Last year’s resurgence of EC Comics produced more horror and sci-fi stories than usual, and it continues into 2025 with Epitaphs From the Abyss #7. Three horror stories await you in the anthology. It also includes another great opening from Dustin Weaver featuring horror host Grave-Digger.
It begins with a full-page splash introduction by Dustin Weaver. This highly dramatic page depicts a gravedigger sitting on a giant pink tentacle that has protruded from a crypt. A freshly created vampire chick stands in front, ready to defeat the victim. This is a great page and Weaver continues to provide these openers.
The first story is titled “Forbidden” by Karen Bunn and Andrew Sorrentino. The main character is a drunk and always ends up sleeping on the sidewalk, but he always comes back. Early on, he learns that three old kegs of beer have been purchased and must be sampled after the bar closes. The problem is that the barrel is filled with giant vampires!
Sorrentino brings the stellar photorealistic style we love in his various projects. His layout design is also sharp, especially the page where the “Bloody Daniels” alcohol bottle breaks up the page. The vampires are monstrous and well designed, and Sorrentino does a great job of wrapping things up with an ending.
One of the variant covers doesn’t tell a story per se, but it’s cool.
Credit: Oni Press
Next up is “A Splice of the Action” by Chris Condon and Valeria Barzo. Set in the early days of Hollywood, a woman named Dorthea Babu learns that her script has been stolen and made into a movie. She seeks revenge and finally demands the final trump card. It’s pretty simple, but considering how realistic and serious most of the story had been up to that point, the final panel is a bit over the top.
Rounding out the anthology is “Black Gold Cemetery” by Jordan Thomas and Andrea Mutti. This story feels like it came straight out of a Stephen King anthology featuring roadside serial killers. Through the captions, Thomas puts us inside the killer’s head, revealing how he started murdering and why he committed it. Being a financially disadvantaged person, he realized that killing the rich would also help tip the scales.
Mutti manages to bring back a supernatural ending straight out of something like The Burbs. There’s also a nice montage of murders, 12 panels per page.
Epitaphs From the Abyss #7 continues the tradition of EC Comics with its powerful combination of visually beautiful and thematically diverse horror stories. While there may be moments where it stumbles in terms of tone or originality, this anthology’s creative storytelling, excellent artwork, and rich variety make it a must-read for fans of both classic and modern horror. It becomes.
“Epitaphs From the Abyss” #7 brings you three classic emotional stories
Epitaph from the Abyss #7
Epitaphs From the Abyss #7 continues the tradition of EC Comics with its powerful combination of visually beautiful and thematically diverse horror stories. While there may be moments where it stumbles in terms of tone or originality, this anthology’s creative storytelling, excellent artwork, and rich variety make it a must-read for fans of both classic and modern horror. It becomes.
Each of the three stories brings a unique perspective on horror, from monstrous vampires to Hollywood revenge stories to roadside serial killers.
Weaver’s dramatic opening and detailed, atmospheric artwork by Sorrentino, Bruso, and Mutti effectively set the tone for each story.
The bombastic ending of “A Splice of the Action” feels off-putting compared to the album’s otherwise grounded tone.
