The comic book genre has always had an affinity for horror. From EC Comics’ Tales From The Crypt of the 1950s and iconic characters like Swamp Thing to the numerous Japanese manga titles out there, there’s just something about the comics medium that makes horror stories even scarier than usual.

With Halloween happening tomorrow, we take a look at some of our favourite Western horror titles (we’d be here forever if we entered the world of Japanese horror manga), and why we love them.