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What Is It?
TWO-EYED TALES MAGAZINE # 3 is a 52-page black & white magazine-format horror anthology (in the tradition of CREEPY and EERIE) inspired by the stories of H.G. Wells, featuring five complete stories by five different artists.
TWO-EYED TALES MAGAZINE is our black & white horror anthology series. Each issue has a different theme and each is standalone.
CONTENT WARNING: TWO-EYED TALES MAGAZINE # 3 includes violence.
Rewards
In addition to the PDF and Covers A and B print copies of TWO-EYED TALES MAGAZINE # 3, there is also a triple-length deluxe edition as well as a t-shirt, both previous issues, and all of our previous horror and superhero comics! At the highest tier, you can also get an original ORDER OF DRACULA # 1 art page.
Preview Pages from TWO-EYED TALES MAGAZINE # 3
Cover A (by interior artist Donna Anita Black)
Cover B (by Erwin Arroza)
“Wells of Terror” (8 pages, supernatural horror framing sequence, art by Greg Woronchak)
When H.G. Wells is at a loss for words, a ghost visits him, relating a strange story of the afterlife, with an alien landscape dotted by horrific wells. Loosely based on the H.G. Wells short story “The Inexperienced Ghost.”
“The Time Machine” (24 pages, sci-fi horror, art by Jose Raul Orte Crespo)
A gunslinger/inventor creates a time machine and travels far into the future to find that humanity has devolved. What happened, and will she make it back to her own time to stop it? Based on the H.G. Wells novella of the same name.
“In the Abyss” (9 pages, sci-fi horror, art by Maulana Faris)
In the 1890s before the advent of the diving sphere, an inventor creates an experimental device to take him to the bottom of the sea. What he finds there will challenge science’s understanding of the world. But he will have to make it back to the surface to report what he’s learned. Inspired by the H.G. Wells short story of the same name.
“Under the Knife” (6 pages, supernatural/sci-fi horror, art by Donna Anita Black)
A woman about to undergo surgery has a vision that she will die on the operating table. Is it precognition or anxiety? Inspired by the H.G. Wells short story of the same name.
“Rogue Planet” (5 pages, sci-fi horror, art by Carlos Henry)
A planet that has fallen out of orbit speeds through the universe, on a collision course with Earth. Will humanity survive or will the planet be destroyed? Inspired by the H.G. Wells short story “The Star.”
Preview Pages from TWO-EYED TALES MAGAZINE # 1
The first issue of TWO-EYED TALES MAGAZINE, originally titled TWO-EYED TALES, is 48 pages and includes four self-contained horror stories inspired by real-life events in a small manga format. It is still available during this campaign. All copies sold during this campaign will be for Cover B seen below, and each is individually signed and numbered.
Cover B by Donna Anita Black
“Cat & Mouse” (17 pages, art by Maulana Faris)
Two Japanese celebutantes party a little too hard, then awaken to find themselves in an unknown village. They volunteer to become contestants on an extreme game show to win some cash to go home, but things are not as they seem.
“Bless the Children” (15 pages, art by Greg Woronchak)
After the sole survivor of a failed settlement wanders into a small, nearly abandoned town in the mountains of Northern California, he begins seeing completely silent children everywhere. What do they want?
“Once Upon a Horn” (8 pages, art by Greg Woronchak)
A spoiled princess gets a unicorn for her birthday, but there are problems inherent in trying to tame it.
“Death’s Head” (6 pages, art by Greg Woronchak)
After an exterminator wipes out a group of death’s-head hawkmoths infesting a bee colony, he has a rather rough drive home.
Preview Pages from TWO-EYED TALES MAGAZINE # 2
TWO-EYED TALES MAGAZINE # 2 is themed around the fear of being eaten alive. It is a slightly smaller magazine format than # 3.
“A Pleasant Walk to the Cannibal Giant’s Face,” (22 pages, Greg Woronchak)
When the face of Nuwuzohu, the mythological cannibal giant who was turned to stone by the trickster spirit Coyote in the time before people, is cracked in 1809 Oregon, the local wildlife develops a taste for human flesh! Can a trio of Northern Paiute tribespeople seal the crack and keep the giant’s spirit from escaping before they’re eaten alive?
“The Purr of the Void,” (10 pages, Maulana Faris)
A 21st-century Sri Lankan young man becomes a wereleopard, involuntarily eating people alive every night, after a cultist lays a curse on him. But how will he break it if his pop-culture knowledge of lycanthropy turns out to be wrong?
“The Invisible Claw Monster from Outer Space” (4 pages, Maulana Faris)
After a woman falls asleep watching a 1950s monster movie, she awakens to mysterious scratching at her apartment door . . .
Preview Pages from TWO-EYED TALES OF DRACULA
TWO-EYED TALES OF DRACULA is a standalone collection of short stories taking place in our ORDER OF DRACULA world but in the TWO-EYED TALES style. It is 8.5″ square like our other ORDER OF DRACULA books.
“Deal with the Dragon” (12-page framing sequence by Greg Woronchak)
In “Deal with the Dragon,” Dracula meets with Turkish military hero Enver Bey to convince him to ally with him against the Ottoman government in 1912 Istanbul. The story serves as a framing sequence for the other stories.
