Having completed the rape of Rhyll that was started by the Beast of the Black Wood, the Vikings have taken all they can and prepare to leave. Harald, the Viking leader, has taken a liking to Rhyll's only survivor, young Alek, and plans on taking the boy with him. Meanwhile, back in Turnbold, Spawn has found an unusual way to deal with Leech and Marcellus. and escapes Turnbold with not only his life, but with a sense of his place in the world; with a new perspective on his new life. In the deepest part of the forest, life is not so calm for Gareth. While he guards the Necroplasm, something is lurking in the woods.
STEVE NILES is one of the writers responsible for bringing horror comics back to prominence, and was recently named by Fangoria magazine as one of it's "13 rising talents who promise to keep us terrified for the next 25 years."
Niles is currently working for the four top American comic publishers - Marvel, DC, Image and Dark Horse. He got his start in the industry when he formed his own publishing company called Arcane Comix, where he published, edited and adapted several comics and anthologies for Eclipse Comics. His adaptations include works by Clive Barker, Richard Matheson and Harlan Ellison.
Steve resides in Los Angeles in his bachelor pad with one cat. While there's no crawlspace, there is a questionable closet in one corner and no one is quite sure what is hidden in there...but we have an idea.