What new are the best new horror comics in 2026? Look no further than these 5 terrifyingly brilliant titles!
Whether you’re a fan of the supernatural, monsters, or crave a unique zombie apocalypse, these five comics offer a terrifyingly good time. They’re also unique, offering different and creative takes. Let’s take a tour.
White Sky
Published by Image Comics, White Sky sets up an interesting premise from the outset. At its core, it is a ghost story, but rather than the ghost activity taking place in paranormal hotspots, it asks the question: What if the entire world is haunted?
The series is written by William Harms (two-time BAFTA nominated Mafia III, International Horror Guild Award finalist Impaler) with fan-favorite artist JP Mavinga and colorist Lee Loughridge (Standstill). The publisher cites the series as ideal for fans of The Last of Us, The Walking Dead, and 28 Days Later. Those comparisons set up huge expectations, but they’re absolutely vindicated.
White Sky tales place 5 years after an apocalyptic event that saw the sky turn white… and not long after, the world ended. Now Violet and her father, David, are driven from hiding and forced to cross the desolate remains of America toward the shattered ruins of San Francisco, chasing a grapevine rumour of refuge. However, traversing a land haunted by the dead, nowhere is safe for the living.
In the weeks since it debuted, White Sky has proven a massive success at Image Comics. We’re so excited see see what the future holds for this series.
Bleeding Hearts
Deniz Camp had a generational run in 2025, across different publishers including Marvel and DC. In fact, our absolute favourite comic book series of last year was Assorted Crisis Events. Suffice to say, when we heard about Bleeding Hearts, we didn’t need convincing to pick it up.
For Bleeding Hearts, Camp teamed up with artist and former 20th Century Men collaborator Stipan Morian. The comic is a clever introspective zombie story from the point of view of the zombies — but it’s also so much more than that.
Bleeding Hearts kicks off the re-launch of DC Vertigo. There’s quite a lot riding on this to be a hit, and it absolutely checks the criteria of what I was looking for. It’s a zombie story with a twist, the artwork is excellent, and it sets itself up to continue for the long haul. Bleeding Hearts takes a different, subversive approach. Rather than being a slice of life story, Camp has taken to describing it as “slice of unlife”. We follow Mouse-Pokes-Golf-Ball-Through-Hole-In-Head (or simply ‘Poke’ for short), a valued member of his zombie community. But unlike others, he learns that, despite being a zombie, he has a heartbeat. Does this newfound heartbeat lend itself to a greater moral conscience? Well, when he and his brother-in-arms Mush come across the living, it’s decision time.
Check out our review of Bleeding Hearts #1 here.
Pick up 'Bleeding Hearts #1' here.
Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux is one of the best-loved gothic horror novels of all-time. Of course, the story was made into a pop culture phenomenon thanks to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical. And now, the seminal work is reimagined in comics from esteemed creators Tyler Boss (You’ll Do Bad Things) and Martin Simmonds (The Department of Truth).
Universal Monsters: The Phantom of the Opera takes readers on a new foray deep beneath the grand chandelier of the infamous opera house. Boss and Simmonds’ comic series offers a terrifying new vision of the iconic story.
In terms of uniqueness, we actually praised its differences to the original story. In our review of Phantom of the Opera #1, we wrote: “When I first read this issue I imagined I would bash it for its lack of faithfulness to the source. Since then, I have grown to appreciate this new approach. References, adaptations, inspirations, at the end of the day, they are all bricks out of which we build new houses. There is nothing truly original, as there is nothing truly faithful anymore, where the difference lies is not if Christine Daae will say the appropriate line out of the first 20 pages of the book in comics format, but rather if I can see Christine Daae, while seeing a level of respect for Gaston Leroux from Boss’ and Simmonds’ and I dare say, this might be the first adaptation, I feel the French author’s presence lurking in those same negative spaces I was invited to peek out of.”
Pick up 'Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera #1' here.
Super Creepshow
Creepshow is one of the most popular and beloved horror anthologies of all-time. It all began back in the ’80s with the original movie, directed by genre legend George A. Romero (of zombie movie fame) and written by Stephen King. The movie spawned a sequel, and of course, Greg Nicotero’s cult TV series on Shudder. The series would make its natural progression into the comics medium through Image Comics/Skybound in 2019, garnering a dedicated audience of its own.
Now, the Creepshow comics have transitioned into an all-new avenue, blending the series with a superhero edge. Titled Super Creepshow, the series expertly creepifies classic superhero origin stories and tropes. #1 kicks off from superstar Kieron Gillen (Young Avengers, Darth Vader), Rossi Gifford (Wonder Woman: Black & Gold), Ryan North (Fantastic Four), and Derek Charm (The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl), with letterer Pat Brosseau (Aliens). With two skin-crawling, super-powered tales, the debut issue instantly proves that the classic style of Creepshow, fuelled by cliches and plots inspired by the superhero genre, is a perfect match. Read our review it here.
We loved Super Creepshow so much that we also interviewed both Kieron Gillen and Ryan North about their respective tales.
Pick up 'Super Creepshow #1' here.
Red Roots
At the time of writing, Red Roots #1 has not yet released, but we recently read an advance copy and we were absolutely blown away. Check out our early review here.
Created by acclaimed comics artist Lorenzo De Felici (Oblivion Song), Red Roots follows lives of a professional killer and a high school teacher, who are inexplicably bound by a terrifying, mysterious force. It’s dark, brutal, and presents a unique mystery that’s super difficult to solve. De Felici’s artwork is stunning as always. It’s more grounded, visceral and gritty than his previous work. Panels move quickly and the action flows. It’s clear that he’s learned how to master the art of cliffhangers after his long-time collaboration with Robert Kirkman.
Red Roots #1 releases April 29.
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