Earlier this week, Oni Press teased some mystery books coming from the publisher next year. And now we know one of those titles: Plague House #1, from writer Michael W. Conrad and artist Dave Chisholm.
“I swear I saw a ghost as a child, floating in the living room of my family home,” said Conrad via a press release provided to Comic Book Club. “I wasn’t dreaming. The man bobbed in the corner staring at me, wordlessly pleading for help. Plague House is about answering that call, and discovering the true nature of hauntings, imprinted memories, and the demands places can make of the living.”
In the new series, a trio of ghost hunters heads to the McCabe house, “the scene of a grisly quadruple homicide,” and feeling the pain left behind by the deed, seek to cleanse the house of spirits.
“I’ve been a fan of Dave [Chisholm]’s art for a very long time,” continued Conrad. “It’s been a delight to bring him into this corrupted place, and watch him dwell in the darkness. I hope he comes out of it okay, and I hope the readers understand the dangers this book presents to us as the creators, as well as to those bold enough to join us in its pages.”
Added Chisholm, “With Plague House, Michael flips the haunted house trope on its head in a really clever, chilling way that immediately got me hyped to tackle the visuals for this book. I’m drawing, coloring, and lettering this thing, and that allows me to dig into some of those comic-centric structural or formal ideas that show up in the music-based work that has become my calling card. Music and horror…they’re really similar, right?
“Just like in music, properly telling a horrific story is all about timing! The weirdest thing is, though – you know, putting these pages together takes a lot of time. It can really isolate a person, and your mind can wander and drift, sort of putting you into a meditative state. And then, when I come out of that state, I’ve noticed things around my studio have moved, have been misplaced, or strange objects just show up on a bookshelf or a desk. I’m starting to think that there’s more to Michael’s script than meets the eye…”
The book is on sale in April 2025, but you can check out a preview, below.
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