Three ghosthunters will face the spirits haunting a house where not one but four murders took place in Plague House. The four-issue ghost story is written by Michael W. Conrad (Wonder Woman) with art by Dave Chisholm (Miles Davis and the Search for the Sound). Oni Press has announced that the first issue will arrive in comic shops in April 2025.

“I swear I saw a ghost as a child, floating in the living room of my family home,” Conrad said. “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 Plague House, the holy man Jacob, skeptical Holland, and true believer Del are ghost hunters who visit haunted locations to prove that the undead exist and to exorcize violent spirits. Their next target is the McCabe House where a quadruple homicide occurred, and spiritual pain lingers. As they study the house, the family ghosts warn Del what it will take to cleanse the house.

“I’ve been a fan of Dave [Chisholm]’s art for a very long time,” Conrad said. “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.”

“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,” Chisholm said. “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…”

Plague House is one of five new genre-bending projects coming from Oni Press in Spring 2025.