Fresh off receiving two Eisner Awards last night for her gothic horror work, Becky Cloonan returns to DSTLRY for another round, but this time she’s bringing a whole bunch of friends.
At the San Diego Comic Con today, DSTLRY announced Come Find Me: An Autumnal Offering. The one-shot anthology will include stories by Cloonan, E.M. Carroll, HamletMachine, Vanesa R. Del Rey, Céline Loup and Molly Mendoza.
“Just like Somna allowed me to collaborate with Tula Lotay and create something subversive and unexpected, I wanted to cultivate that same feel with Come Find Me. From a place of selfishness, these are my favorite voices in horror comics and uniting them has been a nightmare come true,” said Cloonan. “Much like my first contribution in DSTLRY’s one-shot, The Devil’s Cut, you may just see some of these stories set the stage for larger projects.”
Here’s how DSTLRY describes the one-shot:
Within COME FIND ME, Cloonan unearths a corpse with two coins laid over its decaying eyes. When an opportunistic thief robs the cadaver of its last possessions, a sinister curse erupts, dooming all it touches. HamletMachine presents a chilling tale of a musical demon who makes Faustian pacts with unsuspecting victims, creating a minor-key symphony of human pain. Carroll, Mendoza, and Del Rey similarly reach deep into naturalistic romance and dread for one of the most chillingly beautiful descents into folk horror.
“Following on the huge success of Somna, Becky is at it again with the sexy horror stories! It’s a testament to her stature in this business that she’s managed to assemble such a stellar lineup of established and emerging talent, and I feel very blessed that she’s asked me to be a part of it,” said Editor Will Dennis. “It’s going to be an amazing book!”
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