Vault Announces New Series GODFATHER OF HELL by Cavan Scott & Pius Bak: "Vault is thrilled to announce GODFATHER OF HELL, a dark and thrilling new supernatural crime series written by New York Times Bestseller Cavan Scott (Star Wars: The High Republic, Shadow Service) and drawn by Bram Stoker Award-winning artist Pius Bak (Eat the Rich, The Magicians). Blending neo-noir and hellfire, GODFATHER OF HELL is sure to be THE comic of fall 2024.
In GODFATHER OF HELL, Dario Santini has lived a charmed life as an enforcer and debt collector for mob boss Niccolò Mechini. He’s had it all: respect, power, even the love of a good woman. But everything changes when he crosses a line and is shot dead on the sidewalk. Waking up in Hell, Dario faces a future of pain and suffering… unless he can turn eternal damnation into a business opportunity.
The first issue of GODFATHER OF HELL will launch with an incredible line of crime movie poster homage variants drawn by a murderers row of star artists such as Nathan Gooden (Barbaric), Joshua Hixson (Deviant), Chris Shehan (House of Slaughter), Jake Phillips (Destroy All Monsters), Corin Howell (Lilith), and Conor Boyle (Judge Dredd).
“Two of my favourite genres collide in GODFATHER OF HELL: gangster noir and exorcist terror,” said Scott. “Brace yourself for visceral body horror, lashings of black humor, and moments of super-cool swagger brought to life by Pius’ neon-soaked art. It’s sexy, gritty and downright terrifying!
“Most exorcist dramas focus on the human victims and their saviors, but GODFATHER OF HELL flips the script, telling the story of multiple possessions from the point of view of the demons themselves. Our guide to the ultimate criminal underworld is Dario, a mob enforcer who, after a fatal shooting, receives an unexpected business proposition from one of Satan’s lieutenants. Hell, Dario quickly realizes, is just another racket, and if there's one thing Dario knows, it's how to work rackets. Can he play the Devil at his own game to save those he loves from eternal damnation? Or will he finally lose his soul?
“GODFATHER OF HELL is a demonic noir where human souls are collateral and damnation lurks on every street corner: a truly twisted tale of possession, passion and powerplay. I can’t wait for everyone to meet the devil’s new debt collector!”
Pius Bak added, “throughout my career I've explored various genres, but lately I've found myself naturally gravitating towards drawing weirder and creepier stuff. So was I thrilled when Vault approached me with a proposition to work on this unique twist of horror? And with Cavan freaking Scott? HELL yeah!
“The story is funny and sad, very cool and creepy, I'm genuinely enjoying Cavan's storytelling. On my part, from designing the characters to illustrating the covers, from sketching the layouts to inking the pages, working on this book has been immensely fun!”
GODFATHER OF HELL #1 will hit store shelves October 2024. The full synopsis for issue #1 can be read below:
Dario Santini has lived a charmed life as an enforcer and debt collector for mob boss Niccolò Mechini. He’s had it all: respect, power, even the love of a good woman. But everything changes when he crosses a line and is shot dead on the sidewalk.
Waking up in Hell, Dario faces a future of pain and suffering… unless he can turn eternal damnation into a business opportunity. Neo-noir hellfire from New York Times Bestseller Cavan Scott (Star Wars: The High Republic, Shadow Service, Dead Seas) and Bram Stoker Award-winning artist Pius Bak (Eat the Rich, The Magicians, Stranger Things)."
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SDCC 2024: Jay Stephens’ Horror Hit DWELLINGS Returns with Brand-New ALL HALLOW'S EVE SPECIAL for Halloween – and DWELLINGS: SECOND STORIES in 2025!: "
In advance of San Diego Comic Con 2024, Oni Press – the multiple Harvey and Eisner award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, is proud to announce the best-selling horror phenomenon, DWELLINGS – from Emmy Award-winning, Eisner Award-nominated cartoonist Jay Stephens (EC’s Epitaphs from the Abyss) – is set for a bloodcurdling return this October in the DWELLINGS: ALL HALLOWS’ EVE SPECIAL #1 … before the series mounts its full-scale resurrection with the first issue of an all-new limited series, DWELLINGS: SECOND STORIES #1, in 2025.
First: On October 9th, return to the terrifyingly tranquil streets of Elwich in the DWELLINGS: ALL HALLOWS’ EVE SPECIAL #1 – a self-contained, 40-page introduction to the terrifyingly tranquil streets that DWELLINGS calls home—as seen through the eyes of visitor Wolfgang LeGant! But Wolfgang is no ordinary tourist: He's convinced he's actually a seasoned vampire hunter, and this delusion has drawn him to Elwich to drive a stake through the once-unassuming town's thriving “Saguinarian” goth subculture. But when Wolfgang meets Emmaline Momenta, a young woman similarly possessed by the idea that she’s a real vampire, irrational faith may be the only thing capable of stopping a mass murder in the making . . .
