer, a maniac who has left 27 victims in his wake. Clues point to a disfigured homeless man, but disgraced detective Jason J. Barillo isn't so sure...

Loaded with fresh wit and originality, WITCH DOCTOR #2 (Skybound) is a helluva terrific comic book for fans to pick up. In fact it's safe to say this is the issue where the WITCH DOCTOR mini-series has found its voice. It's a sick world out there with parents being terrified by strange acting infants, but Dr. Vincent Morrow couldn't be less interested...

HACK/SLASH #6 (released July 20th from Image Comics) succeeds at being a bloody, smart and hilarious take on popular culture. The story centers around a celebrity-obsessed stalker being tracked by slasher slayer Cassie Hack, who comes to question her own actions and motives as things progress. If you are unfamiliar with the HACK/SLASH series, #6 will be a perfect introduction...

A truly tremendous, epic effort, X-FILES/30 DAYS OF NIGHT (DC Comics/IDW Publishing) is highly recommended to readers. This is a well-matched combination of two iconic horror franchises that are perfectly suited for each other. The government’s best supernatural investigators from the hit TV series THE X-FILES are pitted against a horde of parasitic vampires from 30 DAYS OF NIGHT. Immensely entertaining for fans of either franchise, this trade paperback collects the harrowing and action-packed six-issue miniseries.   

SPAWN #209 (Image Comics) delivers a whole new set of deadly enemies and overwhelming problems against the undead superhero. Nearly driven into madness by the living and breathing Spawn costume, Jim Browning desperately needs answers. But is he unknowingly taking advice from Al’s worst foe? Is Jim in control of his superpowers, or are his powers in total control of him? Fantastically drawn and solidly written, this is the issue that sets up Jim’s role in the SPAWN mythology.

Frighteningly intense and visually disturbing, HELLRAISER #3 (BOOM! Studios) will grab your full attention right from the first page. Pinhead’s diabolical plans are about to get bloodier as he continues to wreck havoc against Kirsty Cotton. Bravery and insanity collide as Kirsty’s group of Harrowers takes on Pinhead’s army of Cenobites. In the right hands of its original creator, Clive Barker builds the franchise’s mythology with many new and distinct characters.