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James Tynion IV Announces ‘The House in the Wall’ at Thrillbent
Writer James Tynion IV took to Thrillbent’s blog this morning to announce a new series he’s working on called ‘The House in the Wall.’ Pitched as an unconventional ghost story that will champion the Thrillbent medium to its fullest. The series will be co-written with newcomer Noah J. Yuenkel and accompanied by art from Eryk Donovan.
For those of you already reading Tynion’s ‘The Eighth Seal‘ on Thrillbent, you know that he has embraced the digital form in new and fascinating ways. He has a masterful control over the progression of the story, and the reveals of certain panels prove to be chilling and creepy. So this series should be an absolute hit.
Head over to Thrillbent’s blog to check out what Tynion had to say about the nature of horror, this new book, and his approach to this new and exciting way to read comics.
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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