Dark Horse Spooky Staff Picks 2026

The Halloween season wouldn't be complete without some creepy books and comics, so Dark Horse staff members have prepped some of their favorite new books and comics to inspire your reading this season.Looking to spook-ify your space while you read? Check out our Spotify for playlists like Dark Horse Spooky Synth Horror or Dark Horse Halloween Haunts to create the perfect Halloween reading atmosphere! Touched By a Demon by Kristen Gudsnuk "Sometimes the best thing you can do for yourself is help someone else--unless you're a demon trying to run a life coaching business on Earth. Bifrons and Zuzu try to gain back holy favor by 'helping' mortal souls, but the consequences of their deeds may cancel out any good intent they started with. Dark, humorous, charming, and mildly romantic, this has been one of my favorite stories this year."—Darby McCann, Prepress Technician Hidden Springs by Rob Williams, Nil Vendrell, Berta Sastre, and Simon Bowland "What's scarier: getting old, or hiding a giant kaiju from the US military? Trick question--the protagonists of Hidden Springs are dealing with both! A nice outing for the embittered residents of Hidden Springs Seniors Home takes a hard left tur...