New Horror Comics Launching at Dublin Comic Con
With Dublin Comic Con just around the corner, Paul Carroll is launching two new horror comics! Building upon years of worldbuilding, The Ties That Bind and The Dark House, Volume One are the first books in the horror universe The Dark House.
The Dark House as a storytelling world comprises comics, prose fiction and (soon) audio fiction, telling interwoven stories of monsters and mystery.
The Ties That Bind
- Written by Paul Carroll
- Art by John McGuinness
- Letters by Kerrie Smith and Rob Jones
The Ties That Bind is a 48-page graphic novella exploring family, grief and trauma.
Something is wrong at the Harker House.
Brothers Dillon and Jeff are locked in a fight over the well-being of their mother, and the inheritance that awaits them when she dies.
When tragedy strikes, the whole town pays the price for their rivalry. Only by putting their differences behind them can the Harker Brothers put an end to the curse that has befallen them, and face the creature that calls their mother’s body home.
The Dark House, Volume One
- Written by Paul Carroll
- Art by Clare Foley, Mari Rolin, Gavin Fullerton, Lane Lloyd and James Killian
- Letters by Paul Carroll and Lane Lloyd
Credits:
- The Fiend in the Forest – Clare Foley
- Child’s Play – Mari Rolin
- Dead Ringer – Gavin Fullerton
- The Faces of the Many – Lane Lloyd
- The Hundred Hander – James Killian
- Queen Bae – Lane Lloyd
The collection allow include a series of letters by in-universe zoologist, P.G. Thomas as he explores the mysteries of the world and the unexplainable creatures that lurk in the dark.
Other Tales from The Dark House
While the launch of The Ties That Bind and The Dark House, Volume One put Dark House comics in print under the LB label for the first time, these aren’t the first stories to be published in the story world.
In 2023, Carroll released Masquerade, a short story about an eponymous entity that feeds on faces and identities. In 2024, Carroll and Lloyd teamed up for the short story The Order of Majestic Awe in Secrets of the Majestic. (Canonically, this means Kieron Gillen – or a being that looks like him – is a monster in the Dark House universe.)
The pair of horror comics represent an entry into The Dark House. Both titles launch at Dublin Comic Con on March 15th.
Review copies are available upon emailing limitbreakireland [at] gmail [dot] com
