For a few years now, Archie Comics has had its finger on the pulse of horror fandom. From titles such as Afterlife with Archie to The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, horror fans everywhere have discovered the more terrifying side of Riverdale and its inhabitants. 

In a surprise announcement that Bloody Disgusting is proud to exclusively reveal, Archie Horror is making its horror convention debut with H45: 45 Years of Terror, a convention celebrating the 45th anniversary of John Carpenter’s Halloween, happening from September 29th to October 1st at the Pasadena Convention Center.

In addition to their presence, Archie Comics will also be bringing two crossover collaboration prints by artist Matt Talbot! The prints depict Halloween’s Michael Myers crossing paths with beloved Archie characters such as Sabrina Spellman, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, and everyone’s favorite black cat Salem. These prints will only be available at H45 so fans might want to jump at their chance to get one of these.

Here’s what Archie Comics CEO Jon Goldwater had to say about the collaboration:

“When we launched the Archie Horror line of comics ten years ago, we knew there was a strong bond between Archie fans and horror fans — both are such integral parts of American pop culture, with beloved tropes and iconic characters. And it’s hard to think of a more iconic character in horror than The Shape himself, Michael Myers. Working with our partners at Trancas International Films and Compass International Pictures to have Michael menace our own final girls — Betty, Veronica, and Sabrina — is a dream come true for all of us at Archie Comics.”   

Archie Comics’ Senior Director of Editorial Jamie L. Rotante added:

“A huge thank you to the fine folks at Trancas International Films and Compass International Pictures for allowing us to make this a reality; it’s an absolute honor and honestly surreal to see this blending of worlds, and recreating the classic Sabrina the Teenage Witch cover with The Shape is absolute perfection. We’re so grateful to work with a talent like artist Matt Talbot, who brought these wild fantasies to vivid, gorgeous life, and we’re excited to make our first-ever horror convention debut at H45. Archie Horror is ready to cement its place in the horror community.” 

Finally Artist Matt Talbot had this to say about the development process:

“Every so often, if you’re really fortunate, a dream project comes along—and this was one of those times. The Archie gang… meeting up with Michael Myers? When I was asked if I was up for drawing what that might look like, I couldn’t say ‘yes’ fast enough.

“Working on this with the team at Archie was so much fun. We pushed ideas back and forth, I worked up a few sketches, and we chose two of them to bring to life. I love that we ended up with one piece paying homage to an iconic scene from Halloween, and another paying homage to an equally iconic Archie comic cover.

“Archie Horror and Halloween are two of my very favorite spooky things—and the chance to not only see them together, but draw them together? It doesn’t get any better than that!”

These two prints will be available exclusively at H45: 45 Years of Terror from September 29th – October 1st at the Pasadena Convention Center in beautiful sunny Southern California!