Best horror comics on Reddit

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#1

N/A

4.5
(22)
"Neonomicon is a straight up love letter to HP Lovecraft."
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"*Locke and Key* is basically amazing."
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"*Afterlife with Archie* and *The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina* are surprisingly good."
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"Afterlife with Archie is amazing."
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"Wytches, my god read Wytches"
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"Wytches, my god read Wytches"
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"Locke & Key"
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"Crossed is also a very FUCKED up series as well."
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"Harrow County is really good, it has a Gothic horror vibe to it."
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"Harrow County is very good."
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#2

Image Comics

4.4
(20)
"Any of the horror stuff Tynion IV has written: Something is Killing the Children, Department of Truth, Nice House on the Lake, etc."
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"* Harrow County*"
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"Ice Cream Man and Killadelphia (/r/ImageComics) are excellent."
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"Gideon Falls by Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino from Image just ended, but I highly recommend it."
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"Ice Cream Man from Image has been great so far."
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"Fatale mixes film noir detective work with Lovecraftian horror if you're into those genres at all."
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"Another good one by Scott Snyder; Severed. A fantastic read."
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"Severed - Scott Snyder's horror miniseries."
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"Ice Cream Man is messed up in all kinds of interesting ways but I've only read small amounts so far!"
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"Outcast"
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#3

Junji Ito

5.0
(9)
"Anything by Junji Ito"
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"I have to assume you like paranormal."
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"Anything by Junji Ito"
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"If you don't mind manga then there's very few better horror comics than those of Junji Ito, imo"
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"Manga: Uzumaki but really any Junji Ito. Western comics: Gideon Falls and Ice-cream Man."
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"* Uzumaki*"
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"Uzumaki (manga, but im counting it)"
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"I'll go ahead and recommend anything by Junji Ito!"
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"Junji Ito is a must for weird Japanese horror."
#4

DC Comics

4.5
(8)
"Since you mentioned occult investigator"
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"Hellblazer"
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"Swamp Thing"
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"Reading through the Vertigo Hellblazer now, and that has a lot of horror elements to it."
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"Basket Full of Heads and Plunge (/r/DCComics) are both good but short."
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"Last God has been incredibly creepy and unsettling."
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"I'd also recommend the obvious choice in DCeased."
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"The original run of Swamp Thing issues 1-24 had a nice horror feel to them."
#5

Joe Hill

4.8
(5)
"Locke and Key, American Vampire (Scott Snyder is a great horror writer in general)."
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"Locke and Key by Joe Hill: one of the best horror comics in recent years."
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"Locke and Key, no question. Not only one of the best written comics out there, but also has some really great horror elements."
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"Basketful of Heads by Joe Hill, not particularly scary but a good read for October."
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#6

Scott Snyder

4.4
(5)
"A fantastic horror graphic novel, great setting and great characters!"
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"I highly suggest the American Vampire series."
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"Wytches was a good recent one from Scott Snyder."
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#7

Ice Cream Man

4.5
(4)
"Ice Cream Man"
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"Ice Cream Man is some of the best stuff coming out right now and I wish more people talked about it."
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"Some of its issues are very messed up and the entire comic is a mindfuck love letter to Tales from the Crypt."
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"Nice house on the lake is pretty cool and the ice cream man is different but really good."
#8

Locke and Key

5.0
(3)
"I'd recommend *Locke and Key* by Joe Hill."
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"Here are a few I liked: * Locke And Key"
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"Locke and Key is great"
#9

Alan Moore

5.0
(3)
"Environmental horror has never been so good."
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"I just started Alan Moore's run on Swamp Thing. Body horror and existential dread galore."
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#10

Rachel Rising

4.0
(3)
"Rachel Rising is great."
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"And I'm way behind but Rachel Rising was pretty good."
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"Rachel Rising"
#11

Marvel

4.0
(3)
"The 2016 Carnage series is a horror comic"
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"The recent Darkhold series is really dark."
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"Marvel's new series for *The Vision* has a serious horror vibe."
#12

John Lees

4.0
(3)
"Part of the sink universe, can be read first but it’s best to read 1-9 of sink first"
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#13

