Anathema

(Paperback)

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Embargoed to 5th May, Simultaneous Release

How far will one woman go for the salvation of her beloved Mercy Barlowe's love for Sarah brings down Hell when her puritanical father discovers them together and has his own daughter burnt at the stake. But death is not the end. A monstrous cult of shapeshifters steal Sarah's soul as part of its twisted plans to resurrect an ancient evil. To defeat them, Mercy must take on a new form that will give her the power and fury needed to defeat the cult. She must become a werewolf!

Reviews

"Scary, Compelling, With Killer Art!"- Justin Jordan (Green Lantern)

Fun And Disturbing!- Joshua Hale Fialkov (I, Vampire)
Filled with cold, black woods, barely human monstrosities, and moments of almost Conan-like action, its a full-blood, teeth-bared comic that deserves your attention. Aint It Cool

Mooneyham was born to draw The book looks amazing. For her part, Deerings story resists exploitation and presents a believably tragic romance. Comic Book Resources

Deering and company twist and reconfigure the clichs of the genre from vampires, to werewolves to witches shows they've done their homework it's that passion that enables it to be so entrancing and readable, the way great horror works always are. Comics Bulletin

"A True Horror Masterpiece, Not To Be Missed!" - Decapitated Dan, Comic Related

"Anathema is a return to classic horror." - Geek Girl project

"Smart, and romantic and tragic and brutal and beautiful all at once,a love song to the dark woods of horror, screamed from a mountaintopagainst a wide, white moon. Listen closely, and join in." - SFX

If you love Hammer horror films and things that go bump in the night, Anathema is a book that you will not want to miss." - Comic Monsters

"Fresh, diverse, and interesting...Anathema embraces the traditional while adding a modern twist, and the book is all the stronger for it." - Nerdly

"Tight writing and great visuals...I absolutely love it" - Comic Buzz

"Unique and refreshing! - Project Fandom

Author Bio

Rachel Deering is a rising star, first coming to prominence as part of the Kickstarter hit, Womanthology. Since then, she has done very well with her self-published horror anthology, In The Dark, and short stories for DC/Vertigo's Magenta series. Christopher Mooneyham garnered great acclaim for his artwork on the Image series, Five Ghosts.