It’s not too often that horror successfully merges with the heist story.
Horror and heist are two popular genres that individually promise thrills to this particularly interested reader. But mix the two together and hearts beats that much faster.
Still, no matter how compelling the theme(s), it’s always the characters in the story that will make a tale stick in the minds – and souls – of readers.
Luckily, with today’s release of Underheist #1, the first issue of a new five-part monthly comic book miniseries, damaged and complex characters are front and center and make the horror-crime elixir so tasty to drink down!
Written by fan favourites and Eisner Award-winners, Maria and David Lapham and also illustrated by David Lapham (Stray Bullets, Lodger, Murder Me Dead, Young Liars, the Ends) and published by Boom! Studios, Underheist tells the story of David, a man trying to recover from gambling addiction and the debts he continues to owe.
Imagine being so far behind life’s eight-ball that you can’t even see the pockets of good. That’s David, living a constantly threatened life. With family obligations and a woman who both loves and prays for him, David can’t help but contemplate ways to get out of the deep and cavernous hole he’s dug for himself and those he cares for – both literally and figuratively.
Working underground as a New York City subway tech has its advantages. When David hears about an upcoming bank heist, he sees it as the last way out of his despondent financial straits. With the thieves aiming to use the subway tunnels as part of their getaway, David and his small and shifty crew of ne’er-do-wells make plans to rob the robbers.
“This is how crime gets done.”
And in the deep dark of the New York underground, that’s where things go off the rails – and the mysterious horrors of David’s past quickly become the new horrors of his present.
Amidst cultish sigils and human desperation, cheats and liars and violence, Underheist is a fast-paced tale for those that love skipping hearts and have a thirst for horror!
Set aside your day job and make for the jewels at your local comic book shop by picking up Underheist #1 today.
For a sneak peek, you can catch the Underheist trailer directly below!