Crossed

3.7
(3)
"I'm also a fan of *Crossed* by Garth Ennis."
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"I would recommend Crossed (Garth Ennis 2008 8 issue mini) and Crossed: Badlands."
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"Crossed is really fucked up."
#14

The Sickness

5.0
(2)
"Such good books! I love The Sickness and The Neighbors"
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"Sickness - Jenna Cha & Lonnie Nadler"
#15

The Eighth Seal

4.5
(2)
"The Eighth Seal! It's like X-files meets West Wing meets H.R. Giger."
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"I personally enjoy The Eighth Seal."
#16

Neonomicon

4.5
(2)
"Alan Moore's Neonomicon actually scared me for a bit."
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"And speaking of Cthulu how abouts Moore's Neonomicon."
#17

Nice House on the Lake

4.5
(2)
"Nice House on the Lake by James Tynion IV"
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"Nice House on the Lake."
#18

Cullen Bunn

4.5
(2)
"No mention of Harrow County yet? So good."
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#19

Kieron Gillen

4.5
(2)
"A wonderful meditation on growing older, and what fantasy and roleplaying games mean to us."
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"What if Arthurian myth was deeply terrifying?"
#20

Locke & Key

4.0
(2)
"I've just finished Locke and Key and Wytches (both awesome)."
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"I was told to look at 'Locke & Key' and 'Wytches'."
#21

30 Days of Night

4.0
(2)
"30 Days of Night (which was the basis for a pretty meh movie) is creepy and has a very unique art style."
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"30 days of Night"
#22

Hellboy

4.0
(2)
"You should probably check out hellboy, if you haven't already."
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"Hellboy. Its in the ballpark of Horror."
#23

Nameless

4.0
(2)
"If you like cosmic horror Nameless is fantastic."
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"I liked Nameless a lot."
#24

Hack/Slash

4.0
(2)
"Hack/Slash is my favourite."
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"I just recently got into Hack/Slash and I have been loving it."
#25

Avatar Press

4.0
(2)
"I would recommend Crossed (Garth Ennis 2008 8 issue mini) and Crossed: Badlands."
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"* Crossed (insane tongue-in-cheek violence) * Severed (creepiest comic I've ever read) * Fatale (occult noir, but still horror related)"
#26

Richard Corben

4.0
(2)
"Enjoyed it alot."
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"Richard Corben books!"
#27

Rodney Barnes

4.0
(2)
#28

Mike Mignola

4.0
(2)
#29

Dark Horse Comics

4.0
(2)
"The old dark horse 'Aliens' and 'Predators' series."
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"*Creepy* and *Eerie* by Dark Horse. Horror anthologies that are throwbacks to the EC comics."
#30

Spread

3.5
(2)
"Not werewolves, but I love Spread...has a real 80s, gore filled vibe."
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"Spread is kind of hit or miss, but if you are into blood and gore you'll like it."
#31

Something is Killing the Children

5.0
(1)
"Something is Killing the Children just dropped a #1. It has a great Stephen King vibe."
#32

Ennis

5.0
(1)
"Ennis’ Batman: Reptilian is also a fun horror-adjacent read."
#33

Dwellings

5.0
(1)
"Dwellings by Jay Stephens"
#34

Black Magick

5.0
(1)
"Hellboy Black Magick by Greg Rucka Wytches by Scott Snyder"
#35

A Walk Through Hell

5.0
(1)
"A Walk Through Hell by Garth Ennis."
#36

Gideon Falls

5.0
(1)
"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)"
#37

Dylan Dog

5.0
(1)
"Dylan Dog by Tiziano Sclavi."
#38

Echoes

5.0
(1)
"Here are a few I liked: * Echoes"
#39

Grindhouse: doors open at midnight

5.0
(1)
"Grindhouse: doors open at midnight is insanely fun horror/exploitation"
#40

Hellraiser

5.0
(1)
"I enjoyed the Hellraiser series."
#41

Severed

5.0
(1)
"I would recommend Severed by Scott Snyder, it's great."
#42

EC Comics

5.0
(1)
"The old EC Comics archives are fantastic horror comics."
#43

Hellblazer

5.0
(1)
"Not one mention of Hellblazer? One of the best horror comics I've ever read."
#44

