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The town of Archer’s Peak was once an ideal, sleepy town in the heart of America. The type of suburb where burgeoning families dream about raising their children. But that was before the close-knit community was rocked by a series of brutal murders – all involving the children. 

The children who don’t die? They come back spinning tales of monsters lurking in the woods. While the local police and authority figures don’t know what to make of these stories, a strange woman named Erica Slaughter has arrived claiming to be the answer to all their problems. This so-called “monster” hunter believes the local kids and promises to put an end to the brutal murders. But can they trust this Slaughter with their children’s lives? Or is she an unhinged killer who’ll only bring more tragedy into their midst?

James Tynion IV, the GLAAD Award-winning writer behind The Woods, has lent his talents to transport readers into this waking nightmare. Meanwhile, Briggs Land artist Werther Dell’Edera brings these nightmarish events to life in striking detail. Fair warning, you may need to sleep with the lights on later…

–Braelynn Bowersox