‘Mine Is A Long, Lonesome Grave’ Exclusive Excerpt Teases Folk Horror Hell
Oni Press’ ambitious periodical slate for 2025 kicks off next week with the haunting and highly anticipated series Mine Is A Long, Lonesome Grave from writer Justin Jordan and artist Chris Shehan. Issue one delivers witchcraft, dark family secrets, and a visceral, unforgettable sequence not for the faint of heart.
The series, by the writer and co-creator of The Strange Talent of Luther Strode and the #1 best-selling artist of House of Slaughter, kicks off an ambitious publishing plan that includes Free For All #1 by Patrick Horvath (March), Out of Alcatraz #1 by Christopher Cantwell & Tyler Crook (March), Plague House #1 by Michael W. Conrad & Dave Chisholm (April) and The Goddamn Tragedy #1 by Chris Condon & Shawn Kuruneru (April.)
“The best horror has a way of sticking with you, the specter of a particularly gruesome image haunting your thoughts long after it has been wiped away on the screen—and this is exactly what happens to Harley, haunted by the ghosts of his past, in Mine Is A Long, Lonesome Grave,” said Oni Press Editor Megan Brown. “This is a ghost story about ghost stories, a violent, bloody romp that is horror at its finest, and we’re so excited for folks to take a peek at its grisly, harrowing pages.”
Read the first issue’s full synopsis below:
Harley Creed is a bad man. He used to be worse. A violent ex-con with a string of brutal crimes in his past, he only wanted one thing when he finally walked free from prison: to leave Briar Falls, WV, behind and disappear forever. But Harley’s hometown has a strange way of swallowing people whole—call it a consequence of the low-level folk magic that has permeated its darker corners for generations. And now that Harley has returned, pent-up vengeance for his past crimes is about to come roaring back. Somebody has put a hex on him—and Harley has seven days before he dies in twisted, screaming agony.
The only way to save himself is to find and kill his unseen enemy before their curse can take effect. That should be easy enough, but in Briar Falls, there’s no shortage of suspects. With no other choice, Harley is coming for them all. If he can’t have peace, at least he can have revenge.
Now get a taste for that folk magic and Harley Creed’s predicament in our exclusive excerpt:
“The essence of folk horror is the sense of trespass, that you’ve wandered somewhere dark and deep, with its own rules and dangers,” said writer Justin Jordan. “A sense that you do not belong, you do not understand, and you never will. The primal fear of being an outsider, alone and adrift.”
Mine Is A Long, Lonesome Grave features bare-knuckled covers by Chris Shehan (House of Slaughter), Matthew Roberts (Battle Pope), Kelsey Ramsay (Moon Dogs), Jeffrey Alan Love (Absolute Batman), and Jason Shawn Alexander (Killadelphia)! Check them out below.
This pitch-black Appalachian horror thriller will kick down the doors of comic shops everywhere on February 12, 2025.
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