mike
24 Series
Apr 7, 2026
Staff
Ranked
Dark Horse & Indie Horror Classics
Series that perfected the art of the 'scare' on the comic book page.
Wytches (2014)
Image Comics
6 issues
1
Scott Snyder's terrifying and visceral reimagining of witch lore.
The Nice House on the Lake (2021)
DC Comics
Limited Series
12 issues
2
Psychological horror that uses isolation and mystery to perfection.
Gideon Falls (2018)
Image Comics
27 issues
3
A mind-bending rural horror story about faith and obsession.
Something is Killing the Children (2019)
Boom! Studios
49 issues
4
A modern powerhouse focused on a hunter of invisible monsters.
Infidel (2018)
Image Comics
Limited Series
5 issues
5
A contemporary haunted house story tackling racism and xenophobia.
The Empty Man (2014)
Boom! Studios
Limited Series
6 issues
6
A bleak and unsettling look at a viral cult and cosmic dread.
Hellboy: Seed of Destruction (1994)
Dark Horse Comics
Limited Series
4 issues
7
A perfect blend of folklore, pulp action, and gothic horror.
Severed (2011)
Image Comics
Limited Series
7 issues
8
A chilling historical horror story about a child-hunting predator.
Red Room: The Antisocial Network (2021)
Fantagraphics
Limited Series
4 issues
9
Ed Piskor's uncompromising and gory look at the dark web.
30 Days of Night (2002)
IDW Publishing
Limited Series
3 issues
10
Reinvented vampires as truly terrifying, animalistic predators.
Beasts of Burden (2009)
Dark Horse Comics
4 issues
11
Paranormal investigators who happen to be neighborhood pets.
Bunny Mask (2021)
Aftershock Comics
Limited Series
4 issues
12
A surreal horror series involving an ancient, unsettling entity.
Harrow County (2015)
Dark Horse Comics
32 issues
13
A southern gothic fairy tale with beautiful watercolor art.
Rachel Rising (2011)
Abstract Studio
42 issues
14
Terry Moore's haunting mystery about a woman returning from the dead.
House of Penance (2016)
Dark Horse Comics
Limited Series
6 issues
15
A hallucinatory look at the Winchester Mystery House.
The Goon (2003)
Dark Horse Comics
44 issues
16
Mixed slapstick comedy with genuine horror and tragedy.
Killadelphia (2019)
Image Comics
35 issues
17
A unique blend of American history, vampires, and social justice.
Clean Room (2015)
DC Comics
18 issues
18
Gail Simone's high-concept sci-fi horror about secret knowledge.
B.P.R.D.: Hollow Earth (2002)
Dark Horse Comics
Limited Series
3 issues
19
Expanded the Hellboy universe into a sprawling apocalyptic epic.
Fatale (2012)
Image Comics
24 issues
20
A perfect fusion of H.P. Lovecraft horror and classic film noir.
The Strain (2011)
Dark Horse Comics
11 issues
21
A biological take on the vampire mythos from Guillermo del Toro.
Ice Cream Man (2018)
Image Comics
Collected Edition
11 issues
22
An anthology series where every issue is a new nightmare.
Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft (2008)
IDW Publishing
6 issues
23
A modern classic about family trauma and magical keys.
The Department of Truth (2020)
Image Comics
39 issues
24
Explores the horror of reality being shaped by belief and conspiracy.
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