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An obsessive, ballpoint-pen diary that uses B-movie horror tropes to explore the very real monsters of history and human nature. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, vol 1.
- gritty
- haunting
- nostalgic
- feverish
- 01
Lumberjanes Vol. 1
N.D. Stevenson
A chaotic, punk-rock summer camp adventure fueled by supernatural mysteries and fierce, unapologetic girl power.
- 02
My Friend Dahmer
Derf Backderf
A chilling, retrospective look at the mundane high school days of a future monster, steeped in creeping dread and the tragic failure of the adults who looked the other way.
- 03
Harrow County, Vol. 1
Cullen Bunn
A lush, watercolor nightmare steeped in Southern Gothic folklore and the terrifying realization of who you truly are.
- 04
Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 1
James Tynion IV
A blood-spattered, dread-soaked descent into small-town horror where the only thing scarier than the monsters is the woman who hunts them.
- 05
Gideon Falls, Vol. 1
Jeff Lemire
A dizzying descent into rural dread and urban paranoia where the very architecture of reality begins to rot.
- 06
I Am Not Okay With This
Charles Forsman
A stark, deadpan exploration of teenage alienation where repressed trauma manifests as uncontrollable, destructive power.
- 07
The Nice House on the Lake, Vol. 1
James Tynion IV
A dread-soaked psychological thriller where the ultimate luxury vacation slowly rots into an apocalyptic nightmare.
- 08
A Study in Emerald
Neil Gaiman
A gaslit, reality-bending mystery that wraps cosmic horror in the comforting tweed of a Victorian detective story.
- 09
Black Hole
Charles Burns
A hypnotic, high-contrast descent into the grotesque anxieties of adolescence, where teenage alienation takes terrifying physical form.
- 10
Monsters
Barry Windsor-Smith
A harrowing, intricately drawn descent into the darkest corners of American history and generational trauma.
- 11
Lumberjanes Vol. 2
Grace Ellis
A chaotic, joyful celebration of hardcore lady-types fighting monsters and fiercely loving their friends.
- 12
Deadly Class, Vol. 1
Rick Remender
A neon-soaked, punk-rock fever dream of teenage angst and hyper-violence.
