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Vampires With Dentures: Meet ‘Nanny And Hank’ This August
So say that you were an your golden years, just trying to enjoy your retirement, and then one night you’re bitten by a vampire, forever trapping you inside of you withering body? Sound like it would ‘suck’? (Yep…I’m that shameless.) Well this August scribe Mark Miller (“VINCENT PRICE PRESENTS: THE TINGLER”) and publisher Blue Water Comics will be answering these questions with their new, ‘lighthearted’, vampire comedy “NANCY AND HANK”. Inside you can read the first 6 pages of the book, and get all the details. Read on for the skinny.
WRITTEN BY: Mark L. Miller
ILLUSTRATIONS BY: Steve Babb
“Nanny and Hank were enjoying their golden years in a retirement community, planning trips to see their grandchildren, and living the simple life… until they cross paths with a blood-drunk vampire. Now their lives will never be the same in this mini-series that turns all expectations you have about horror on its ear.”
“NANNY AND HANK” Drops This August From Blue Water Publishing! (MSRP-$3.99)
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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