If you’re looking for a place to keep track of which horror comics are releasing each week, this is the place for you. Horror comics releasing on New Comic Book Day for the week of October 28, 2026, include Alien Vs. X-Men #2, Universal Monsters: Bride of Frankenstein Lives, Giant-Sized Hatchet #1, and more.
Release dates and titles are subject to change. Which titles are you most excited about?
Spawn #380
Written by Matthew Rosenberg
Art by Stephen Segovia
Published by Image Comics
Spawn is back in the city, but the evils lurking in the shadows have grown bolder. They feel that they have earned their place among men, even if it is to subjugate them. But Al Simmons is here to teach them all a new lesson.
Giant-Sized Hatchet #1
Written by Various
Art by Various
Published by American Mythology Productions
Victor Crowley, the unstoppable slasher from the horrifying Hatchet movies by Adam Green, returns with a titanic new tome of terror! Giant-Sized Hatchet #1 features three new horror-filled stories by some of the biggest names in TV and comics.
Universal Monsters: Bride of Frankenstein Lives #1
Written by Kelly Thompson
Art by Mattia De Iulis
Published by Image Comics
With no memory of her past or understanding of who she is, The Bride took her first steps into the world and was… displeased. Now, she must discover where she came from and who she is, and begin what every living thing begins — the process of staying alive.
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Valentine Bluffs Massacre: Iron Heart #2
Written by James Kuhoric and G.O. Parsons
Art by Andrea Arcari
Published by American Mythology Productions
The Miner robots have turned Valentine Bluffs into a literal slaughterhouse, and Sheriff Lucy Holt and Caleb Warden are running out of places to hide.
As the corporate conspiracy behind the killings is finally exposed, one terrifying question remains: Who is really under the mask?
Alien Vs. X-Men #2
Written by Kieron Gillen and Chris Claremont
Art by Geraldo Borges and David Messina
Published by Marvel Comics
Here comes Cable! He’s come from the future with a handpicked team to stop the alien decimation of Earth. But is it too little, too late for the surviving X-Men and all of humanity?!
The new Alien queen makes her terrifying presence known.
Dead Inspector #2
Written by J.C. Vaughn
Art by Giancarlo Caracuzzo
Published by American Mythology Productions
After Detective David Hastings accidentally discovered a serial killer has been operating in Pittsburgh since the 1880s, he and his partner, Detective Steve Metcalf, decided to investigate. Then David went missing.
Now he’s back, but something’s changed. Something big.
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Spawn: The Scorched #56
Written by Thomas Healy
Art by Raymond Gay
Published by Image Comics
The Team’s recent actions have proven successful. New alliances have been brokered, new members have come forward, and Jessica finally feels she is starting to make a difference, but someone has been in the shadows, watching and waiting to reveal themselves.
Now, the time has come. The prince of cats has arrived, and he is here to burn it all down!
Satanic Panic #1
Written by Matt Miner
Art by Clay McCormack
Published by Mad Cave Studios
A sleepy 1980s town is stalked by a masked slasher at the height of the Satanic Panic, where every heavy metal record, Dungeons & Dragons campaign, and teenage outsider is treated as evidence of devil worship. As fear spreads and bodies pile up, three local misfits become the prime suspects in a series of gruesome murders.
Join D&D geeks and Ozzy enthusiasts Naz, Sal, and Terry as they race to clear their names, survive an increasingly blood-soaked town, and unmask the real killer before paranoia claims more innocent lives. But in a community eager to blame the weird kids, proving their innocence may be deadlier than facing the murderer.
Department of Truth #39
Written by James Tynion IV
Art by Martin Simmonds and Ben Templesmith
Published by Image Comics
Lee’s new DoT is buckling under the heat from Cole Turner’s White Hat on one side and Martin Barker’s Black Hat on the other. Not to mention a government bureaucracy unlike any Lee’s ever had to manage.
With enemies approaching from all corners, will Lee end up dragging the country down with him?
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Predator vs. Planet of the Apes #4
Written by Greg Pak
Art by Alan Robinson
Published by Marvel Comics
A war for supremacy is waging on the Planet of the Apes between ape-kind, the telepathic mutants of the forbidden zone, and the alien Predator! A stunning betrayal will change the course of the battle and the fate of the Planet of the Apes forever!
Hello Darkness #26
Written by Various
Art by Various
Published by Boom! Studios
Body horror is back on the menu! A man in the midst of transition finds himself in a sticky situation when an opportunity for some fast cash presents itself. It’s part one of Mark Bouchard and Val Halvorson’s new gruesome tale, “The Arrangement”!
Meanwhile, Tini Howard’s breakout series Marian Heretic with art by Savanna Mayer continues to expand with Part II, after Marian’s journey for a spell leads her into a run-in with some mysterious maenads!
In “Umnitsa,” Leim Johnson and Keith Browning tell the story of a very good boy who returns to Earth from a spacewalk with a dire warning for all mankind.
