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Horror and thriller
Horror titles are created with the intention of instilling a sense of terror or disgust in their readers. Thrillers are similarly dark, and filled with suspense to keep readers glued to the page. 
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Farmhand, Vol. 1: Reap What Was Sown by Rob Guillory

Farmhand, Vol. 1: Reap What Was Sown

Farmhand #1-5

Rob Guillory

152 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction comics horror dark mysterious medium-paced
Through the Woods by E.M. Carroll

Through the Woods

E.M. Carroll

208 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction comics horror short stories dark mysterious tense fast-paced
I Hate Fairyland, Vol. 1: Madly Ever After by Jean-François Beaulieu, Nate Piekos, Bill Sienkiewicz, Skottie Young, Chip Zdarsky, Dean Rankine, Jeff Lemire, Ewan McLaughlin, Jock

I Hate Fairyland, Vol. 1: Madly Ever After

I Hate Fairyland #1

Jean-François Beaulieu, Nate Piekos, Bill Sienkiewicz, Skottie Young, Chip Zdarsky, Dean Rankine, Jeff Lemire, Ewan McLaughlin, Jock

128 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction comics fantasy adventurous funny medium-paced
Kill or be Killed, Vol. 1 by Ed Brubaker

Kill or be Killed, Vol. 1

Kill or Be Killed (Collected Editions) #1

Ed Brubaker

128 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction comics crime adventurous dark fast-paced
Babyteeth, Vol. 1: Born by Donny Cates, Mark Englert, Garry Brown, Taylor Esposito

Babyteeth, Vol. 1: Born

Babyteeth #1

Donny Cates, Mark Englert, Garry Brown, Taylor Esposito

120 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction comics horror adventurous dark fast-paced
The Man Who Came Down the Attic Stairs by Celine Loup

The Man Who Came Down the Attic Stairs

Celine Loup

48 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction graphic novel horror literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Helter Skelter: Fashion Unfriendly by Kyōko Okazaki

Helter Skelter: Fashion Unfriendly

Kyōko Okazaki

320 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction contemporary manga dark reflective slow-paced
Watersnakes by Tony Sandoval, Lucas Marangon

Watersnakes

Tony Sandoval, Lucas Marangon

144 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction comics fantasy horror young adult dark mysterious medium-paced
Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol

Anya's Ghost

Vera Brosgol

221 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction graphic novel horror young adult dark mysterious fast-paced
A Body Beneath: Collecting Issues of the Comic Book Series "Lose" by Michael DeForge

A Body Beneath: Collecting Issues of the Comic Book Series "Lose"

Lose #2-5

Michael DeForge

152 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction comics adventurous reflective slow-paced