Masaaki Nakayama

5.0
(1)
"I absolutely love the manga Seeds of Anxiety by Masaaki Nakayama."
#45

Robert Kirkman

5.0
(1)
"So much better than you’d expect."
#46

Charles Burns

5.0
(1)
"Is great. Lots of body horror and very creepy."
#47

Archie Comics

5.0
(1)
"Afterlife with Archie takes the archie characters and concepts and puts them in a working and entertaining zombie movie."
#48

Emily Carroll

4.0
(1)
"Through the Woods by Emily Carroll was highly effective the first time I read it."
#49

Animal Man

4.0
(1)
"The Rotworld arcs of Animal Man and Swamp Thing."
#50

James Tynion

4.0
(1)
"Memetic by James Tynion is a really good apocalypse story."
#51

Inked Dreams

4.0
(1)
"Gray Cells might be up your street. It's a cross between Stephen King and True Detective."
#52

Archie

4.0
(1)
"Afterlife with Archie and Vamperonica."
#53

Infidel

4.0
(1)
"Infidel is a really good haunted house type story."
#54

Immortal Hulk

4.0
(1)
"Immortal Hulk and Alan Moore's run on Swamp Thing."
#55

Black Stars Above

4.0
(1)
"I really enjoyed Black Stars Above."
#56

Beasts of Burden

4.0
(1)
"Beasts of burden, Rachel rising."
#57

Harrow County

4.0
(1)
"Harrow County, Rachel Rising, 30 Days of Night."
#58

Once and Future

4.0
(1)
"Im enjoying Once and Future right now. Modern horror twist on the King Arthur legends."
#59

Bloodrayne

4.0
(1)
"Bloodrayne has a lot of one shots based off games."
#60

Suehiro Maro

4.0
(1)
"Check out Suehiro Maro's work, it's really dark and disturbing."
#61

Freddy vs Jason vs Ash

4.0
(1)
"Freddy vs Jason vs Ash is a must read."
#62

Doubt

4.0
(1)
"If we are counting Manga, I can't recommend Doubt enough."
#63

The Woods

4.0
(1)
"* The Woods (fantasy horror)"
#64

Caliban

4.0
(1)
"* Caliban (space horror) "
#65

The Walking Dead

4.0
(1)
"It's not cool and trendy anymore but I'm still digging The Walking Dead."
#66

Wytches

4.0
(1)
"Wytches is pretty cool as well."
#67

Nailbiter

4.0
(1)
"Nailbiter is good, as is Wytches."
#68

B.P.R.D.

4.0
(1)
"Also, check out b.p.r.d., the spinoff of hellboy that's chock full of lovecraftian horror!"
#69

I Luv Halloween

4.0
(1)
""I Luv Holloween" Dark comedy horror"
#70

Night of the Living Dead

4.0
(1)
"Night of the living dead"
#71

JTHM

4.0
(1)
"JTHM"
#72

Colder

4.0
(1)
"Also: Colder- a recent miniseries about insanity."
#73

Edgar Allen Poe adaptations

4.0
(1)
"Richard Corben is doing some pretty awesome adaptations of Edgar Allen Poe works."
#74

Thrillbent

4.0
(1)
"Also, check out Thrillbent for some great horror webcomics."
#75

Green Wake

4.0
(1)
"Green Wake is super creepy, like david lynch creepy."
#76

Silent Hill comics

4.0
(1)
"I thought some of the silent hill comics where pretty good."
#77

The Living Corpse

4.0
(1)
"I've really been digging the living corpse."
#78

Yuu Kuraishi

4.0
(1)
"If ur OK with gore"
#79

Parks Zebrowski

4.0
(1)
#80

Pornsak Pichetsote

4.0
(1)
#81

Dan Watters & Val Rodrigues

4.0
(1)
#82

Timothé Le Boucher

4.0
(1)
"The horror is rarely overt, but is much more rooted in apparent normalcy."
#83

Ram V

4.0
(1)
#84

IDW Publishing

4.0
(1)
"Just my personal fave, but 30 Days of Night is a fun read."
#85

Richard Laymon

4.0
(1)
"Anything by Richard Laymon"

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