Synopsis

Horror fans rejoice in cadaverous delight, because Hello Darkness is a brand new monthly anthology series featuring what BOOM! Studios is known for - the best in modern Horror, Fantasy, and Mystery, not to mention the darkest stories yet from an all-star cast of creators!

With a spine-tingling lineup of industry legends including Garth Ennis, Becky Cloonan, James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'Edera, Brian Azzarello, Vanesa R. Del Rey, John Arcudi, Ryan Sook, and more, everything from primal fears to modern political horrors will be awakened, in the classic style of Creepy and Eerie and the contemporary chills of Black Mirror.

Fans can also expect stunning main covers by Paolo Rivera, variant covers by Jenny Frison on every issue, and a guest artist variant on every issue!

In addition, a deadly new Something is Killing the Children story unfolds in the first 6 issues, along with a bone-rattling new serialized tale by Garth Ennis and Becky Cloonan for the first 7!

Plot Summaries

Contagious

Writer: Jude Ellison S. Doyle
Inker: Letizia Cadonici
Color: Alessandro Santoro
Letter: Becca Carey
Editor: Allyson Gronowitz

A contingent has spread across the children of Glensbury Ohio. It forces the children to kill their parents, and when Charlie Moles moves to town she befriends Wayne, who exposes her to the contingent.

I Can't Take You Anywhere - Illustrations by Hack

Stay in Your Lane

Writer: Dave Cook
Artist: David Cousens
Color: Angel De Santago
Letter: Nathan Kempf
Editor: Caroline Butler

Dan was going to be the next big bowling star, but an accident changed his future and he became the biggest looser at the local bowling alley. Then one day "Old TImer" Dan snaps and murders almost everyone at the alley that afternoon. He is only stopped when trips and becomes part of the sport himself.

A Monster Hunter Walks into a Bar: Part 1

Writer: James Tynion IV
Artist: Werther Dell'Edera
Color: Miquel Muerto
Letter: AndWorld Design
Asst. Editor: Maya Bollinger
Edit: Ramiro Portnoy and Eric Harburn

Erica Slaughter finds herself at the Red Building Pub, where she learns about the missing children of the town.

The Siren

By Sarah Andersen and edited by Bryce Carlson

A lone lighthouse keeper that sea creatures can make deals can become a nightmare for the land lovers

The Foster

Words: Steve Orlando
Color: Marissa Louise
Edit: David Mariotte
Art: A. L. Kaplan
Letter: Jodie Troutman

March 25th, Petersburg Florida, Benjamin Berden has joined a new program, where transplanted body parts are attached to volunteers until they are needed. Things turn sour for Benjamin when the hand attached to his stomach starts getting more attention then him.

Hello Darkness, an illustrtion by Jay Shaw.

The War, Part 1

Writer: Garth Ennis
Art: Becky Cloonan
Color: Tamra Bonvillain
Letter: Pat Brosseau
Edit: Bryce Carlson

A group of friends and discuss the possibility of world ending war and the toll it would have on them personal and on their families.