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1. From Hell

This is some good Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell.

And it's also haunting and excellent. From Hell is a dramatization and fictionalization of the Jack the Ripper murders as only Alan Moore could do it. It's not a mystery, though. You know who the Ripper is from the beginning. Hell, he's pretty much the main character. The horrific violence and terrible murders might be a turn-off for some, but hey, it's horror, you've gotta expect some of that. But fair warning: If you're used to sanitized, family-friendly depictions of the Ripper murders, this is not that. This is VERY not that.

The story is a cat and mouse narrative about Sir William Gull, who commits the Ripper murders as a cover-up for some royal family misbehavior, and inspectors Abberline and Lees, who frantically try to stop the murders. It's a wonderful comic that will chill your spine and haunt your nightmares. Speaking of nightmares, Gull's hallucinations make for some of the best scenes in the entire book. Truly spellbinding horror.

And there you have it, an early list of spooky comic books that you should read because you, like me, presumably like getting spooked. Reader beware, because you're in for a scare. Or several. Probably more.