Standard cover by Steve Bryant and Jason Millet. Trade dress not final.  

They're heeerrrrrre. 

NIGHTMARE THEATER 3D is a 160+ page trade paperback anthology collecting horror stories (many now in glorious 3D!) by some of the very best creators in indie comics.

The night NT3 came home. 

Twenty amazing comic creative teams converge to birth the final, bloody chapter in the Nightmare Theater trilogy. Writers include Pat Shand (Marvel's Iron Man, Destiny, NY, Cheeky), Malissa White (Nightmare Reloaded), Brian Hawkins (Black Cotton, Roseblood Manor), Dave Dwonch (Jenny Zero, Banshees, Prom of the Dead), Richard Fairgray (The Ex-Wives Of Frankenstein, Four Color Heroes), Shawn Pryor (The Gamer, Go Go Power Rangers), Terry Mayo (The Wicked Righteous, Buddy), Nadine Promes García (M.E.P.T.), Travis Gibb (Granite State Punk, Cthulhu Invades), Nicholas Doan (Monster Elementary, The Kid and the Ripper), Christopher Brimmage (The Multiverse Askew Trilogy), Jessica Maison (Mary Shelley's School for Monsters), Clay Adams (Blazing Blade of Frankenstein, Red Xmas, Deadskins), and D.E. Schrader (Baby Badass, Rafael Garcia: Henchman, Cannibals on Mars) and many more! Featuring superstar artists Ray-Anthony Height (Moon Knight, Star Wars, Luke Cage, Midnight Tiger), Conor Hughes (White Ash, The Game) Steve Bryant (Evie & The Helsings, Athena Voltaire, Ghoul Scouts), Ginger Seehafer, Italian fumetti master Emanuele Taglietti, and Clio Award-winning vector artist extraordinaire Orlando "Mexifunk" Aroncena.

Do you like scary movies?

Stories inspired by horror cinema--from Poe to Alien, ghosts and ghouls, slasher films, tales of terror, B-Movie scream fests, monster movies, Stephen King creepiness, stylized Kubrick hauntings, Romero zombies, demon possession, occult, and otherwise.

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the theater. 

It’s the final film festival of souls presented by the horror hostess with the mostess, Shelley Poe Stoker, and her malevolent minions, the terrifying tropes: The Welder and Eerie Erin. 

We all go a little mad sometimes. Be afraid. Be very afraid. Whatever you do, don't fall asleep. Sometimes, dead is better. It’s Halloween; I guess everyone’s entitled to one good scare. 

Higher tier backers can receive:

• Variant cover by award-winning vector artist Orlando "Mexifunk" Arocena
• Variant covers by Italian master Emanuelle Taglietti
• Variant cover by White Ash artist Conor Hughes
• Variant covers (SFW & NSFW) by Ginger Seehafer

Variant Covers

Conor Hughes trade paperback

Mexifunk SFW trade paperback or hardcover

Mexifunk NSFW trade paperback

Ginger Seehafer SFW trade paperback

Ginger Seehafer NSFW trade paperback 

Emanuele Taglietti NSFW trade paperback and hardcover

Look inside... if you dare.

Unleash hell with a chilling collection of high end horror and salacious slashers-- all in spine-tingling 3D!

The team of Malissa White, D.N.S., and Rob Jones invite you to witness a late-night SACRIFICE:

The one and only Pat Shand teams with James Offredi to present their mind-melting story that's made to murderous order in bloody 3D... I SUMMONED THE DOMAIN GOD:

Fine dining and the dark web collide in UNHAPPY ENDINGS by D.E. Schrader, Erik Tamayo, and Alex Zief:

Dave Dwonch and George Quadros bring you part three of their epic tale of an ill-fated camping trip that's so twisty, we can't even tell you the title!

