In addition to giving the gift of fearsome folkloric Christmas creatures in the new comic book series Yuletide, writer George Northy (along with artist Dan McDaid and colorist Michelle Madsen) introduces readers to a seasonal serial killer in "Mistletoe," one of several holiday horror stories waiting to be unwrapped in EC Comics' Shiver SuspenStories 2 #1.
Brimming with 56 pages of festive frights, Shiver SuspenStories 2 #1 will be coming down the chimneys of comic shops on December 10th via Oni Press and William M. Gaines Agent, Inc., and as an early present just for Daily Dead readers, we're thrilled and chilled to share an exclusive preview of "Mistletoe" to help get you into the holiday horror spirit! Just be sure to keep an eye out for the Mistletoe Maniac while you peruse the pages...
Below, you can check out our preview of "Mistletoe," written by George Northy, illustrated by Dan McDaid, and featuring colors by Michelle Madsen, and we also have a look at the killer covers for Shiver SuspenStories 2 #1 as well as the official press release with additional details!
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From the Press Release: THIS DECEMBER, EC COMICS KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT FOR CHRISTMAS: VENGEANCE! Oni Press, the multiple Eisner- and Harvey Award–winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, and William M. Gaines Agent, Inc. are proud to reveal a look into SHIVER SUSPENSTORIES 2 #1 – the next ghoulishly gangantuan, 56-page installment of EC’s newest holiday tradition!
Before this year’s giant-sized tome of gruesomely gift-wrapped delights arrives in stores on December 10th, we’re aching to share a tiny appetizer of the agonies that await within … with an early advance look at the story "Mistletoe" by George Northy (Yuletide) and Dan McDaid (Shazam!, EC's Outlaw Showdown).
Welcome back to SHIVER SUSPENSTORIES! On December 10th, We’re tying perpetual naughty-listers David M. Booher (Canto), Melissa Flores (Biker Mice from Mars), George Northy (Yuletide), and Ben H. Winters (Benjamin) to the dried-out Christmas tree in the family parlor . . . and gathering ‘round as artistic Tormentors-in-training Lukas Ketner (Count Crowley), Sami Kivelä (Abbott), Leomacs (Benjamin), and Dan McDaid (Shazam!) throw a few lit matches their way to get this old-fashioned solstice sacrifice started in style!
Yes, we know: It smells like dinner might be getting a little overdone! Never fear, because EC’s latest installment of this time-honored holiday tradition also comes complete with an extra-added EC Comics classic—newly restored back to its authentic original coloring! As you sift through the charred remains, just remember: SHIVER SUSPENSTORIES is here to bring the horror back to the holidays . . . and we wouldn’t want it any other way!
Celebrate the horrors of the holidays with a cornucopia of frosty covers by Dustin Weaver (Epitaphs from the Abyss), Adam Hughes (Catwoman), Shawn McManus (Fables), and Rian Hughes (The Multiversity), EC Comics is chilled to the bone to deliver this winter’s most frostbitten journey yet on December 10th – only in SHIVER SUSPENSTORIES 2 #1!
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SHIVER SUSPENSTORIES 2 #1 (ONE-SHOT)
WRITTEN BY DAVID M. BOOHER, MELISSA FLORES, GEORGE NORTHY, BEN H. WINTERS, & MORE
ART BY LUKAS KETNER, SAMI KIVELÄ. LEOMACS, DAN McDAID
COVER A BY DUSTIN WEAVER
COVER B BY ADAM HUGHES
EC HOMAGE VARIANT (1:10) BY SHAWN McMANUS
B&W ARTIST EDITION VARIANT (1:20) BY DUSTIN WEAVER
ARCHIVE EDITION VARIANT (1:50) BY RIAN HUGHES
ON SALE DECEMBER 10, 2025 | $8.99 | 56 PGS. | FC
IOC: 10/25/2025
FOC: 11/17/2025
Exclusive Excerpt from "Mistletoe"
COVER A BY DUSTIN WEAVER
COVER B BY ADAM HUGHES
EC HOMAGE VARIANT (1:10) BY SHAWN McMANUS
B&W ARTIST EDITION VARIANT (1:20) BY DUSTIN WEAVER
ARCHIVE EDITION VARIANT (1:50) BY RIAN HUGHES
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Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.
When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.
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