Summary

• Marvel's Crypt of Shadows horror anthology returns with new terrifying tales this fall, merging classic monster movies with the publisher's scariest heroes and villains.
• The annual release of Crypt of Shadows celebrates Marvel's supernatural characters, including Doctor Strange's brother Victor Strange, and MCU favorites like Agatha Harkness.
• Marvel's focus on supernatural horror characters, also includes classic superheroes and villains like Vision, Namor, and Kraven the Hunter, bringing a new twist to traditional spooky Marvel Comics stories.

Tales From the Crypt-inspired anthology of scary stories, Crypt of Shadows, returns this October with a new batch of terrifying tales. The issue has become a fan-favorite in the last several years, and now it seems as though the publisher is prepared to thrill fans with the most exciting, pulse-pounding installment yet.

The 2024 edition of Crypt of Shadows #1 will be released this fall. Originally taking inspiration from the Tales from the Crypt comic series published by EC Comics in 1950, which later inspired the ‘90s show of the same name, Crypt of Shadows has become a supernatural staple that merges the feeling of classic monster movies with Marvel’s most horrific heroes and villains.

With Marvel putting a greater emphasis on horror in general in the past year, readers can't wait to get their hands on the latest Crypt of Shadows to find out what the company has in store.

Marvel's "Crypt of Shadows" Returns For Another Highly-Anticipated Horror Anthology

Understanding The Curse Of Victor Strange

Crypt of Shadows has become a chance for Marvel’s unsung creatures of the night to take the spotlight before fading into the darkness until the series’ return a year later.

Marvel released the first installment of Crypt of Shadows in 1972 as a collection of reprinted horror stories from Atlas Comics, Marvel’s predecessor, dating back to 1954. Crypt of Shadows ran for twenty-one issuesm, until 1975 before ceasing publications until the title’s resurrection in 2019. Celebrating Marvel’s 80th anniversary, writer Al Ewing revived the anthology as a single issue of brand-new stories, but would take another two-year hiatus until the series was officially relaunched and revamped in 2022. Since then, it has been eagerly anticipated by fans as a staple of Marvel's fall release schedule.

Crypt of Shadows has now become an annual celebration of Marvel’s fan-favorite supernatural characters, releasing each October right before Halloween. Each year, fans are reintroduced to Victor Strange, now trapped in the mirror dimension and hidden beneath the Sanctum Santorum, who excitedly waits for readers to return each year to hear his scary stories. Featuring characters like Agatha Harkness, Werewolf by Night, Man-Thing, and the Living Mummy, Crypt of Shadows has become a chance for Marvel’s unsung creatures of the night to take the spotlight before fading into darkness until the series’ return a year later.

Marvel's New Focus On Its Supernatural Horror Characters Makes "Crypt" Even More Special

A More Meaningful Tradition

As Marvel continues to their ongoing paranormal titles, this year’s installment of Crypt of Shadows will be the perfect celebration right before the season ends with Halloween.

Now, Marvel has just revealed a new edition of the creepy chronicles will be released this year, starring some classic comic monsters and some surprising additions to the lineup, including Vision, Namor, and Kraven the Hunter. It’s always a fun treat when the supernatural side of Marvel gets to break loose into the stories of the publisher’s more traditional characters. With the ongoing Blood Hunt event, Marvel has already begun to embrace the historically underrepresented spine-chilling epics by pulling them onto center stage.

Likewise, in the last year, Marvel has started investing heavily in their supernatural characters with the Dark Web event, multiple new Ghost Rider titles, the reintroduction of a younger Agatha Harkness, and a revamped eldritch-powered Scarlet Witch. For fans of the frightening, Marvel’s sudden inclusion of their darker stories has become an absolute joy; now no longer having to wait months at a time before their favorite character gets a new series. As Marvel continues to their ongoing paranormal titles, this year’s installment of Crypt of Shadows will be the perfect celebration right before the season ends with Halloween.

Crypt of Shadows (2024) #1 will be available October 16, 2024 from Marvel Comics.