Mrballen Presents: Strange, Dark & Mysterious
The Graphic Stories
Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed · Print & ebook · October 1, 2024
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A vivid, frighteningly illustrated graphic novel collection of nine strange, dark, and mysterious stories, based on true events, from the mind behind the YouTube channel and hit MrBallen Podcast John Allen, known popularly as “MrBallen,” has been enthralling audiences with his unique brand of storytelling ever since he burst onto the scene, covering strange and mysterious phenomena ranging from the unexplained screaming heard in parts of Nahanni Valley, the Kandahar Giant found in Afghanistan, UFOs appearing at a cattle ranch in Utah, and Allen’s own brush with the paranormal.
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- Who it’s for
- Graphic, eerie storytelling with collector appeal and a taste for the uncanny.
- Genres
- Horror Comics, Historical Graphic Nonfiction
- Published
- Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed, October 1, 2024
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A vivid, frighteningly illustrated graphic novel collection of nine strange, dark, and mysterious stories, based on true events, from the mind behind the YouTube channel and hit MrBallen Podcast John Allen, known popularly as “MrBallen,” has been enthralling audiences with his unique brand of storytelling ever since he burst onto the scene, covering strange and mysterious phenomena ranging from the unexplained screaming heard in parts of Nahanni Valley, the Kandahar Giant found in Afghanistan, UFOs appearing at a cattle ranch in Utah, and Allen’s own brush with the paranormal.
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Deeply researched and seriously compelling, the show rapidly gained a devoted fanbase for the raconteur himself and for the rarely-before-covered unsettling occurrences and true crimes that have taken place throughout the world. In MrBallen Presents: Strange, Dark & Mysterious, Allen reveals the creepy underbelly of the human experience, charting bizarre and downright terrifying instances of the paranormal, the horrors of the natural world, and the danger of our own minds. With new, exclusive stories and in collaboration with New York Times bestselling graphic novelist Robert Venditti and acclaimed comic book artist Andrea Mutti, this is a haunting collection filled with twists and surprises that will leave you thoroughly spooked.
Eerie Collectible
Graphic, eerie storytelling with collector appeal and a taste for the uncanny.
Come here for
- graphic Strange Dark & Mysterious stories
- edgy, collectible shelf appeal
Expect
- historical nonfiction framing
- horror-comic atmosphere
Where it sits
| Horror Comics | 99% |
|---|---|
| Historical Graphic Nonfiction | 29% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Horror Comics
- Historical Graphic Nonfiction
- Serial Killers
- Authors
- MrBallen, Andrea Mutti, Robert Venditti
- Publisher
- Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
- Published
- October 1, 2024
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Horror Comics