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Hello Darkness #13-16
Hello Darkness Vol. 4
Creepy is back. And it brought friends.
The celebrated horror anthology Hello Darkness returns with another chilling curation of original tales from the genre’s most devious minds!
In this fourth volume, face undead nostalgia in a tribute to Zombie Tales, a hellish stop in a witchy train station, the bone-deep dread of everyday fears twisted into the uncanny, and other hair-raising encounters. Featuring stories by a who’s who of top creators including Steve Orlando, Michael W. Conrad, Pat McHale, Casey Gilly, Rye Hickman, Brandon Melvin, Gavin Fullerton, and many more.
Whether you fear what's under the bed or what's buried in the past, these stories promise just one You’ll never sleep the same again.
Collects Hello Darkness #13–16.
The celebrated horror anthology Hello Darkness returns with another chilling curation of original tales from the genre’s most devious minds!
In this fourth volume, face undead nostalgia in a tribute to Zombie Tales, a hellish stop in a witchy train station, the bone-deep dread of everyday fears twisted into the uncanny, and other hair-raising encounters. Featuring stories by a who’s who of top creators including Steve Orlando, Michael W. Conrad, Pat McHale, Casey Gilly, Rye Hickman, Brandon Melvin, Gavin Fullerton, and many more.
Whether you fear what's under the bed or what's buried in the past, these stories promise just one You’ll never sleep the same again.
Collects Hello Darkness #13–16.
176 pages, Paperback
Published May 19, 2026
About the author
R.L. Stine
1,728 books19.2k followersRobert Lawrence Stine known as R. L. Stine and Jovial Bob Stine, is an American novelist and writer, well known for targeting younger audiences. Stine, who is often called the Stephen King of children's literature, is the author of dozens of popular horror fiction novellas, including the books in the Goosebumps, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room and Fear Street series.
R. L. Stine began his writing career when he was nine years old, and today he has achieved the position of the bestselling children's author in history. In the early 1990s, Stine was catapulted to fame when he wrote the unprecedented, bestselling Goosebumps® series, which sold more than 250 million copies and became a worldwide multimedia phenomenon. His other major series, Fear Street, has over 80 million copies sold.
Stine has received numerous awards of recognition, including several Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Awards, and he has been selected by kids as one of their favorite authors in the NEA's Read Across America program. He lives in New York, NY.
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R. L. Stine began his writing career when he was nine years old, and today he has achieved the position of the bestselling children's author in history. In the early 1990s, Stine was catapulted to fame when he wrote the unprecedented, bestselling Goosebumps® series, which sold more than 250 million copies and became a worldwide multimedia phenomenon. His other major series, Fear Street, has over 80 million copies sold.
Stine has received numerous awards of recognition, including several Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Awards, and he has been selected by kids as one of their favorite authors in the NEA's Read Across America program. He lives in New York, NY.
http://us.macmillan.com/itsthefirstda...
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August 4, 2026
Boom! Studios’ horror anthology returns with another solid collection of short, unsettling tales. The stories overall deliver that nice, creepy vibe the series is known for—enough atmosphere and chills to keep you turning pages, even if not every single entry hits with equal force. It’s the kind of book you can dip into for a quick dose of dread without committing to a full novel-length scare.
What really elevates this volume for me is Francesco Francavilla’s art. He shows up three times, and every appearance is a standout. His signature moody, high-contrast style fits the horror anthology format perfectly—lush shadows, dramatic compositions, and that classic pulp-horror energy that makes the pages feel cinematic. Those sections alone make the book worth picking up.
Not every story is a home run, which keeps it from a higher score for me, but the consistent creep factor and Francavilla’s contributions push it comfortably into “recommended” territory.
If you like your horror in bite-sized, artistically strong doses, this is a fun one to add to the shelf.
What really elevates this volume for me is Francesco Francavilla’s art. He shows up three times, and every appearance is a standout. His signature moody, high-contrast style fits the horror anthology format perfectly—lush shadows, dramatic compositions, and that classic pulp-horror energy that makes the pages feel cinematic. Those sections alone make the book worth picking up.
Not every story is a home run, which keeps it from a higher score for me, but the consistent creep factor and Francavilla’s contributions push it comfortably into “recommended” territory.
If you like your horror in bite-sized, artistically strong doses, this is a fun one to add to the shelf.
August 6, 2026
I'm really hard-pressed to find anything of worth in this volume. This is a collection that started fairly well, but has gotten progressively worse with each volume, with this the worst yet. I see that volume 5 will be released soon...
Review of advance copy
The series is bleeding steam in volume 4. The long-form story isn't as scary or macabre as it is silly, and far to many of the short pieces are infatuated with Mother Gaia supremacy and goddess worship to be entertaining.
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