Best horror comics on Reddit
202 reviews from r/comicbooks, r/horror, r/horrorlit and 4 more subreddits
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#1
Image Comics
4.3
(21)
"Ice Cream Man and Killadelphia (/r/ImageComics) are excellent."
"Ice Cream Man from Image has been great so far."
"One of the best comics I’ve ever read."
"Such a fun comic that plays with all the slasher film tropes."
"Another good one by Scott Snyder; Severed. A fantastic read."
"Wytches"
"Severed - Scott Snyder's horror miniseries."
"Ice Cream Man is messed up in all kinds of interesting ways but I've only read small amounts so far!"
"Outcast"
"Spread"
#2
N/A
4.7
(16)
"Neonomicon is a straight up love letter to HP Lovecraft."
"*Locke and Key* is basically amazing."
"*Afterlife with Archie* and *The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina* are surprisingly good."
"Afterlife with Archie is amazing."
"Wytches, my god read Wytches"
"Wytches, my god read Wytches"
"Locke & Key"
"Harrow County is really good, it has a Gothic horror vibe to it."
"Harrow County is very good."
"I loved The Dream Factory, which is based on tales written by Thomas Ligotti."
#3
DC Comics
4.6
(16)
"Since you mentioned occult investigator"
"Hellblazer"
"Preacher"
"Hellblazer"
"Swamp Thing"
"Saga of the Swamp Thing (Alan Moore). I’d recommend it any time, though."
"Reading through the Vertigo Hellblazer now, and that has a lot of horror elements to it."
"Really all of the 'hill house' books are amazing."
"Really great haunted 'house' story"
"The first arc is very horror-focused but it quickly moves into more of a spooky fantasy almost fairy tale vibe."
#4
Junji Ito
5.0
(10)
"Anything by Junji Ito"
"I have to assume you like paranormal."
"Anything by Junji Ito"
"If you don't mind manga then there's very few better horror comics than those of Junji Ito, imo"
"Manga: Uzumaki but really any Junji Ito. Western comics: Gideon Falls and Ice-cream Man."
"* Uzumaki*"
"Uzumaki (manga, but im counting it)"
"Look for Junji Ito’s works."
"I'll go ahead and recommend anything by Junji Ito!"
"Junji Ito is a must for weird Japanese horror."
#5
Joe Hill
4.8
(9)
"Definitely check out Locke and Key."
"-Locke and key"
"Locke and Key"
"Locke and Key, American Vampire (Scott Snyder is a great horror writer in general)."
"Locke and Key by Joe Hill: one of the best horror comics in recent years."
"Locke and Key, no question. Not only one of the best written comics out there, but also has some really great horror elements."
"Locke & Key"
"Locke & Key by Joe Hill"
#6
Cullen Bunn
4.9
(7)
"Harrow County by Cullen Bunn & Tyler Crook"
"Death Follows by Cullen Bunn & A.C. Zamudio"
"Phantom On The Scan by Cullen Bunn & Mark Torres"
"The Unsound by Cullen Bunn & Jack T Cole"
"Harrow County"
"No mention of Harrow County yet? So good."
#7
Alan Moore
5.0
(6)
"From Hell by Alan Moore, Illustrated by Eddie Campbell. Very well done take on the Jack the Ripper murders."
"-Alan Moore's courtyard, neonomicon, providence"
"Alan Moore's Swamp Thing"
"I just started Alan Moore's run on Swamp Thing. Body horror and existential dread galore."
"The Saga of Swamp Thing by Alan Moore"
#8
Ice Cream Man
4.7
(6)
"Ice Cream Man 🍦and gotta give a shout out to Vampiella!"
"Ice Cream Man"
"Ice Cream Man is some of the best stuff coming out right now and I wish more people talked about it."
"I'm a big fan of horror anthology and really like ice cream man"
"Some of its issues are very messed up and the entire comic is a mindfuck love letter to Tales from the Crypt."
"Nice house on the lake is pretty cool and the ice cream man is different but really good."
#9
Hellblazer
4.8
(4)
"Hellblazer is also really good, if a bit dated in the earlier runs."
"Hellblazer"
"Not one mention of Hellblazer? One of the best horror comics I've ever read."
