On July 16th, Oni Press and EC Comics unleash their latest horror anthology on horror fans around the world: CATACOMB OF TORMENT #1! With an all-new horror host, this 40-page first issue is packed with "blisteringly brutal tales of mayhem and malice" that will have Daily Dead readers excited to turn every page, and we have an exclusive preview you can read right now:
From the Press Release: BEHOLD: A BLOODY NEW ONGOING SERIES IS BORN! 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 ready to put a spell on you with the first look inside CATACOMB OF TORMENT #1 – the next unholy chapter of EC Comics’ SUMMER OF FEAR featuring an all-new horror anthology… An all-new horror host… And absolutely no holds barred as master storytellers John Arcudi (B.P.R.D.) & Patrick Piazzalunga (Those Not Afraid), Matt Kindt (BRZRKR) & David Lapham (Stray Bullets), and Marguerite Bennett (Batwoman) & Dan McDaid (Shazam!) each take turns manning the rack and turning the red-hot irons for three all-new and blisteringly brutal tales of mayhem and malice in the undying EC tradition!
Out of the ashes of EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS, we usher THE TORMENTOR—a new horror host with an unhealthy interest in human anatomy—into the shadow-strewn halls of EC Comics history for our next monthly horror anthology! Hold onto your head (if it’s still attached)…because no one escapes CATACOMB OF TORMENT #1 – in comic shops everywhere on July 16th!
“Classic EC Comics’ stories excel at finding the perfect balance of horror and humor, between satire and suspense,” said Oni Press Editor-in-Chief Sierra Hahn. “Like the best of those seminal comics, CATACOMB OF TORMENT puts you on the edge of your seat, with tales that pick at the scab of what makes us uncomfortable. These are stories that will have people talking.”
Plus CATACOMB OF TORMENT includes an added bonus: A surprise classic from the EC vaults, painstakingly remastered and newly restored to its original coloring. The critics are already saying, “This is literal torture” and “Please make it stop!” Pick up this fearful 40-PAGE FIRST ISSUE—and the Tormentor might just consider letting them go!
And, what’s more, the carnage comes complete with artfully atrocious new covers by skin-shredding superstars Jorge Fornés (Rorschach, Danger Street), Tom Fowler (Refrigerator Full of Heads), Patricia Martín (G.I. Joe), Jay Stephens (Dwellings), and Dustin Weaver (Avengers, Paklis) that will turn heads – and stomachs! ! Oni Press continues to conjure the legacy of the infamous EC Comics – welcome a new era of angst when CATACOMB OF TORMENT #1 renders shops limb from limb on July 16th!
Plus: The SUMMER OF FEAR doesn’t stop there. Prepare yourself for multiple titles preparing to tear your soul from your body, with the blood-draining BLOOD TYPE #2 arriving on July 9th and the extraterrestrial dread CRUEL UNIVERSE 2 #1 eviscerating every fiber of your being on August 6th. Do you dare to indulge?
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EC CATACOMB OF TORMENT #1
ON SALE JULY 16th, 2025 | $4.99 | 40 PAGES | FC
“WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH VOODOO?” INTERIOR ART BY PATRICK PIAZZALUNGA, COLORS BY ALESSANDRO SANTORO, WRITTEN BY JOHN ARCUDI
After spending more than 10 years as a consultant in the tech and entertainment industry, Jonathan James launched Daily Dead in 2010 to share his interest in horror and sci-fi. Since then, it has grown into an online magazine with a staff of writers that provide daily news, reviews, interviews, and special features.
As the Editor-in-Chief of Daily Dead, Jonathan is responsible for bringing the latest horror news to millions of readers from around the world. He is also consulted with as an expert on zombies in entertainment and pop culture, providing analyses of the zombie sub-genre to newspapers, radio stations, and convention attendees.
After spending more than 10 years as a consultant in the tech and entertainment industry, Jonathan James launched Daily Dead in 2010 to share his interest in horror and sci-fi. Since then, it has grown into an online magazine with a staff of writers that provide daily news, reviews, interviews, and special features.
As the Editor-in-Chief of Daily Dead, Jonathan is responsible for bringing the latest horror news to millions of readers from around the world. He is also consulted with as an expert on zombies in entertainment and pop culture, providing analyses of the zombie sub-genre to newspapers, radio stations, and convention attendees.
