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Waxwork Records to Release EC Comics-esque Titles Through Waxwork Comics
Waxwork Records is launching a brand new entity aimed at the horror comic audience with Waxwork Comics! Each issue will be an anthology comic assembled by, “…an outstanding team of the best writers and your favorite artists in an effort to form a new company specializing in a fresh take on the horror-inspired comic.”
The inspiration for this outfit were magazines like Creepy, Eerie, and the EC Comics of Tales from the Crypt and The Vault of Horror. According to Waxwork, “Readers can expect all-new tales of the occult, monsters, voodoo, witchcraft, vampires, and more!”
As this wasn’t already cool enough, here’s where things go overboard: Each issue will come with an exclusive colored 7″ vinyl record that features “original soundtracks” to the stories in the magazine! Also, the comic series will introduce a new horror comic icon in the form of The Projectionist, “…an undead film fanatic who resides in the theater’s attic.” The Projectionist will take, “…readers [to] a mysterious movie theater where they will be shown a double-feature of weird and wild genre films that may have been and never were.”
The first title, “House of Waxwork”, will be released in the first quarter of 2016.
The full announcement can be read here.
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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