[Exclusive] From the Pages of ‘Hello Darkness’: BOOM! Studios Announces ‘Hello Body Horror’ One-Shot
A new stomach-churning one-shot hits shelves April 2026!
I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again: BOOM! Studios’s ongoing horror anthology Hello Darkness is a celebration of the horror genre. So many grotesque and disturbing themes and sub-genres have been explored throughout the pages of this acclaimed horror series—with creatives like Luana Vecchio, Garth Ennis, Becky Cloonan, R.L. Stine, and many more having told their tales of terror.
The DeMonster is honored to exclusively break the news that a new Hello Darkness one-shot is coming to comic shops this April! *My birthday month—thank you, BOOM!* Hello Body Horror #1 will have a stacked team of creatives bringing these stomach-churning stories to life (see below) and feast your eyes on this stunning (and gory!) cover by Rebeca Puebla!
In “Body Positivity” by Mark Bouchard and Rye Hickman, a fitness influencer striving for greatness has her mind go where her body cannot follow…yet.
In “Minimal Scarring” by indie sensation Derick Jones, a plastic surgeon who caters to the ultra-rich uses what pieces they leave behind to transform himself.
Also featuring stories by Michael W. Conrad, Martín Marazzo, Jeremy Bastian, Ziyan Qiu, Jenna Cha, and Rober Hack for a veritable “Who’s Who” in “Kill U Comics!”
Personally? I’m a sucker for body horror! I think of movies such as The Thing or The Substance and am filled with excitement for the incredible stories BOOM! has lined up for us in Hello Body Horror #1.
And for you variant collectors, which includes myself, Hello Body Horror #1 will feature covers by Rebeca Puebla, Jenny Frison, Johnathan Wayshak, and Yanick Paquette. Check out this killer cover by Yanick Paquette!
Hello Body Horror #1 will be available in comic shops on April 29, 2026. Digital copies will be available from providers including iBooks, Google Play, and Kindle. Hello Body Horror #1 is available for pre-order now.
Hello Darkness #18 hits shelves next week on January 28, 2026.
Hello Darkness #19 FOC (Final Order Cutoff) is this Monday January 26, 2026. Look at this knarly cover by Rebeca Puebla!
Special thank you to Anthony Mauro and BOOM! Studios for collaborating with The DeMonster for this announcement!
HELLO BODY HORROR #1 is the newest release from BOOM! Studios’ eponymous imprint, home to critically acclaimed original series, including BRZRKR by Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, and Ron Garney; Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera; bestselling horror anthology Hello Darkness; Minor Arcana by Jeff Lemire; Marian Heretic by Tini Howard and Joe Jaro; The Graveyard Club by R.L. Stine and Carola Borelli; A Vicious Circle by Mattson Tomlin and Lee Bermejo; The War by Garth Ennis and Becky Cloonan; The Last Day of H.P. Lovecraft by Romuald Giulivo and Jakub Rebelka; Briar: Night’s Terror by Christopher Cantwell and Alex Lins; Alice Forever After by Dan Panosian and Giorgio Spalleta; and The Center Holds by Larry Hama and Mark Bright. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties, including Dune: House Corrino from Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Simone Ragazzoni; Power Rangers Prime by Melissa Flores and Michael YG; and The Expanse: A Little Death by Andy Diggle, Wes Chatham, and Francesco Pisa.
Stay up to date with Hello Body Horror and all things BOOM! Studios via www.boom-studios.com and by following @boomstudios on X and @boom_studios on Instagram!
BOOM! Studios, part of the Random House Worlds portfolio of imprints at The Random House Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, is the home of world-class comic book and graphic novel storytelling for all audiences. Through four distinct imprints—BOOM! Studios, BOOM! Box, KaBOOM!, and Archaia— the team has produced bestselling, award-winning original work, including Keanu Reeves’ BRZRKR, Something is Killing the Children, and Lumberjanes, while also breaking new ground with established licenses such as Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Dune, and The Expanse properties. BOOM! original series have been brought to life in media, including the feature film The Empty Man (20th Century Studios), the animated series Mech Cadets (Netflix), and most recently, the live-action series Butterfly (Prime Video).
Sami DeMonster is the founder of The DeMonster and a freelance writer for DC.com. She is best known for being a content creator with a focus on comic books, with an emphasis on horror. She works with most major comic book publishers to help promote new titles and encourage people to read more comics!
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Love the focus on body horror as a subgenre, it's such fertile ground for comics. The fitness influencer premise in "Body Positivity" sounds like a sharp commentary on modern self-optimization culture gone wrong. I remember reading a short story with a similar concept years ago and it still sticks with me because the disconnect between mind and body felt so visceraly real.