comics & graphic novels / horror

"... in chronological order [looks at ] ... Hellboy's mysterious World War II origin to his 1994 confrontation with the man who summoned him to earth, and the earliest signs of the plague of frogs. Avoiding his supposed fate as the herald of the end of the world, Hellboy continues with the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense, fighting alongside Abe Sapien, Liz Sherman, and drafting Roger Homunculus into his own ill-fated service with the B.P.R.D."-- Provided by publisher.

Collects issues #1 through #4 of the Dark Horse comic-book series "Stranger Things: The Other Side," in which Will Byers finds himself in the Upside Down, an impossible dark parody of his own world inhabitated by monsters.

Follows Will Byers as he struggles to survive in the Upside Down.

"Preparations begin at Castle Golga for the festival of the undead, as vampire killers question a man in a monastery on the Baltic. Mr. Higgins wants to avoid the scene of his wife's death. However, these men who swore to rid the world of vampires inspire Higgins to end the only suffering he cares about--his own"-- Provided by publisher.

"The Abandoned, that hulking figure with haunting yellow eyes, rarely leaves his ramshackle cabin deep in the woods of Harrow County. But it wasn't always so. And when hunters travel to Harrow County in search of big game, they get a lot more than they bargained for. As Emmy meets more visitors from the outside world, she discovers secrets of her own past and the very foundations of Harrow County."--Provided by publisher.

"After uncovering Harrow County's twisted history and her bizarre connection to the populace, Emmy forges a new and profound connection to the land and its creatures--but as Emmy mends fences with her neighbors, a familiar and sinister presence marshals its own forces just over the county lines..."--Provided by publisher.

"In 1944 Hellboy was conjured in a ceremony meant to give Hitler the ultimate occult weapon. Fortunately, Professor Trevor Bruttenholm was there to witness, and to guide Hellboy to become the world's greatest paranormal detective. But Bruttenholm wasn't the only witness to Hellboy's arrival. The Visitor: How and Why He Stayed reveals the aliens who monitored Hellboy's arrival on earth, and why the assassin they sent to earth stayed his hand. Provides backstory and answers questions about the origin of Hellboy in this fun tale about a myserious visitor who is sent to observe Hellboy!"--.

"In 1956, Hellboy caravans across Mexico--vampire-hunting with luchadores, finding the Aztec Gods, fighting evil turkeys and Frankenstein's monster, and drinking way too much tequila"--Provided by publisher.

"Young Emmy always knew that the woods surrounding her home crawled with ghosts and monsters--the countless haints of Harrow County. But on the eve of her eighteenth birthday, she learns that she is connected to these creatures--and to the land itself--in ways she never could have imagined."--Back cover.

"Baltimore's allies relive their own troubled pasts while they bury their fallen friends. Can they uncover the origins of the Blood-Red Witch before she awakens the Red King--the devil behind all the world's evil?"--Provided by publisher.