"I also quite like Hellblazer (Ennis' run being pretty definitive.)"
#10
Hellboy
4.5
(4)
"Hellboy"
"I'm assuming you've already read Hellboy, but if you haven't, get on it."
"You should probably check out hellboy, if you haven't already."
"Hellboy. Its in the ballpark of Horror."
#11
Harrow County
4.5
(4)
"Harrow County but favorites are the old EC titles: Vault of Horror, Tales from the Crypt, Haunt of Fear, and Shock and Suspense Stories."
"Harrow County by Cullen Bunn & Tyler Crook"
"Harrow County by Cullen Bunn and Tyler Crook"
"Harrow County, Rachel Rising, 30 Days of Night."
#12
30 Days of Night
4.3
(4)
"30 Days of Night"
"The silent hill comics and 30 days of night are both pretty creepy."
"30 Days of Night (which was the basis for a pretty meh movie) is creepy and has a very unique art style."
"30 days of Night"
#13
Crossed
4.0
(4)
"I'm also a fan of *Crossed* by Garth Ennis."
"Crossed is also a very FUCKED up series."
"I would recommend Crossed (Garth Ennis 2008 8 issue mini) and Crossed: Badlands."
"Crossed is really fucked up."
#14
EC Comics
5.0
(3)
"EC comics, especially the Fantagraphics hardcover collections"
"A nice compilation of classic ECs is always worth a look."
"The old EC Comics archives are fantastic horror comics."
#15
Locke and Key
5.0
(3)
"I'd recommend *Locke and Key* by Joe Hill."
"Here are a few I liked:
* Locke And Key"
"Locke and Key is great"
#16
The Sickness
5.0
(3)
"The Sickness is far out. Loving it."
"Such good books! I love The Sickness and The Neighbors"
"Sickness - Jenna Cha & Lonnie Nadler"
#17
Scott Snyder
5.0
(3)
"A fantastic horror graphic novel, great setting and great characters!"
"-Scott snyder's swamp thing"
"I highly suggest the American Vampire series."
#18
Dark Horse Comics
4.7
(3)
"I enjoyed all of Hellboy and the BPRD comics."
"The Goon is excellent."
"More sci-fi than horror, but good pulpy adventure."
#19
Locke & Key
4.3
(3)
"Locke and Key"
"I've just finished Locke and Key and Wytches (both awesome)."
"I was told to look at 'Locke & Key' and 'Wytches'."
#20
Neonomicon
4.3
(3)
"Alan Moore's Neonomicon actually scared me for a bit."
"Neonomicon by Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows."
"And speaking of Cthulu how abouts Moore's Neonomicon."
#21
Nailbiter
4.3
(3)
"Nailbiter"
"I've started reading Nailbiter, which is about a small Oregon town that breeds serial killers and it's pretty good."
"Nailbiter is good, as is Wytches."
#22
Severed
4.3
(3)
"I would recommend Severed by Scott Snyder, it's great."
"Severed by Scott Snyder, Scott Tuf"
"I quite enjoyed Scott Snyder's Severed."
#23
Mike Mignola
4.3
(3)
"Hellboy"
"Hellboy by Mike Mignola"
#24
Gideon Falls
4.3
(3)
"Gideon Falls (6 tpb’s)
Ice Cream Man (anthology series)
Silver Coin (anthology series)
Bone Orchard Mythos (Ten Thousand Black Feathers)
Bone Orchard Mythos (The Passageway)"
"Gideon Falls"
"Gideon Falls by Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino"
#25
Nameless
4.3
(3)
"Nameless is so good."
"If you like cosmic horror Nameless is fantastic."
"I liked Nameless a lot."
#26
Nice House on the Lake
4.3
(3)
"Nice House on the Lake by James Tynion IV"
"Nice House on the Lake"
"Nice House on the Lake."
#27
Wytches
4.0
(3)
"Wytches"
"Wytches by Scott Snyder and Jock"
"Wytches is pretty cool as well."
#28
Avatar Press
4.0
(3)
"I would recommend Crossed (Garth Ennis 2008 8 issue mini) and Crossed: Badlands."
"Crossed."
