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Harrow County #1-8
The Complete Harrow County
1080 pages, Hardcover
Published November 26, 2024
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About the author
Cullen Bunn
2,101 books1,058 followersCullen grew up in rural North Carolina, but now lives in the St. Louis area with his wife Cindy and his son Jackson. His noir/horror comic (and first collaboration with Brian Hurtt), The Damned, was published in 2007 by Oni Press. The follow-up, The Damned: Prodigal Sons, was released in 2008. In addition to The Sixth Gun, his current projects include Crooked Hills, a middle reader horror prose series from Evileye Books; The Tooth, an original graphic novel from Oni Press; and various work for Marvel and DC. Somewhere along the way, Cullen founded Undaunted Press and edited the critically acclaimed small press horror magazine, Whispers from the Shattered Forum.
All writers must pay their dues, and Cullen has worked various odd jobs, including Alien Autopsy Specialist, Rodeo Clown, Professional Wrestler Manager, and Sasquatch Wrangler.
And, yes, he has fought for his life against mountain lions and he did perform on stage as the World's Youngest Hypnotist. Buy him a drink sometime, and he'll tell you all about it.
Visit his website at www.cullenbunn.com.
All writers must pay their dues, and Cullen has worked various odd jobs, including Alien Autopsy Specialist, Rodeo Clown, Professional Wrestler Manager, and Sasquatch Wrangler.
And, yes, he has fought for his life against mountain lions and he did perform on stage as the World's Youngest Hypnotist. Buy him a drink sometime, and he'll tell you all about it.
Visit his website at www.cullenbunn.com.
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October 3, 2025
I wish this story was a bit faster paced, it felt like there was so much filler that could have been cut out.
I loved Crooks art, however for whatever reason they decided to give 3 or so issues to guest artists. This completely took me out of the story since the art styles are vastly different.
The story is mediocre. Very meandering with little payoff. It was relying on the mood itself being creepy enough (it wasn’t). The evil sister thing has been done so many times that I just rolled my eyes when this was introduced.
Overall I’d say this book is fine, nothing special. I’d recommend for an October read, but don’t expect to be scared.
I loved Crooks art, however for whatever reason they decided to give 3 or so issues to guest artists. This completely took me out of the story since the art styles are vastly different.
The story is mediocre. Very meandering with little payoff. It was relying on the mood itself being creepy enough (it wasn’t). The evil sister thing has been done so many times that I just rolled my eyes when this was introduced.
Overall I’d say this book is fine, nothing special. I’d recommend for an October read, but don’t expect to be scared.
October 18, 2025
3.5 stars
January 29, 2025
Gorgeous art and a nice and creepy story
November 7, 2025
Excellent, uncompromising, unpredictable. Top notch horror rooted in classic themes and Southern American lore.
March 11, 2025
I have to admit, this was a total blind-get for me. I knew absolutely nothing about Harrow County except that it was a horror series and that this oversized slipcase deluxe edition looked insanely good. So you can imagine how thrilled I was when I started reading and realized I was in for an incredible and properly chilling adventure!
The story takes us to the rural South of the USA in the first half of the 20th century, where we follow our young, newly adult, and instantly likable protagonist, Emmy. She lives in a place called Harrow County, which—just like her—is not what it seems at first glance. This part of the American countryside is teeming with monsters, ghosts, goblins, spirits, and all kinds of supernatural beings. On top of that, Emmy herself has a deeper connection to all of this than she could ever suspect.
Since I’m not a fan of spoilers, I won’t reveal more so you can experience the story just as I did—completely unspoiled! But I will say this: it’s a tale that’s both terrifying and deeply emotional. It’s appropriately bloody but also full of heart, friendship, betrayal, and questions about family, the price of growing up, and finding one’s place in the world. This thrilling, eerie, and emotional ride had me hooked from start to finish!
By the way, the front cover design is absolutely perfect in my opinion!
The story takes us to the rural South of the USA in the first half of the 20th century, where we follow our young, newly adult, and instantly likable protagonist, Emmy. She lives in a place called Harrow County, which—just like her—is not what it seems at first glance. This part of the American countryside is teeming with monsters, ghosts, goblins, spirits, and all kinds of supernatural beings. On top of that, Emmy herself has a deeper connection to all of this than she could ever suspect.
Since I’m not a fan of spoilers, I won’t reveal more so you can experience the story just as I did—completely unspoiled! But I will say this: it’s a tale that’s both terrifying and deeply emotional. It’s appropriately bloody but also full of heart, friendship, betrayal, and questions about family, the price of growing up, and finding one’s place in the world. This thrilling, eerie, and emotional ride had me hooked from start to finish!
By the way, the front cover design is absolutely perfect in my opinion!
November 7, 2025
Compelling story with a great lead character and visually stunning artwork. I really enjoy Crook’s art style. I thought the choice to use water colors really paid off.
