Book List: Must-Read Radar: Six Binge-worthy Horror Graphic Novels

I love a good graphic novel, especially a horror story or collection of stories that sends chills up my spine as I ravenously turn pages, preferably tucked under a blanket on a dark, cool, and stormy evening. Here are six of my favorites, perfect for reading at any time of year, but especially during spooky season.

Six Binge-worthy Horror Graphic Novels:

• Fangs by Sarah Andersen: An adorable, sweet, touching, and darkly hilarious gothic romance between Elsie, a 300-year-old vampire, and Jimmy, a charming werewolf, that brings new meaning to the idea that opposites attract. Employs gorgeous black-and-white artwork that would look amazing enlarged and framed on any wall!

• Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol: An immersive, unputdownable read surrounding teen angst and a ghostly new friend found at the bottom of a well. The perfect combination of dark, spooky, funny, poignant, and haunting.

• Through the Woods by Emily Carroll: A collection of short, eerie stories spanning different eras that are fantastically disturbing and awesomely creepy in every way. Filled with beautiful, full-color illustrations, the stories are dark, haunting, and utterly engrossing.

• My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Volume 1, by Emil Ferris: A dark and disturbing graphic tale filled with jaw-dropping artwork that practically explodes off the notebook-like pages. Employing both color and black and white illustrations to evoke feelings of unease, terror, and dread, this mystery/horror masterpiece conducts an in-depth exploration of humanity’s monstrous side. Can’t wait for Volume 2!

• Behind You: One-Shot Horror Stories by Brian Coldrick: An illustrated series of comics inspired by spine-chilling legends, myths, movies, and books. Each page serves as a sinister, spooky standalone story composed of a single image and a single text snippet, all involving unwitting protagonists at the mercy of someone (or something!) close behind. Stories range from sincerely disturbing to humorously bizarre, and all contain terrifying, thought-provoking, and fascinating scenarios designed to haunt and linger.

• Thornhill by Pam Smy: A creepy, dark, disturbing, and page-turning graphic novel told through parallel storylines — 1980s tormented orphan Mary via diary entries and present-day loner Ella via artwork. The reader feels a sense of unease from the very beginning that intensifies as the eerie and mysterious tale unfolds and Mary and Ella’s stories intersect. The plot? Ominous and menacing. The artwork? Chilling and sinister. The ending? Absolutely haunting and unsettling! A truly spooky horror story.

Do you have any binge-worthy horror graphic novels that you’d recommend?

❤Amanda

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