Matt Summo and Pete Collins summon a terrifying evil in E-BOOK OF THE DEAD:

Ray-Anthony Height and Alex Zief tempt your taste(less) buds with ZOMBIE EATER:

Tom Leveen and Peter Taylor welcome you to participate in a good old-fashioned exorcism in a tale they call LEGION:

Christopher Brimmage, Irlander Romero, and Lettersquids take you inside a very different kind of slaughterhouse, where the humans are meat, and the meat is... BRANDED:

Gary Scott Beatty turns Japanese myth into chapter and verse from the bible of the Gods of Aazurn in THE DEADLY PASSION OF VEGA AND ALTAIR: 

Before The Devil Went Down to Georgia, H.P. Lovecraft's THE MUSIC OF ERICH ZANN told a very different tale of a fiddler vs. demons that lurk in the dark. Clay Adams, Mick Beyers and Joel Bartlett give it a modern update:

A quiet midwestern town tries to make sense of a bizzare series of killings in Steve Bryant and Jason Millet's SKITTER:

The team of Terry Mayo, Fraser Ryan, Julio Rojas and Zen help a pair of traumatized kids get used to the new normal in WE ALL GOTTA EAT:

Richard Fairgray takes on the horrors of modern living in a story that asks, "Do we really want our every move to be... TRACKED?":

Travis Gibb, Jo Vasquez, and Damir Rosic make a splash with THE BOG:

Nadine Promes García and colorist Erin Rodriguez  dive deep into Venezuelan legend in THE SILBON:

Anthony Stokes and Richard Fairgray make you quiver in antici...pation in a story they call JUST A LITTLE PRICK:

If you listen very carefully, you can hear THE TREES WHISPER OUR SINS, by Phil & James Butehorn and Don Cardenas:

Jessica Maison, Mark Mactal, and Joel Rodriguez question the price we pay for security in ARGUS:

More amazing horror stories added as stretch goals!

Andy Nordvall and Don Nguyen lead us into 50's-style temptation with dueling horror hosts in THE MORAL OF THIS STORY:

A very special creepy black & white double feature from the horror Puppet Master himself, Shawn Gabborin, who delves into the dark side of human nature with JACOB and THE DUEL. 

Once upon a time, writer David Avallone was stabbed by a psychotic… and that horrific incident became the b-plot on the world’s most popular sitcom. With art by the great Richard Fairgray, find out why he’s “stabworthy” in the amazing true story: A KNIFE IN THE BACK:

PLUS more great stories by:

• M.L. Miller, Andres Salazar, Brian Hawkins, Nicholas Doan and the winners of the Horror2Comic contest!

Add-Ons

The Limited Edition 11 x 17 Posters

Volume 1 Mexifunk poster

"Carmilla Comes Again" poster by famed Italian illustrator Emanuele Taglietti

We produced these limited edition posters for the previous volumes of NIGHTMARE THEATER in a beautiful 11 x 17 format.  

PLEASE NOTE: Because these cannot fit into a gemini mailer, $15 of domestic shipping and handling is INCLUDED in the price. 

Stretch Goal Unlocked!

11 x 17 Nightmare Theater 3-D posters:

2D Ginger Seehafer poster

3D Mexifunk poster

Missed Volume 1?

We have limited quantities available as add-ons. Get them while you can!

Softcovers:

Volume 1 TPBs: Sorah Suhng cover (left) and Leeahd Goldberg cover (right)

Volume 1 hardcover: Mexifunk

What about Volume 2?

We have those too!

Volume 2 standard cover by Michael Calero and Trevor Richardson; "Date Night" Variant TPB & HC by Alex Cormack

Volume 2 variant TPBs by Brian Silverbax and Sarah Moliski Cosplay

Volume 2 "Before" and "After Midnight" by Emanuele Tagglietti. (NSFW version also available as a hardcover)

Carmilla Unbound

Earlier this year, we launched CARMILLA UNBOUND: 1973, a NSFW thriller featuring the original literary vampire reborn in blood, sex, and magic.

Based on the erotic novella by Sheridan Le Fanu that inspired Bram Stoker's vampire tale 26 years later, CARMILLA UNBOUND is for people who think Dracula would've been better if it had more lesbians and wasn't so long-winded.