“Bloody Jack” (3-page story by Hernan Gonzalez)
In “Bloody Jack,” Dracula meets Jack the Ripper in 1888 London. Will the two become allies or foes?
“The Trials of Dracula” (13-page story by Raul Orte Crespo)
The main story of the comic, “The Trials of Dracula” shows the immediate wake of Dracula’s death in February 1477. Greeted in the afterlife by his dead older brother Mircea, he must undergo trials to determine his final reward.
“They Stole Dracula’s Head” (7-page story by Jamie Primack)
In “They Stole Dracula’s Head,” one of Dracula’s agents confronts Elizabeth Bathory in 1614 Hungary. It seems she is in possession of Dracula’s head and he wants it back.
Who Made This?
Joseph Duis is the writer and letterer of the series. His wife started Heresy Studios, LLC, as a birthday present for him in 2016. He grew up on comics and always wanted to make his own, but with two history degrees, he also wanted to blur the line between fact and fiction in his work. He has also written, lettered, and published comics such as horror series THE ORDER OF DRACULA and the Golden Age-style superhero comics of SUPERHERESIES. He has also contributed his stories to various issues of comic book anthologies such as NERD NATION PRESENTS, CTHULHU INVADES WONDERLAND, BAI ZE: THE BOOK OF MONSTERS, and THE ADVOCATOR PRESENTS. He lives in Colorado with his patient wife and three impatient kids.
Greg Woronchak is the line artist of the “Wells of Terror” and stories in the first two issues of TWO-EYED TALES. For over a decade, Greg has illustrated numerous small-press comics including Hellcraft and Dulce, not to mention most of Heresy’s own SUPERHERESIES and ORDER OF DRACULA, both available in this Kickstarter. He hopes to become famous enough to get one or two pieces of outraged fan mail at his home in Toronto.
J. Raul Orte Crespo is the line artist for “The Time Machine.” Born in Madrid in 1971, he has drawn comics since childhood, and was a professional storyboard artist for French animation. Later he made illustrations for numerous books of terror. As a comic book creator in Spain, he made the trilogy Gabriel, the standalone comic Darkgate, and has collaborated on the anthology Refugees. He has also collaborated on American comics at Insane Comics, Red King Comics, and Good Idea Comics, and was a line artist on Heresy’s THE ORDER OF DRACULA and SUPERHERESIES.
Maulana Faris is the artist of “In the Abyss.” He also is a line artist on two previous issues of TWO-EYED TALES. A comic creator from Indonesia, he wrote and published several works in his home country, including the comics Kisah Jahi di Sekolah, Kuman Rider, Parade Hantu Galau, Gogogo Boiband, Bisikan, Komik Hadits, and 30 Halaman Mencari Cinta and the novels Catatan Jahil di Sekolah, Kisah Nyesek di Sekolah, Baling Baling Bambu, and Catatan Hantu Jail di Sekolah. He lives in Jakarta.
Donna Anita Black, a mixed media artist and writer based in Belfast, is the artist of “Under the Knife” as well as Cover A. Alongside cover work for albums, books, comics, and promotional material, she creates and/or illustrates original comics and mixed media art inspired by horror, folklore, mythology, and science fiction. You can find her at donnaablackart.
Carlos Henry is the artist of “Rogue Planet.” Brazillian artist born in 1972, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! Comic book artist, illustrator, cartoonist, and comic book critic, he began publishing in 1989 in the fanzine Ponto de Fuga, later participating in several other fanzines. Professionally, he began in 1996, in the magazine Coquetel, later moving to Universal publishing house in 2000, creating illustrations for magazines, books, stationery, etc. In 1999, he received an Honorable Mention at the Moura Comic Book & Cartoon Salon in Portugal. His comics have also been published in the magazines Historieta, Impacto, La Bouche du Monde (France), Quadrix, Almanaque de Terror, and in the newspaper O Cidadão. In 2001, he set up a Comics Workshop in the Petrobrás Children’s project. In 2002, he published his character Lobo-Guará under the Graphic Talents label of Editora Escala. In 2003, he created illustrations for RPG books published by publishers like Mongoose Publishing, Elemental Lands, and Goodman Games. Currently, he is the manager of Desearte Studio, which represents comic book professionals for publishers in the USA. He has also drawn for publishers such as Chameleon Studio, 12 Comics, Argo Comics, Nani Comics, Heresy Studios, Conquest Publishing, and others, in addition to drawing commissions for Ed Benes Studio. INSTAGRAM: carloshenry7499
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Stefani Manard is the editor of TWO-EYED TALES MAGAZINE # 3. She is a writer, painter, and editor from Detroit, Michigan. She works in prose and comics, and has had works published by Behemoth, Source Point Press, and Rocket Ink Studios, as well as publishing under her own company, Scapegoat Press. She also worked in blogging and podcasting in support of independent artists for many years with the Podcast Detroitnetwork. When she isn’t writing she can be found at local dives around the city or lazing about with her rottweilers. She puts cheese on everything.
Erwin J. Arroza, the artist of TWO-EYED TALES MAGAZINE # 3 Cover B, is a former art director for a multimedia solutions company. Nowadays, he is a full-time comic book illustrator. He is based in Manila, Philippines. He has worked on independent comic books and graphic novels such as Grinidon, Inferno City Firehouse, and The Hunchback of Theological Quadrant, among others.