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Have you all been good little boys and girls this year? You’d better hope so, ‘cos Santa’s not the one you need to worry about.
From wikipedia…
Krampus is a mythical creature recognized in Alpine countries. According to legend, Krampus accompanies St. Nicholas (Santa Claus) during the Christmas season, warning and punishing bad children, in contrast to St. Nicholas, who gives gifts to good children. When the Krampus finds a particularly naughty child, it stuffs the child in its sack and carries the frightened thing away to its lair, presumably to devour for its Christmas dinner.
In the Alpine regions, Krampus is represented as a beast like creature, generally demonic in appearance. Traditionally young men dress up as the Krampus in Austria, southern Bavaria and South Tyrol during the first week of December, particularly on the evening of 5 December, and roam the streets frightening children with rusty chains and bells.
As a special christmas treat Hack/Slash creator Tim Seeley has released a free mini comic to encourage new readers to his hit comic series. You can find this festive 4 page freebie by clicking and releasing your mouse (in that order) just here.
Speed Date, the controversial comic strip which appeared in the 2010 edition of Hallowscream, (and gained an equally unpleasant sequel in the recent 2011 issue), is now also a short film. It had its first public screening at this year’s annual Irish Film Institute Horrorthon. Speed Kills, (the original title was already taken), is adapted […]
Here you are then ghosts and ghoulies, for your viewing pleasure, Back from the Depths is proud to present the 2011 edition of everyones favourite horror anthology Hallowscream. Just click on the creepy cover below, sit back and delve in to the darker side of comics. This is the perfect treat for a horrific Halloween. […]
Tis the season of spooky comics and mysterious goings on! The release of our very own Hallowscream is just around the corner and another UK horror anthology will be available shortly after. The excellent Something Wicked from FutureQuakePress will be available November 1st and you can download it from their website at an extremely reasonable […]
Has it really been three years since he bade us farewell? It is with a heavy heart that I must post the following video… …but wait… What’s that down there…? Hold the rhubarb… There’s something jolly familiar about that David Ashby chap’s style. Is that…? No, it can’t be… Danger 5 are coming – November […]
This short film is a fan made adaptation of Ben Templesmith’s werewolf comic published by IDW Welcome to Hoxford. Directed by Julien Mokrani. Written & Artistic Coordination by Samuel Bodin. With Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher & Arben Bajraktaraj. This movie is so well made it’s impossible not to be impressed by it. It’s highly stylized […]
The ‘raise enough money to get Hallowscream printed appeal’ continues over on IndieGoGo. So far we’ve received $125 of contributions from horror fans who will all be receiving our eternal thanks and a copy of this years creepy comicHallowscream. If you want to get your hands on a beautiful printed version of Hallowscream make sure […]
Horror writer Steve Niles (30 Days of Night, Criminal Macarbe) has left a little treat for horror fans over on his website. His short story, illustrated by Andrew Ritchie, titles Pieces of Mom is a zombie tale created to shock. Take a trip over to his website and you can download Pieces for Mom for […]
The tenth issue of HAUNTED magazine, (Nov/Dec 2011), is now on sale at selected branches of WH Smith and newsagents across the UK. For just £3.99, it contains over a hundred pages of cool eclectic stuff covering all things paranormal and includes the like of interviews with James Randi and Warwick Davis, articles and features […]
Hallowscream is a global horror comic that brings artists and writers together from around the world. The project is open to both amateur and professional comic creators and you can see the mix of styles and stories for yourself in the first two issues on the Hallowscream site. In March of this year we announced […]
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