Something is Killing the Children gets new one-shot from BOOM! Studios
By Liam McGuire
August 6th, 2025
BOOM! Studios' award-winning horror series Something is Killing the Children is getting a new one-shot collecting a series of stories that originally appeared in the Hello Darkness anthology!
Something is Killing the Children: A Monster Hunter Walks Into a Bar #1 features the six previously separated short stories in a single one-shot by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'Edera, AndWorld Design, and Miquel Muerto. The story showcases the impact of Erica Slaughter's monster hunting and the people she helped save.
Something is Killing the Children: A Monster Hunter Walks Into a Bar #1 features main cover art by Werther Dell'Edera, with standard variants by Ben Stenbeck and Jenny Frison, with the latter two also being available as incentive variants. Puppeteer Lee is drawing a 1:25 incentive variant. Check out the main cover art and text solicit below.
A must-read companion to the award-winning Something is Killing the Children series — collected in full for the first time!
Originally serialized across six parts in acclaimed anthology horror series Hello Darkness, this thrilling one-shot gathers the complete story in one epic release! Erica Slaughter moves from town to town, hunting the monsters that haunt the night — but this time, the story isn’t hers alone.
Told from the perspective of those she saved, this haunting anthology explores the legend and lasting impact of the mysterious monster hunter!
Something is Killing the Children: A Monster Hunter Walks Into a Bar #1 arrives at CaptCan Comics on October 8th, 2025. Pre-order the issue now to ensure you don’t miss out.