Featuring a foreword by Bram Stoker Award-winning author Caitlín R. Kiernan
Dark Horse Books presents Rat God, a new hardcover edition of Richard Corben’s Lovecraft and Appalachian horror-inspired stories. Written and illustrated by Eisner Hall of Fame inductee Corben (Den, Dimwood), colored by Beth Corben Reed, and with remastered lettering by Nate Piekos (Black Hammer: Spiral City, Den), this updated edition is the next beautifully designed hardcover volume to join the Richard Corben library. It includes a foreword by Bram Stoker Award-Winning author Caitlín R. Kiernan (The Red Tree, The Drowning Girl) and both the original black-and-white and color versions of the long out-of-print short comic, “The Rats in the Walls.”
“Rat God has American Indian horror, early 20th Century Appalachian horror, and a hefty dose of Lovecraft thrown in for good measure.”—IGN
“Rat God #1 is a story in the Dark Horse tradition, exploring new territory and doing so in spectacular fashion. Corben has a mystery tinged with history that he offers up to readers. He gives the comic just enough mythology (true or made-up, it matters not, as it feels true) to ratchet up the tension and solicit emotional investment from the readers.”—CBR
About Rat God:
Terrible things stalk the forests outside Arkham in this chilling original tale from comics master Richard Corben! An arrogant city slicker on a quest to uncover the background of a young woman from the backwoods finds horrors beyond imagining, combining Lovecraftian mutations with Native American legends.
Rat God (184 pages, hardcover, 8” x 11”) will be available in bookstores and comic shops on November 18 and 19, 2025. It is now available for pre-order at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and your local comic shop or bookstore for $39.99.