Fright Rags Presents: Tales from the Morgue #1
Written by Various
Art by Various
Published by American Mythology Productions
The Fantom hosts this Halloween party with new tales of carnage that put the haunts back in your Hallows Eve. Discover Pyromaniac, a force of consuming hatred who believes fire can cleanse the world, no matter what burns in his path.
Start your horror days early with a Yule-Tide slasher in “Maul Santa.” This Halloween is going to be killer!
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Godzilla: Revenge of the Deadzone #1
Written by Ethan S. Parker and Griffin Sheridan
Art by Pablo Tunica
Published by IDW Comics
The Wanderer is held captive by G-Force! Far, far away from his home in the Deadzone, the Wanderer is a captive in New York City! As he’s poked and prodded by a team of scientists, he’ll fill in the gaps of his mysterious past-and learn of the government’s true plans for the future of the Deadzone.
Witchblade: Samhain Special #1
Written by Various
Art by Various
Published by Image Comics
On Halloween night, when the veil is thinnest, the Witchblade will be visited by three ghosts! But these spirits of past bearers come to help Sara Pezzini, not to haunt her, by sharing stories of their own untimely deaths.
Featuring the Magdalena of the Dark Ages, the Darkness of the Renaissance, and the horrors of WWII!
Godzilla Conquers the Multiverse #4
Written by Gerry Duggan
Art by Javier Garron
Published by Marvel Comics
The Avengers of doom unite as Doctor Doom, Miles Morales, Ghost Rider and the Fantastic Four launch an all-out assault to save Asgard and Earth from the ultimate kaiju threat! Can Godzilla survive the penance stare, the mutant might of Krakoa and the cosmic fury of the Bifrost?
Will Mothra, Mecha Fin Fang Foom and the new Marvel kaiju turn the tide, or is the Multiverse doomed to destruction?
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Dead Acre #4
Written by Rhett C. Bruno, Cullen Bunn and Jaime Castle
Art by Riley Brown
Published by Vault Comics
Life isn’t simple for a Demon Hunter. James Crowley met his mortal end in a hail of gunfire. Now, he finds himself in purgatory, serving the White Throne to avoid falling to Hell. Not quite undead, though not alive either, the best he can hope for is to work off his servitude and fade away.
His not-so-sacred duty as a Hand of God? Use his new abilities to hunt down demonic beings that have infiltrated the mortal realm. This time, the White Throne has sent him to the middle of nowhere: a western town called Dead Acre.
Innards #5
Written by Rob Guillory
Art by Sam Lotfi
Published by Ignition Press
The horrors which lurk deep beneath the Earth’s crust are finally revealed! Onis has been keeping secrets. Secrets that they’re willing to kill to protect. Roy has learned far too late that this job requires sacrifices he isn’t willing to make. Old Man Black isn’t an urban legend, nor is it a monster. It’s something else, something deadly.
As the very fabric of reality starts to tear, the surviving members of the crew must decide what matters to them-and how far they’re willing to go.
This Land is Old and Dark #2
Written by Ryan Crowe
Art by Abel Garcia
Published by Whatnot/Massive
Banished and bloodied, Jacques Du Lac survived the woods outside Fort Courage, but the nightmare followed him back. Rescued by the fierce warrior Longhunter and her unlikely band of exiles, Jacques is pulled deeper into The Vast. When he inadvertently plummets into the Skinwalkers’ lair, he emerges changed and with a terrible understanding of what these creatures truly are.
Back inside the fort’s walls, his wife Virginia and daughter Marie fight their own war, navigating the cruelty of the Council with quiet ferocity. But the walls of Fort Courage offer no real protection from the darkness without, or the men within.
Fixation #2
Written by Amy Chase
Art by Savanna Mayer
Published by IDW Comics
The town of Vail is in chaos. Residents and Blood Mountain tourists fear for their safety after a threat is made against leading actress Summer Stephens, who is in town for the 10th anniversary celebration. While Mounties concoct conspiracies, blow past police barriers, and flee far away, superfan Taylor finds herself questioning her loyalties to the fandom-but unable to leave Vail just yet.
She hasn’t seen all her favorite filming locations yet: the trails where Lucy and Cain fell in love, the famous Fang Cafe, or the vampires’ den. So, armed with determination and rose-colored glasses, Taylor trudges forward. After all, being in Vail, her happy place, with a potential killer, is better than being at home.
But the fictional vampires of her dreams may be less dangerous than the angry fans and disgruntled movie stars lurking around every corner, all with a bloody vendetta to wage.
Scream! Halloween Special 2026 #1
Written by Various
Art by Various
Published by Rebellion
Doppelgangers and horrifying transformations lurk in the shadows of the Scream! 2026 Halloween Special, as the lines between reality and nightmare blur across five twisted tales. Ranging from vampire conspiracies to an AI software update from hell to body-altering experimental tech to a mutating archeological find.
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