Love is within the air at present, and nothing fairly says romance like… horror comics? Certain, possibly we obtained our holidays combined up, or possibly we simply wish to present some loving studying materials for these whose tastes development extra macabre than they do mushy.

io9’s obtained a double-dose of horror comics at present within the type of seems to be at Vault’s The Nasty, and the debut preview difficulty of Zestworld’s Girl Killer. Each are due out this spring.

The Nasty, by John Lees and George Kambadais, follows a younger Scottish college scholar who adores “video nasties”—extremely violent horror films that confronted a wave of puritanical persecution within the ‘80s and ‘90s—to the purpose that, as a toddler, he conjured up certainly one of his favourite slasher villains as an imaginary buddy. However what occurs when he discovers his previous buddy may not be as imaginary as he thought?

In the meantime, Girl Killer Ltd.—from Joelle Jones—brings the previous Darkish Horse creator-owned collection to Zestworld’s digital comics platform for a brand new story. Diving again into the origins of collection protagonist Josie Schuller, a mild-mannered ‘60s housewife main a darkish double life as a contract killer, the continuation of Girl Killer begins by giving a take a look at Josie’s youth… which wasn’t all rainbows, precisely.

Click on by way of to take a look at seems to be at The Nasty #1 and Girl Killer Ltd. #0—the previous is ready to drop from Vault this April, whereas Girl Killer Ltd. will run without spending a dime by way of Zestworld’s digital comics platform from this month.