With a clever premise to build upon, SCREAMLAND #3 (Image Comics) lives up to its full potential by delivering tons of scares and laughs. There’s a killer on the loose, prowling the booths at a horror convention. When you have a room full of movie monsters, who do you begin to suspect? Where do you even start with such a long list? As the murder mystery unspools, the story becomes a satirical look at Hollywood and popular culture.

PANDORA: END OF DAYS Vol. 1 (Real Interface Studios) is an action-packed tale about a frightened high school student lost in the zombie apocalypse. Trapped in New Jersey, Katie desperately searches for her missing father while seeking to escape. Will she locate her father in time, before a horde of undead come crashing through her bedroom door? This first volume is an interesting look at a lonely girl struggling to survive in a city in ruins.

With so many bizarre plot twists, GREEN WAKE #5 (Image Comics) keeps its readers guessing right until the last page. In a town where keeping secrets is the norm, a grief-stricken detective is on a frantic search for a brutal killer. But, will the detective try to save the killer from a bloodthirsty monster? Forced to stop two murderers at the same time, all clues lead to a shocking revelation. This puzzling mystery is fantastically compelling, with superb storytelling and feverish artwork.

With gruesome imagery and cheeky one-liners, CREEPY COMICS Vol. 1 (Dark Horse Comics) is an entertaining collection of morality tales. These terrifying originals come from the newly resurrected CREEPY compilation. This anthology contains 20 contemporary horror stories with ghoulish artwork. The first volume is set up with a strong list of talented authors—Joe. R. Lansdale, Dan Braun, Shawna Gore—and exceptional artists such as Bernie Wrightson, Rahsan Ekedal and Ken Kelly.

Uniquely minimalist and eerily stylish, CHRONICLES OF VAN HELSING (Darkslinger Comics) creatively experiments with storytelling and artwork. What does it actually take for a person to become a monster hunter? How much sacrifice must be made before insanity finally takes over? These are the questions Robert Van Helsing must ask himself as he wages a violent war against creatures of the night. With a “less is more” approach, what isn’t exactly said with words is delivered in thousands through pictures.

Comic-book fans are in for a thrilling ride in the gripping conclusion of Radical Publishing’s ABATTOIR saga. As a real-estate agent investigates the dark history of a haunted house, his entire life is thrown completely upside down. As he descends into madness, the agent struggles to understand what is real or not, and his own loving family may be his next victims. Created by filmmaker Darren Lynn Bousman (the SAW sequels, MOTHER’S DAY), this issue is an exciting must-read! 

Set in the middle of the Vietnam War, ’68 #3 (Image Comics) is an unforgettable tale about the extremely hostile nature of combat and horror. Far away from home, a platoon of American soldiers finds themselves losing their humanity in the never-ending jungles. Is there anything to go back home to, especially when the zombie infestation has spread to the states? Well-deserving of much attention and high praise, each issue of ’68 continues to get better and better!