DC is getting back in the horror comics game with their new 17+ imprint DC Horror. If you love The Conjuring series of films, you’re going to be happy to hear about the upcoming five-issue monthly limited comic book series The Conjuring: The Lover. The series is co-written by screen writer David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrink and New York Times bestseller Rex Ogle. Art is done by Garry Brown, with the cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz.
Here’s the official synopsis:
THE CONJURING: THE LOVER expands the tragic story of Jessica, a college freshman returning to campus after winter break, bringing with her the anxieties of last semester’s poor grades, the awkwardness of facing a boy she wishes she’d never slept with, and an undeniably unnerving feeling of being watched.
Jessica soon comes to realize that something evil has made her its target, and it will not rest until it has her in its unholy grip. But why did this sinister presence set its sights on a seemingly normal college freshman?
This terrifying series will also feature backup stories that further explore the mysteries of the dreaded artifact room of Ed and Lorraine Warren from The Conjuring Universe. Issue #1 contains a bloodcurdling story exploring the frightening origin of one of the items from the Warrens’ haunted artifact room, written by comics superstar and Dark Nights: Death Metal mastermind Scott Snyder, with art by Denys Cowan (Hardware, The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage). In issue #2, writer Che Grayson (Bitch Planet: Triple Feature) and artist Juan Ferreyra (Green Arrow) double down on the fear with another tale of a cursed item from the artifact room.
Additional titles from the DC HORROR imprint are scheduled to be announced this July for release in October.
