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Geek.com just put together their list of the "Best Spooky Comics For Halloween." Lo and behold, look who's right there at the top... LAZARETTO! "Combining Lord of the Flies with 28 Days Later and Contagion, Lazaretto locks you in and makes you claustrophobic and sick (in a good way). Written by hor...

Got 5 minutes to kill? Hulu gave Rodney Ascher (Room 237, The Nightmare) and myself, along with a whole crew of insanely talented people, a spot in their Huluween Film Festival to burst your eardrums. Check out our "Haunted, Horrifying Sounds from Beyond the Grave," starring Noah Segan, and celebrat...

That's right, kiddies... We've extended for three more weeks! Tickets are already selling out, so don't miss out on your last chance to schedule a one-on-one storytelling experience. Now until October 28th!

At long last, ‪Herman Melville's literary classic is finally coming to the big screen the way he intended... in outer space. The sci-fried feature BEYOND WHITE SPACE, starring Mindhunter's Holt McCallany, co-scripted by me, is heading to a theater near‬ you, courtesy of Vertical Entertainment. Deadl...

2150 A.D. The Essex, a deep space fishing vessel for industry giant, AmberCorp, is ready to make its final harvest of the season. The ship brushes with a rare creature, mammoth in size and highly territorial. Could this be the same leviathan that killed Richard and Owen's father? To make matters wor...

In the 70s, Martin Stockdotter is an experimental musician tasked with making a Halloween sound effect album. His ambition was to make it the scariest one ever recorded and he would succeed all too well. Part of Hulu's Huluween Film Festival. Directed by Rodney Ascher. Based upon a story by Clay McL...

ONE-ON-ONES has been getting some lovely press. Here are some highlights: IN THE PUMPKIN PIE SHOW, CLAY McLEOD CHAPMAN FRIGHTENS IN MONOLOGUES FIT FOR HALLOWEEN, All Arts, September 11, 2018. THE PUMPKIN PIE SHOW IS BACK -- BUT YA GOTTA GO ONE AT A TIME, Travalanche, September 2, 2018. IMMERSIVE ...

Here's an interview I did over at the Working Title podcast, hosted by J.P. Cane. You can listen to it by clicking here. In episode 24 of Working Title podcast, I speak with storyteller Clay McLeod Chapman, who will be one of the speakers at this year’s James River Writers conference in October. We...

It's time. The Pumpkin Pie Show: ONE-ON-ONES is coming to New York City. For six weeks, starting in September, I will be performing to one audience member at a time. From our press release: "For 20 years, Chapman’s rigorous storytelling session The Pumpkin Pie Show has delved deep into the deprave...

The fine folks at Newsarama revealed the amazing full three-part connecting cover for my TYPHOID FEVER crossover. The art is by R.B. Silva and it truly is a beautiful thing to behold. I'm writing all three issues that will have Typhoid Mary going up against Spider-Man in issue #1, out in October, Th...

The fine folks at Transmundane Press interviewed me for their upcoming TRANSCENDENT anthology, featuring my story 'coatroom.' You can read the Q/A here. Pick up your copy of this awesome collection, on shelves this November!

At San Diego Comic Con this last weekend, Marvel Comics announced the release of IRON FIST: PHANTOM LIMB... written by none other than yours truly and art by Guillermo Sanna. Lettered by Lee Loughridge. And check out the cover by Khoi Pham! To read the Newsarama announcement, click here. Paste Magaz...

Marvel just announced a new 3-part event series called TYPHOID FEVER! Guess who's writing it? I'm tackling one of the best, bad-assed baddies around: My queen Typhoid Mary! Here's what my editor Devin Lewis had to say: "Typhoid Mary has one of the most dangerous powersets in the Marvel Universe – a...

Just got word that BIRTHDAY BOY, a new short horror comic artist Jey Levang and myself put together, will be included in the annual IF Anthology! Thanks to the fine folks at Alterna Comics for including our creepy little tale in their annual collection. Can't wait! The anthology hits shelves this...

The Pumpkin Pie Show rose from the dead for a special run at this year's Overlook Film Festival. We brought new and old tales and our one-on-ones to New Orleans... and some lovely folks wrote nice things about it. Here's what they said: "Another major staple thus far of the fest has been The Pumpki...

Whoa! I just found out Comic Book Resources listed our Spider-Man redux #2 on their "16 Darkest Versions of Spider-Man" list. Me and Elia Bonetti created the second darkest Spider-Man ever in the whole wide world for our Edge of Spiderverse issue! Here's what they had to say... "In the 2014 minise...

Thanks to Horror Talk for having me on as their guest for this week's Funny Book Splatter! You can listen to the interview by clicking here.

The Pumpkin Pie Show rises! We have been resurrected for a special presentation at The Overlook Film Festival this April 19th-22nd. Brand new tales, some best ofs, and one-on-ones are all in store for those brave souls willing to head on down to New Orleans. Click here to go to their website and ch...

All grotesque things must come to an end. With our fifth and final issue of Lazaretto, we would like to say thanks to all the fine critics who were kind and considerate enough to review our mini-epic. Here's what folks had to say: "As Chapman continues emotionally beating the hell out of you with t...

The fine gentlemen at SpectreVision did a deep dive into their filmography in the latest episode of The Core, including our film The Boy. You can hear Elijah Wood, Daniel Noah and Josh Waller discuss genre as drama here, exclusively on Shudder.

With 2017 (finally) behind us, we took a glance in the rear-view mirror and spotted Lazaretto cropping up on a few Top 10 lists. Not only... Members of our creative team either won or were nominated for their kick-assery. Check it: VILLAIN MEDIA'S TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS LIST OF 2017: #4: LAZARETTO: "W...

Just in time for Christmas, Issue #4 of LAZARETTO hits the shelves... Here's what the critics have been saying: "Chapman is really starting to tighten the screws... Jey Levang gradually dials up the decay... The imagery makes you want to reach for the nearest bottle of hand sanitizer, then strip na...

I got sick and totally barfed all over The Pop Break during this interview about LAZARETTO... or did I? You'll just have to read and find out for yourself, won't you? Check out the interview here.

The raves keep coming! Lazretto #3 is our best reviewed issue yet. Here's what folks are saying... "Lazaretto is an unnerving and heart-breaking experience that plays upon the tropes of the quarantine stories and its endearing characters to craft a truly absorbing tale. It’s existentially terrifyin...

Wanna see something really scary? Check out this interview with me and Timothy Haskell ("This Is Real") on Theatre Talk. "Writer/performer Clay McLeod Chapman, creator of The Pumpkin Pie Show and producer/director Timothy Haskell, creator of Psycho Clan productions Nightmare New York Haunted House a...