The spirit of Halloween is alive and well in John Carpenter’s Tales for a HalloweeNight Volume 7, a new horror anthology comic curated by the master himself. Featuring an all-star array of writers and artists, the seventh volume of the popular anthology is available now from Storm King Comics, a company Carpenter co-founded with his wife Sandy King.
John Carpenter is a legend in the horror and science fiction genres, having spearheaded undisputed masterpieces such as Halloween, The Thing and They Live. Carpenter also provided memorable scores for a number of his own films, and over the past decade, has focused his efforts on music, releasing a number of albums. Carpenter, along with his wife Sandy King, have their own production company, called Storm King Productions. King, who helped produce a number of Carpenter’s films, has an extensive filmography, having worked in a variety of genres and with a wide range of directors, including Walter Hill and John Hughes. In 2012, the duo created Storm King Comics, devoted to publishing high quality horror and science fiction comics. The company’s initial offering, John Carpenter’s Asylum, was a smash hit, as was John Carpenter’s Tales for a HalloweeNight; the company even has a title aimed at younger audiences. And now, the company is releasing the seventh volume in its popular Tales for a HalloweeNight series.
The book is now available for sale in both signed and unsigned editions on Carpenter’s iconic Halloween theme, the trailer showcases the anthology’s various stories. While Storm King did not provide specific information on the stories appearing in the book, they promised each would be “stand alone” and capture the spirit of Halloween. Storm King also revealed the anthology’s all-star talent roster. Among the many contributors include Carpenter and King, along with Frank Tieri, Cat Staggs, Amanda Deibert, Tim Bradstreet, Jan Duursema and Tom Mandrake.
John Carpenter’s filmography is loaded with classic after classic; Halloween invented the slasher-film genre, The Thing is a rare remake better than the original and They Live’s critiques of a consumerist society is just as relevant today as it was in the 80s. Clearly Carpenter knows his way around horror and science fiction. Now, along with Sandy King, Carpenter is bringing these sensibilities to the world of comics. They have brought together some of the best creators working today and gave them a platform to tell compelling and intelligent horror stories.
John Carpenter’s Halloween was a cinematic “shot heard around the world,” forever changing the world of horror, and its spirit lives on in volume seven of John Carpenter’s Tales for a HalloweeNight, a horror anthology featuring talent picked by Carpenter himself.
Source: Storm King Comics
