The October Faction: IDW Classic Collections

Illustrated by Damien Worm
Paperback
$13.99 US
On sale Oct 27, 2026 | 624 Pages | 9798887245201

The family that slays together, stays together! That’s how that usually goes, right? Meet the Allans: retired monster hunter Fredrick, his wife Deloris, and their children Geoff and Vivian.

From Steve Niles, co-creator of 30 Days of Night, and artist Damien Worm, comes this story about the typical challenges that a very atypical family encounters while fending off vampires, werewolves, demons, and more! This new edition collects all five volumes into one book for the first time!

As Fredrick works to put his monster-hunting days behind him, his two kids insist on joining the family business. But ghosts from the past refuse to stay dead and conspiring forces lurk in the shadows, all leading to a massive showdown with foes supernatural and natural alike!

This IDW Classic Collection offers readers the perfect opportunity to get the complete story in one convenient-to-read 6" x 9" package!
Steve Niles is a comic book author and novelist known for works such as 30 Days of Night; Criminal Macabre; Simon Dark; Frankenstein Alive, Alive; Mystery Society; and Batman: Gotham County Line. He is credited among other contemporary writers with bringing horror comics back to prominence.
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The family that slays together, stays together! That’s how that usually goes, right? Meet the Allans: retired monster hunter Fredrick, his wife Deloris, and their children Geoff and Vivian.

From Steve Niles, co-creator of 30 Days of Night, and artist Damien Worm, comes this story about the typical challenges that a very atypical family encounters while fending off vampires, werewolves, demons, and more! This new edition collects all five volumes into one book for the first time!

As Fredrick works to put his monster-hunting days behind him, his two kids insist on joining the family business. But ghosts from the past refuse to stay dead and conspiring forces lurk in the shadows, all leading to a massive showdown with foes supernatural and natural alike!

This IDW Classic Collection offers readers the perfect opportunity to get the complete story in one convenient-to-read 6" x 9" package!

Author

Steve Niles is a comic book author and novelist known for works such as 30 Days of Night; Criminal Macabre; Simon Dark; Frankenstein Alive, Alive; Mystery Society; and Batman: Gotham County Line. He is credited among other contemporary writers with bringing horror comics back to prominence.

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