Legendary Comics has announced a new graphic novel based on the cult classic horror film Trick ‘r Treat. The project is now available for support on Kickstarter. Trick ‘r Treat: Witching Hours is the first all-original graphic novel in the franchise released in a decade, and it is presented by Trick ‘r Treat creator and director Michael Dougherty.

The graphic novel will feature four brand-new, original stories centered around the Trick ‘r Treat protagonist Sam. Dougherty is joined by writers Zach Shields (Godzilla: King of the Monsters), Todd Casey (Trick ‘r Treat: Days of the Dead), and Curtis Waugh (Stegosaurus, the Moistest) for the new tales. Ben Templesmith (30 Days of Night) and Tristan Jones (Mad Max: Fury Road comics) will provide art for the stories. Breehn Burns returns from working on the Trick ‘r Treat movie and comics to both write and provide illustrations for the anthology.

The Kickstarter project provides fans of the franchise with many opportunities to get exclusive items to show their support, including a special slipcase edition of the graphic novel. Other campaign rewards include enamel pin sets, signed bookplates and even the chance to appear in the Witching Hours novel. The Kickstarter also celebrates the 10th anniversary of Doughterty’s Krampus in 2025, and a new edition of Krampus: Shadow of Saint Nicholas will be released as part of the Trick ‘r Treat campaign. Fans can support the project until Nov. 22, and it has raised over $48,000 of its $90,000 goal at the time of writing. Project rewards are estimated to be delivered in Oct. 2025 if the project is fully funded.

Sam (or Samhain) is at the center of the Trick ‘r Treat: Witching Hours stories and Dougherty expressed his excitement at returning to the iconic horror franchise for new stories. “I’m thrilled to return to the twisted world of Trick ‘r Treat for more of Sam’s mischievous adventures,” he said. “This new graphic novel is a true labor of love, created by a top-notch team of writers and artists, and I can’t wait for fans to join us for the best Halloween party ever.”

According to the Kickstarter synopsis, the four stories told in Trick ‘r Treat: Witching Hours include ‘Never Too Old’, a tale set at a rundown nursing home where the lonely patients summon the spirits of Halloween for a final party, ‘One Last Dance’, a tale of a man returning from the dead on Halloween to reunite with his wife, ‘Harvest Moons’, a futuristic story about children on a space colony who discover Halloween, and ‘Halloween Country’, a tale set in Wyoming that sees three ranch hands breaking up a strange occult ritual before being hunted by a half-formed creature from Halloween folklore.

Fans can support the Trick ‘r Treat: Witching Hours Kickstarter project until Nov. 22.

Source: Legendary Comics, Kickstarter