Plague House

Edition excerpt from Plague House (2026): "A win for adult horror fans and a surprisingly unique take on the haunted house story." —Booklist, starred review HOUSES AREN'T THE ONLY THING THAT ARE HAUNTED.... Architect of terror Michael W. Conrad (Wonder Woman, In Bloom) and 2024 Ringo Award winner Dave Chisholm (Miles Davis and the Search for the Sound) launch a deep and disturbing excursion into 21st century—horror with a new kind of tale that will rebuild the four walls of the American ghost story from the foundation up... Thirteen years ago, Orin McCabe was a family man living a privileged life in the California suburbs. Today, he's condemned to death row for murdering his entire family in an unexpected fit of hammer-wielding brutality. In the aftermath of his heinous crime, it's fallen to a trio of eclectic, but dedicated, ghost hunters—Jacob, the holy man; Holland, the skeptic; and their leader, Del, a true believer in the occult and worlds beyond—to surveil the abandoned McCabe home in search of proof for the existence of the undead... and whatever supernatural source may have possibly fueled McCabe’s inhuman massacre. But this ill-matched and uneasy squad of investigators is about to discover something much more terrifying than any ordinary spirit.... Something much more pernicious, much more contagious, that if not contained, could take full advantage of America's unquenchable appetite for violence and deliver a plague of blood unto us all... Collects issues #1–4 of Plague House in a twisting tale of horror that's as blood-soaked as the ground you stand on.