As many have noted: there was some pacing issues throughout the story, however when you think about single issue releases and one offs, it would play much like a Television series. Some episodes are filler.
The climax didn’t feel grand at all, however I must say that the story earns its moments, and that’s important. The problem that arises is that once these earned moments arrive, they pass so quickly that the reader doesn’t really get what they deserve: foundational conclusion.
Overall I found the story to be worth while. Harlow County contained an actual message about the corruption of power and being your own person in life, regardless of the what you’ve been born into. We make our own paths.
Spent the entire day reading from beginning to end. Took a little over 7 hours to finish the story (Tales of Harrow County included).
As many have noted: there was some pacing issues throughout the story, however when you think about single issue releases and one offs, it would play much like a Television series. Some episodes are filler.
The climax didn’t feel grand at all, however I must say that the story earns its moments, and that’s important. The problem that arises is that once these earned moments arrive, they pass so quickly that the reader doesn’t really get what they deserve: foundational conclusion.
Overall I found the story to be worth while. Harlow County contained an actual message about the corruption of power and being your own person in life, regardless of the what you’ve been born into. We make our own paths.
Spent the entire day reading from beginning to end. Took a little over 7 hours to finish the story (Tales of Harrow County included).
December 5, 2024
The whole collection is about a girl who struggles with the burden of representing her mom, a feared and hated witch. Can she change ways, or does the apple fall close to the tree after all?
I was never very engaged in the story or the characters in it. Sometimes it feels like even the author knows this, so he keeps introducing new characters and ditching the old ones because none of them are interesting enough and not much changes in the plot. The flow of the story is pretty good otherwise and I like the art for the most part. It just feels like it is primarily written for young girls - so definitely not my demographic. It is very tame and I don’t get much out of any of the dialogues or relationships. It is never tense or scary either. All in all very overrated and extremely long
I was never very engaged in the story or the characters in it. Sometimes it feels like even the author knows this, so he keeps introducing new characters and ditching the old ones because none of them are interesting enough and not much changes in the plot. The flow of the story is pretty good otherwise and I like the art for the most part. It just feels like it is primarily written for young girls - so definitely not my demographic. It is very tame and I don’t get much out of any of the dialogues or relationships. It is never tense or scary either. All in all very overrated and extremely long
February 15, 2025
𝐀𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐚𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.
𝙄 𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙪𝙥 𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙬 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙮 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙧, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙙, 𝙄 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙖𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙘𝙚. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙨—𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙚 𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙨, 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙩 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙡𝙮 𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙡𝙖𝙯𝙮 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩, 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙚𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙫𝙖𝙜𝙪𝙚 𝙜𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨. 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙮𝙚𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙣. 𝘽𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙙, 𝙄 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙚—𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚.
54%
𝙄 𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙪𝙥 𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙬 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙮 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙧, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙙, 𝙄 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙖𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙘𝙚. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙨—𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙚 𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙨, 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙩 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙡𝙮 𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙡𝙖𝙯𝙮 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩, 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙚𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙫𝙖𝙜𝙪𝙚 𝙜𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨. 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙮𝙚𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙣. 𝘽𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙙, 𝙄 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙚—𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚.
54%
March 31, 2025
I adore this series. 10 out of 10.
Regarding the edition, it is well worth it. Provided you have strong legs, otherwise you might lose your blood circulation. I don't know how heavy this volume is, but it can be used in self-defence against haints.
That said, additional sketches, paintings, and pin-ups are absolutely beautiful.
I just with that Crook could paint all issues. 7 of 32 are done by other artists, and they are fine, but once you see what Crook can do, you will just have a hard time looking at other art.
Regarding the edition, it is well worth it. Provided you have strong legs, otherwise you might lose your blood circulation. I don't know how heavy this volume is, but it can be used in self-defence against haints.
That said, additional sketches, paintings, and pin-ups are absolutely beautiful.
I just with that Crook could paint all issues. 7 of 32 are done by other artists, and they are fine, but once you see what Crook can do, you will just have a hard time looking at other art.
Want to read
January 22, 2025
Got it today and it seems pretty nice !
Looking forward to reading the whole thing !
Watch me unboxing this tome :
https://youtu.be/xNukUf7vi50
May 12, 2025
A Southern Gothic horror story set in a rural town with a dark past. It follows Emmy, a teenage girl who discovers she may be the reincarnation of a powerful witch once feared by the townspeople, as restless spirits and buried secrets start to emerge. The writing blends coming-of-age drama with creepy, folktale-inspired horror, while the soft watercolour art creates an atmosphere that's both beautiful and unsettling at the same time.
October 27, 2024
A wonderful folk horror fairy tale with chilling ideas and complex characters. Only negative criticisms are that the constant narration lessens the impact and the ending feels a bit rushed. Still, a phenomenal series!
May 8, 2025
A fun unique world. I really enjoyed the watercolor art of Tyler Crook. So much so that when there were a few issues by other artists it stood out. By only grumble is that the final arc between Emmy and Hester seemed to resolve too quickly. Otherwise a terrific long form story.
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