The Greek Myth The German Legend The Italian Fable The Japanese Folk Tale
The ghost story, one of the oldest forms of narrative which has terrified and intrigued audiences for millennia. Now brought together in one graphic novel, Early Haunts collates four of these early ghost stories which each inspired some of history's greatest horror publications. Publications including Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving, Ring by Koji Suzuki and A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
Author Biography: A lifelong horror and ghost story devotee after T.W.’s breakout indie comic Malevolents launched back in 2015, Burgess quickly garnered acclaim from the likes of David Sandberg (Annabelle), Andre Ovredal (Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark), Corin Hardy (The Nun) alongside international horror manga artist Junji Ito for his supernatural horror.
His publication ‘Early Haunts’ remains one of the most successful supernatural horror anthologies funded on the Kickstarter platform with over £25,900 raised during the global pandemic. His subsequent video game release ‘Pylons’ with Teebowah games quickly amassing a cult status. T.W. has previously worked with entertainment brands including Niantic(Pokemon Go) and is currently working with Zach Donahue (The Den), writing on an upcoming studio release. T.W. is repped by Adam Marshall Entertainment 360
Thom Burgess is an associate lecturer with Canterbury Christ Church University.
