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Barbara Crampton Lands the Cover of Stephen Graham Jones’ ‘True Believers’ Final Issue [Exclusive]
New York Times-bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones (The Only Good Indians, My Heart Is a Chainsaw) and Joshua Viola are bringing their slasher comic series True Believers to a star-studded conclusion.
True Believers #3 – Slashfest boasts an appearance by Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator, You’re Next), and we have an exclusive look at Matthew Therrien‘s variant cover featuring the horror icon below.
The third and final issue features art by Ben Matsuya, letters by Jeremiah Lambert, a main cover by Matsuya and Lambert, and four variant covers from Therrien.
It also also includes cameos from Re-Animator star Jeffrey Combs, Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash, shock rockers Gwar, Trivium frontman Matthew Heafy, and electronic musician Klayton of Celldweller.
True Believers #3 pits convention goers against another masked menace who takes their devotion to the cult slasher franchise Killr far too seriously. But is this just a cosplayer, or someone from the past with deadlier intentions?
True to its bloody roots, the finale promises outrageous kills, tongue-in-cheek gags, meta Easter eggs, and enough gore to satisfy even the most die-hard horror fan.
“Thanks to Slash for sitting on that stool and bringing this closing installment of True Believers home,” comments Jones. “When you have a stable narrator, the story can be operatic and bloody, funny and scary, have chimpanzees and mannequins, heroism and evil: everything you might want from the last in a slasher trilogy.”
“The third and final issue of True Believers is finally here and I couldn’t be more pumped,” adds Viola. “This series has been a wild ride from day one and I can’t wait for fans to see how it all goes down. It’s louder, bloodier and funnier than ever, but still true to the twisted idea that kicked this whole thing off. Welcome to Slashfest!”
Previous issues of True Believers have featured appearances from the horror royalty Jamie Lee Curtis, Goosebumps author R.L. Stine, Final Destination creator Jeffrey Reddick and star Devon Sawa, and characters from the horror-comedy Deathgasm.
Releasing on October 13, True Believers #3 – Slashfest is up for pre-order from Bit Bot Media.
The supernatural world of Korean folk horror movie Exhuma grows larger with the arrival of prequel spinoff webtoon Maengjong this weekend, Variety reports today.
Naver Webtoon debuts Maengjong on May 30.
The series hails from Haemuri (Olgami) and will trace the high school origins of how shaman duo Hwarim and Bonggil, played by Kim Go-eun and Lee Do-hyun in the 2024 film, came together to face occultish threats.
The story is set to begin when “Hwarim, who has been concealing her identity following a childhood encounter with a snake spirit called Jin, crosses paths with Bonggil at their school.”
Variety notes that Exhuma director Jang Jae-hyun participated in the project’s early concept stage.
“We are presenting ‘Maengjong,’ a new series capturing the appeal of the horror-occult genre, ahead of the full summer season,” said Lee Jeong-geun, Naver Webtoon’s Korea webtoon content leader. “With the high school story of Hwarim and Bonggil, who left a strong impression in the film ‘Exhuma,’ enhanced by Haemuri’s characteristic tense direction, we expect it will be a welcome work for genre fans.”
“It is meaningful that the spin-off story of ‘Exhuma,’ loved by many audiences, expands by meeting the new grammar of webtoon,” said Lee Hyeon-jeong, managing director of the film business division at Showbox, which distributed the film. “We hope it will be a fresh experience for both film fans and webtoon readers.”
Exhuma was a breakout hit in 2024, becoming the first Korean occult film to surpass 10 million ticket buyers and the country’s highest-grossing film of the year. I wrote in my review that “the intricately woven Exhuma delivers one of the year’s biggest surprises in horror so far.”
The bond between Hwarim and Bonggil was one of the film’s highlights, making this prequel webtoon a must for fans.
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