Mad Cave Studios is unleashing a chilling new slasher comic series from writer Ryan Parrott (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Dead Day), artist Letizia Cadonici (House of Slaughter, The Neighbors), colorist Alessandro Santoro (The Neighbors), and letterer Taylor Esposito (Constantine) – and we're excited to bring you all the exclusive details of It Killed Everyone But Me right here.
Described as “vicious, character-driven slasher that reimagines the Final Girl trope for a generation that never really got to move on”, It Killed Everyone But Me slashes into comic shops on September 10 with two blood-slicked covers by Jorge Corona (Batgirls, Middlewest) and by Trevor Henderson (Scarewaves, Eraserhead Press).
In It Killed Everyone But Me:
Years ago, a brutal slasher massacre in the woods left a group of teens dead. The lone survivor, Jessica, seemingly moved on from the horrific event and is now a successful therapist. But when a new series of murders occurs, Jessica returns to her hometown to confront the dark secrets of her past—only to discover the truth is far worse than she ever thought. The real killer has returned, and he's just getting started.
In a writer's statement, Parrott goes further in depth about what inspired him to write the Scream meets The Babadook story of It Killed Everyone But Me:
“I grew up loving the slasher films of the ’80s and ’90s. Especially the iconic chatty killers. Freddy. Chucky. Ghostface […] And even though they’ve gone out of style over the years, I always wanted to find a way to create my own. So I started playing with the traditional elements: trouble-making teenagers, an isolated cabin, a haunted final girl. But how do you make that story not feel cliché, and feel personal?
That’s when I started to consider: What would it be like to survive something horrific like that? What is that person like twenty years later? It was at that moment that all the pieces fell into place to create the concept for It Killed Everyone But Me—an ’80s slasher about a seemingly well-adjusted alpha woman who not only has to literally dig up her past trauma to save others, but find a way to work with it… even as it's trying to destroy her. I tried to include all the elements I love about slashers: the gore, the depravity, and the twisted humor… but have it all add up to a story about grief, trauma, and acceptance.”
Cadonici adds:
“I'm just so excited to be a part of this amazing project […] As a horror fan, I really couldn't ask for anything better. It Killed Everyone But Me has everything I like to draw and read—monsters, blood, and a strong woman facing it all.”
Get an exclusive first look at It Killed Everyone But Me #1 Cover A from Jorge Corona and Cover B from Trevor Henderson below, and for more, here's our list of 52 horror comics that should absolutely be on your radar.
