Fearsome. Frightening. Formidable. Artists Writers & Artisans, Inc. (AWA) and Vertigo Entertainment have announced they have joined forces to create a range of brand new spine-chilling horror stories. The partnership between the publisher and Roy Lee’s production company will see the collaborative duo originate terrifying stories from a curated group of writers and artists and provide a new way to develop scary stories that excite and thrill fans across illustrated prose, comics, film, and TV. As one of the masters of horror, Lee is best known for producing some of the most scream-worthy horror films and franchises including Barbarian, It, The Grudge, The Ring, Late Night with the Devil, and many more. 

Under this new partnership, AWA and Vertigo Entertainment are building the next generation of horror franchises. AWA will publish the graphic works for each story, while Vertigo Entertainment and AWA Studios, the Film & TV division of AWA, will co-produce the Film and TV adaptations to bring these tales to life on screen. AWA Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer Axel Alonso, and Studios President Zach Studin will partake in a special panel at Tribeca X called “The Future of Fear,” discussing this groundbreaking new partnership, offering a peek behind the bloody curtains of the horror storytelling process.