In October, Archie Comics will release The Nine Lives of Salem, a new horror one-shot from Cullen Bunn, Dan Schoening, and Ben Galvan.
“It brings me so much sick joy to return to the dark, twisted, and pawsitively riveting world of Salem,” said Archie Comics Senior Director of Editorial Jamie L. Rotante in a press release. “It makes me even giddier to return to that world with the same team that brought us the first Salem one-shot. Cullen and Dan have worked perfectly together to craft classic-style horror that not only spotlights Salem, but expands his world and those within it. NINE LIVES OF SALEM explores Salem confronting sins of his past as a warlock, and how he handles them now, as an apex predator.”
Salem was once a powerful warlock whose misuse of powers led him to live the rest of his life in servitude, acting as a cat familiar to a family of witches. But even in feline form, he can’t escape the sins of his past. And when some familiar faces return seeking revenge, he might just use up all of his nine lives trying to save himself from their wrath.
“I’m grateful to be back in the world of Archie Horror, and to sink my teeth into this terrifying story penned by the amazing mind of Cullen Bunn,” Schoening said. “This time around, I’ll be working on designs and layouts, then passing along finishing duties to the sublime hand of Ben Galvan. We’ve also whipped up some never-before-seen gruesome characters for this issue that you won’t want to miss.”
The Nine Lives of Salem arrives on October 16, 2024.