"* Crossed (insane tongue-in-cheek violence) * Severed (creepiest comic I've ever read) * Fatale (occult noir, but still horror related)"
#29
Rachel Rising
4.0
(3)
"Rachel Rising is great."
"And I'm way behind but Rachel Rising was pretty good."
"Rachel Rising"
#30
IDW Publishing
5.0
(2)
"Locke and Key"
"Way better than the TV show it's not even comparable."
#31
Uzumaki
5.0
(2)
"Uzumaki by Junji"
"Uzumaki all the way. Absolutely incredible writing."
#32
Silver Coin
5.0
(2)
"Silver Coin and Two Moons"
"Silver coin is really awesome haven’t seen it mentioned yet"
#33
Doug Wagner
5.0
(2)
"Plastic by Doug Wagner & Daniel Hillyard"
"Vinyl by Doug Wagner"
#34
Marvel
4.5
(2)
"Immortal Hulk was very horror forward for a Marvel book."
"Immortal Hulk, Outcast"
#35
Swamp Thing
4.5
(2)
"Swamp Thing"
"Tie in with Snyder's Swamp Thing run nicely."
#36
The Eighth Seal
4.5
(2)
"The Eighth Seal! It's like X-files meets West Wing meets H.R. Giger."
"I personally enjoy The Eighth Seal."
#37
American Vampire
4.5
(2)
"American Vampire is really good"
"As for my rec, I really love American Vampire."
#38
Garth Ennis
4.5
(2)
"Even though someone already said it I have to double down on reccomending Caliban by Garth Ennis."
"Preacher by Garth Ennis"
#39
Hack/Slash
4.0
(2)
"Hack/Slash is my favourite."
"I just recently got into Hack/Slash and I have been loving it."
#40
Immortal Hulk
4.0
(2)
"Immortal hulk, ice cream man, something is killing the children, crossed, sandman has some creepy moments."
"Immortal Hulk and Alan Moore's run on Swamp Thing."
#41
Spread
3.5
(2)
"Not werewolves, but I love Spread...has a real 80s, gore filled vibe."
"Spread is kind of hit or miss, but if you are into blood and gore you'll like it."
#42
John Constantine
5.0
(1)
"John Constantine: Hellblazer by Delano and Ennis"
#43
The Doom That Came to Gotham
5.0
(1)
"I just read "The Doom That Came to Gotham"."
#44
Dan Abnett
5.0
(1)
"Wild’s End by Dan Abnett & I.N.J. Culbard"
#45
INJ Culbard
5.0
(1)
"INJ Culbard's King in Yellow."
#46
Zac Thompson
5.0
(1)
"I Breathed A Body by Zac Thompson & Andy MacDonald"
#47
Creepy
5.0
(1)
"If you’re up for oldies, I’ve been really getting into Creepy magazine."
#48
Monster of Frankenstein
5.0
(1)
"The Monster of Frankenstein was also great while the stories took place in the past."
#49
Werewolf by Night
5.0
(1)
"Tomb of Dracula was my favorite horror series, quickly followed by Werewolf by Night."
#50
Sink
5.0
(1)
"Horror comics are my bread and butter, and there are two I’d absolutely throw on this list. Those being Sink and one of my all time favorites, And Then Emily Was Gone."
#51
Dark Horse
5.0
(1)
"One of the most frightening & unsettling stories I ever read was in there."
#52
Boom! Studios
5.0
(1)
"Something is killing the children."
#53
Gore Shriek
4.0
(1)
"Gore Shriek."
#54
These Savage Shores
4.0
(1)
"These Savage Shores, Infidel, The Nice House on the Lake (still ongoing)"
#55
Slave Labor Graphics
4.0
(1)
"Johnny the Homicidal Maniac."
#56
The Sixth Gun
4.0
(1)
"I quite liked *The Sixth Gun*."
#57
The Wake
4.0
(1)
"The Wake by Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy"
#58
The Low, Low Woods
4.0
(1)
"The Low, Low Woods by Carmen Maria Machado and Dani"
#59
Sons of The Devil
4.0
(1)
"Sons of The Devil by Brian Buccellato and Toni Infante"
#60
The Autumnal
4.0
(1)
"The Autumnal by Daniel Kraus and Chris Shehan"
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