The ‘Saturday Morning’ meets ‘Stroke Of Midnight’ retro cute horror is back just in time for tricks and treats! The DWELLINGS: ALL HALLOWS’ EVE SPECIAL arrives this October, with all the old-school fake ads and blood-stained vintage kids’ comics stylings you’ve come to squeamishly love,” said Stephens. “This standalone story brings us back to the haunted streets of Elwich for a tale about a tall, dark, and handsome visitor Hell-bent on hunting down the monsters who hide in the town’s shadows. Set in the tight-knit underground ‘Sangunarian’ Elwich goth scene, “Come Hither” flips the classic bloodsucker tale in it’s grave, as a delusional, self-proclaimed ‘vampire hunter’ seduces the black-clad youth one by one in order to lay them to rest for eternity. Happy Halloween, Dwellers!”
Trick or treat! Live or die! This fall, comics master Jay Stephens captures the Halloween spirit in all of its bloodspattered, candy-colored glory in the first-ever standalone, double-sized Dwellings special – featuring standard and “skeletonized” covers by Stephens himself, alongside a variant cover from Eisner Award-nominated cartoonist Katie Skelly (Twisted Romance, Nurse Nurse) – before the series makes its much-demanded return with DWELLINGS: SECOND STORIES in 2025!
Heralded as “quite possibly the best horror comic of the last 20 years” by The Comics Journal, Jay Stephens’ DWELLINGS arrived to universal critical acclaim and multiple sold-out issues upon its debut at Oni Press in 2023. Now, BECAUSE EVERY HAUNTED HOUSE DESERVES A SECOND STORY, Stephens’ master class in horror hijinks will soon continue with DWELLINGS: SECOND STORIES #1 – the first of four, all-new 40-page issues revisiting Elwich’s darkest corners … and revealing even more adorably aggravated residents plagued by hauntings, possessions, psychic threats, and demonic psychosis.
“And, wait— what’s this?” added Stephens. “The Elwich Society of Psychical Research is receiving a message from the other side— yes, it’s clear now. The spirits want you to know that Dwellings will return in late 2025 with an all new, four issue mini series. That’s right, more gory stand-alone tales of adorable terror set in the town of Elwich! DWELLINGS: SECOND STORIES builds atop the bones of the original series with four new harrowing stories of psychological arthouse horror drawn like old Casper the Friendly Ghost comics. Come get possessed once again by the creeping ghosts of Elwich. Come home to stay.”
Find out more about DWELLINGS’ upcoming return to comic shops everywhere next week at San Diego Comic Con 2024 with the ONI PRESS: GROUNDBREAKING COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS panel on Thursday, July 25th at 11 am PT in Room 28DE as Jay Stephens himself joins an all-star cast of Oni Press creators to reveal what awaits in the pages of the DWELLINGS: ALL HALLOWS’ EVE SPECIAL and DWELLINGS: SECOND STORIES! Plus: Look for Jay Stephens signing daily and exclusive DWELLINGS merch – only at the Oni Press booth (#1829)!"
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ROUND THE DECAY: "With inspirations ranging from Pumpkinhead to Cube, Round the Decay offers a fresh take on the monster movie formula with roots extending into psychological and folk horror. Settle in with the official trailer.
Written and directed by Adam Newman (Everwinter Night), the film follows a young woman as she returns to the sleepy town of Newport's Valley two years after a devastating tragedy and uncovers an all-consuming secret.
Victoria Mirrer leads an eclectic cast that includes Damian Maffei (The Strangers: Prey At Night), Sienna Hubert-Ross (Terrifier 3), Melody Kay (The NeverEnding Story III), Phil Duran (Breaking Bad), Sarah Nicklin (The Black Mass), Rachel Pizzolato (Mythbusters Jr.), and Roger Clark (Red Dead Redemption II).
Only monsters can kill monsters, and Round the Decay boasts a practical creature designed by veteran special effects artist Greg McDougall (The Haunting of Hill House, Stranger Things, War of the Worlds).
"Round the Decay has a lot of heart and a lot of character, but it definitely doesn't skimp on scares or gore," says Newman. "Plus, it has a new, original monster that we can't wait to introduce to you all."
From executive producer Sean Ward, Round the Decay is due out this Halloween season via Dreamscape Productions."
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