Dustin Gebel
Image Comics revealed the next work in the oeuvre of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, set for release this August. Taking a pivot from the more straightforward crime thrillers, Houses of the Unholy is a dark descent into the world of serial killer thrillers. The book, which features colors by Jacob Phillips, follows an FBI agent who forms an unlikely team with a survivor of the Satanic Panic to track down a killer.
In the press release, Ed Brubaker described what made this book different to previous story, stating:
“Houses of the Unholy is something I’ve been describing as Satanic Panic Noir. It’s somewhere in-between a creepy horror story and a f*cked-up noir, and directly tied to the Satanic Panic craze of the ’80s. The book really speaks to my obsessions with cult horror, and plays with the demonic tropes of classic horror from Hammer to Carpenter to Stephen King. The fear that was everywhere back then has clearly resurfaced, and that made me want to dive back into those dark waters and try to find a Brubaker-Phillips take on noir and horror at the same time.”
The first look at Phillips and Phillips interiors can be seen below, alongside the novel’s cover.
Houses of the Unholy will be available at local comic book shops and booksellers on Tuesday, August 13 and Wednesday, August 14. It will also be available across many digital platforms.
