Storm King Comics Announces BLOOD OF THE TAKEN Book 2: Next of Kin

The nightmare has only begun.

This September, acclaimed comics writer and illustrator Sian Mandrake returns to the town of Glennburne Falls, Mass., to continue the twisted tale of Theo, the bloodthirsty vampire with a biting need to form a little family.

Storm King Comics presents BLOOD OF THE TAKEN Book 2: Next of Kin on September 2, just in time to kick off the spooky season with this continuation of the eye-popping, visually stunning first book in the series.

In BLOOD OF THE TAKEN Book 2: Next of Kin, winter is closing down around Glennburne Falls, sinking it into an unrelenting gloom. Theo waits anxiously with Liam, her newest unwilling “adoptee,” to see if Liam’s friend Ed will survive the coming nights. Theo knows how much she has lost in the last five centuries, and will stop at nothing to keep her new brood safe — even against the impending threats of the living, who are drawing ever closer to her and the family she has chosen. There’s also a newly escaped vampire in town, Ellis — who poses a different sort of threat.

As Liam struggles with becoming a vampire and his lust for blood that drives him to nightmarish obsessions, he finds himself bringing an endless sea of victims to the one he despises most: his creator … his captor … and despite his hatred, he could never refuse her sanguine demands. To do so could mean the true demise of Ed, who lies closer to death than even vampires dare to tread.

This bold and captivating thriller offers horror fans the chance to draw ever closer to Mandrake’s unique creation of Theo.

“Sian has created something truly special in Blood of the Taken — it’s gory and grisly, it’s suspenseful and exciting, and this follow-up offers more opportunity for Sian to create a vampire story that I think ranks among the very best,” said Storm King Comics founder and editor Sandy King.

BLOOD OF THE TAKEN Book 2: Next of Kin will be available September 2 at Storm King Comics www.StormKingComics.com, and from favorite comic book stores and booksellers.

John Carpenter’s Night Terrors:
BLOOD OF THE TAKEN Book 2: Next of Kin

Written and Illustrated by Sian Mandrake
Lettering by Janice Chiang

Edited by Sandy King

160 pp

MSRP: $24.99

ISBN: 979-8-9928116-0-5

About Storm King Comics

Storm King Comics, formed in 2012 as a division of Storm King Productions, is headed by writer/producer and editor Sandy King. Along with her husband, director John Carpenter, King focuses on bringing the best writers from the worlds of comics, movies and novels together to bring their special brand of horror and sci-fi entertainment to comics. Their flagship comic book title John Carpenter’s Asylum has become a global fan favorite, followed by the award-winning annual anthology, John Carpenter’s Tales for a HalloweeNight, and the monthly anthology series, John Carpenter’s Tales of Science Fiction. More recent additions to the Storm King brand are Storm King Comics Dark & Twisted, John Carpenter’s Night Terrors, and John Carpenter Presents Storm Kids, introducing horror and sci-fi to younger audiences.

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