You've been there - scanning a streaming service or DVD rental box, looking for something to watch. Along the way you'll inevitably run across a movie you've never heard of - something that feels like a gap in your own memory.
In the upcoming comic book series , there's a whole DVD rental machine full of them in a backwoods town - and it's full of movies you've never heard of, with stories that shockingly know more about the townsfolk's life - and surprise death - than they do.
This five-issue Deadbox series comes from Mark Russell and Benjamin Tiesma, and is the latest in a growing line of horror comics from the independent publisher Vault Comics.
Check out this 10-page preview of Deadbox #1, with Russell and Tiems joined by colorist Vladimir Popov andletterer Jim Campbell.
The best horror stories aren't just about the horror, but about the characters that experience - and so is Deadbox.
Deadbox"I wrote Deadbox as a horror story, not just about a cursed DVD rental machine, but also about the feeling of being trapped, boxed if you will, in a town that doesn't get you and a place you will never feel at home in no matter how long you live there," says Russell.
While Deadbox takes place in the fictional town of Old Turkey, but Russell grew up in the very real town of Springfield, Oregon - the inspiration for The Simpsons' hometown of Springfield.
"As a kid who felt, in many ways, trapped by his upbringing and sought personal escape in movies, Deadbox tells a story that's deeply personal to me, even though it's about something as goofy as haunted movies," Russell continues. "My hope is that as fewer and fewer Americans begin to recognize the place they call home, this will have a personal meaning for them, too. That we can each, in our own way, find a way to survive the horror of the everyday."
Deadbox #1 (of 5) goes on sale on September 8.
