October 2021
SynopsisIt's back...the annual Halloween event of the year! Return to Honey Island Swamp with three new tales of All Hallows' Eve! Blood flows and bodies rot in the swamp. And the tortured spirit of Victor Crowley continues to dole out brutal violent retribution upon those that dare to enter his domain. This time of year the spirits of the dead are close and they return from Purgatory to try to take back some measure of vengeance! Join a host of horror writers and artists as we deliver a dose of glorious over-the-top horror that will get your Halloween off to a great start! Victor Crowley's Hatchet Halloween III comes with three cover editions - Main "The Dead Rise" by Roy Allan Martinez (Zorro Swords of Hell), "Jack's Back" Variant by Richard Bonk (Hatchet), and "Don't Lose Your Head" cover by Puis Calzada (Hatchet). PlotAn Eye for an Eye Emile and his friends attempt to summon an Ancient to enact revenge on Victor Crowley for killing Emile's father years earlier. The Ancient does come to them and gives them the power to fight Victor, but in a twist the Ancient turns the teen into a grotesque monster. They fight Victor but his rage beats their new powers, and he throws them into a bonfire, proving Victor Crowley is stronger than a space and time traveling Ancient Horror. Past Forward On Halloween in the year 2099 some teens hear about the legend of Victor Crowley and travel into the swamp to see if the history books were true. They soon come face to face with the monster, who murders them all in new and futuristic ways. Wolf in Pigs Clothing On Halloween in Honey Island Swamp, three corrupt cops dressed as pigs , kill another cop who was about to squeal on them. They soon get what coming to them in the form of Victor Crowley. CoversList of covers and their creators:CoverNameCreator(s)Sidebar LocationAMain Cover (The Dead Rise)Roy Allan Martinez1BVariant Cover (Jack's Back)Richard Bonk2CVariant Cover (Don't Lose Your Head)Puis Calzada3DHomage Variant CoverBuz Hasson & Ken HaeserMissing — Description from Comic Vine community (comicvine.gamespot.com).
