Barstow

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Illustrated by Tyler Jenkins, Justin Birch
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On sale Sep 23, 2025 | 144 Pages | 9781506745039

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Award-winning horror writing and filmmaking team David Ian McKendry and Rebekah McKendry team up with Eisner-nominated artist Tyler Jenkins in this quirky and gruesome comedy horror graphic novel about a scenic desert, an eccentric town, and demons from Hell.

At the center of the Mojave Desert, at the crossroads between hell and gone, lies Barstow. FBI Special Agent Miranda Diaz is in this godforsaken land on the trail of a missing agent. Agent Lima was in the area investigating human trafficking when he disappeared without a trace. He’s a man she’s never met, and yet her name was the only clue he left behind. Something dark…something demonic…lurks beneath this oddball town and Miranda is determined to unravel the mystery before all hell breaks loose.

Collects issues #1–#4 of the miniseries.
The McKendrys are award-winning writers and filmmakers. They first began their career at Fangoria Entertainment and went on to work for Blumhouse Productions. They soon began co-directing music videos, short films, and eventually feature films. Their most recent horror feature, GLORIOUS (starring JK Simmons), premiered at Fantasia Film Festival and after receiving top honors from critics was certified as “fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes. In 2021, the McKendrys co-wrote several issues of the HELLRAISER Anthology comics. In 2022, they sold a YA horror graphic novel series entitled PRETTY EVIL to Simon and Schuster’s McElderry Press (1st book coming 2025). They continue to co-write feature films for companies like AMC Entertainment, Universal Studios, Shudder, and more. Additionally, Rebekah has a PhD in Media Studies focused on the horror genre and is a professor in USC’s renowned School of Cinematic Arts.

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Award-winning horror writing and filmmaking team David Ian McKendry and Rebekah McKendry team up with Eisner-nominated artist Tyler Jenkins in this quirky and gruesome comedy horror graphic novel about a scenic desert, an eccentric town, and demons from Hell.

At the center of the Mojave Desert, at the crossroads between hell and gone, lies Barstow. FBI Special Agent Miranda Diaz is in this godforsaken land on the trail of a missing agent. Agent Lima was in the area investigating human trafficking when he disappeared without a trace. He’s a man she’s never met, and yet her name was the only clue he left behind. Something dark…something demonic…lurks beneath this oddball town and Miranda is determined to unravel the mystery before all hell breaks loose.

Collects issues #1–#4 of the miniseries.

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The McKendrys are award-winning writers and filmmakers. They first began their career at Fangoria Entertainment and went on to work for Blumhouse Productions. They soon began co-directing music videos, short films, and eventually feature films. Their most recent horror feature, GLORIOUS (starring JK Simmons), premiered at Fantasia Film Festival and after receiving top honors from critics was certified as “fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes. In 2021, the McKendrys co-wrote several issues of the HELLRAISER Anthology comics. In 2022, they sold a YA horror graphic novel series entitled PRETTY EVIL to Simon and Schuster’s McElderry Press (1st book coming 2025). They continue to co-write feature films for companies like AMC Entertainment, Universal Studios, Shudder, and more. Additionally, Rebekah has a PhD in Media Studies focused on the horror genre and is a professor in USC’s renowned School of Cinematic Arts.

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