"1973" is a 26-page one-shot written by Nightmare Theater creators Clay Adams (Blazing Blade of Frankenstein, Red X-Mas, Deadskins, Prodigal Son) and D.E. Schrader (Baby Badass, Rafael Garcia: Henchman, Cannibals on Mars), edited by Malissa White (Nightmare, Soundbox, PanelxPanel) and featuring the art of Ismael Canales (Athena Voltaire, The Catch, Zenescope´s Robyn Hood and Belle), and colors by Alex Zief (Cult of Dracula, Hatchet, Monster Matador).

All covers are available as add-ons through this campaign:

Ismael Canales set

Ginger Seehafer set

Flops set

Don Nguyen set

Ryan Kincaid set

Luca Strati set

Mick Beyers set

Plus Digital Copies! 

Available separately or as part of the Bloodline Bundle

Who conjured this unholy anthology?

DAVID SCHRADER is a writer/filmmaker and sometimes reluctant actor with a background in stand-up, sketch, improv, and alternative comedy.

Feature credits include the 90’s slacker comedy NoHo, the horror film Bloodline (Lionsgate), and the new feature film Mary Tyler, Millennial. He has created a wide range of short subjects, such as the Spike Jonze-endorsed parody, Being Ozzy Osbourne (with Christy Stratton Mann), the L.A. Indie Film Festival Winner Come and Knock: The Other Ray Charles and many more. Comic book credits include Baby Badass, Cannibals on Mars, co-writer along with creator Peter Murrieta of Rafael Garcia: Henchman, published by Massive and the recent Bloodline Comics release Carmilla Unbound. Follow him on IG and Twitter @schraderopolis @bloodlinecomicspictures and @thebabybadass

CLAY ADAMS has acted in two feature-length horror movies, BLOODLINE and THE SHADOW WALKERS, both released by LionsGate. When he's not sitting in the makeup chair getting covered in gore, he writes Blazing Blade of Frankenstein and the Lovecraftian horror one-shot Dreamquest  for Fried Comics. He is also the co-writer of Red Xmas from Scout Comics and was recently listed at #4 on Soda and Telepaths' 51 Indie Comics Creators You Need To Keep an Eye On. Best known as a voice actor, with numerous credits including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward and several seasons of Yu-Gi-Oh, he has also written and directed for television and holds a BFA in Dramatic Writing from NYU. His feature script, THE ECLIPSE, placed second in the horror category of the FADEIn Awards.

The Package

We've gotten our fair share of comics that arrived mangled by the mail carrier.

You pay premium prices on Kickstarter, and you deserve better. That's why we've started using Gemini Comic Mailers:

These babies are sturdy. They require a little more money, a little more time (and a lot more tape!) but it's worth it to make sure your comics arrive in pristine condition.

And if somehow your comic still gets roughed up?

We will replace it free of charge.

The Timeline

• Digital Rewards Released: ~Feb 1
• Book Goes to Printer: ~Jan 31
• Book Printed and shipped to us ~May 30
• S#!+ happens buffer ~ One month
• Pack and ship - ~July 1
• Expected delivery to US backers - 2 Weeks (mid-July)
• Expected delivery for International Backers - 4 Weeks (late July)

SETTLE IN TO YOUR SEATS.  THE FINAL SHOWING IS UPON US.

You have your popcorn, soda, and a creepy sense of foreboding as you make your way into the darkened theater. You’re ready to settle into your seat and let the latest horror film wash over you like a deluge of viscous blood pouring from an Overlook Hotel elevator. You like to be scared. You like to scream, to bolt upright in your seat, to cover your eyes, then open them again-- to see the mysterious maneuvers of a ghostly apparition, the twisted machinations of a sinister spirit, the splatter from a psycho’s blade, a monster mash, a demonic possession, a zombie moan, and everything in between.

You like horror movies. So do we. You like comics. So do we. You like horror comics. So do... well, you get the idea.

Thanks for joining us at the Nightmare Theater.

Hope nothing grabs you in the dark...

Risks and challenges

The book is well into production and we have a track record of delivering on our promises. Right now, the biggest risk is unforeseen challenges like the world-wide supply chain issues--paper shortages, postal delays, etc.--that flared up over the last couple of years. But like the best final girls, we'll see this thing through to the end... come hell or high water.