Evil Ernie Youth Gone Wild Director's Cut #1
In *Evil Ernie Youth Gone Wild Director's Cut #1*, teenage psychopath Ernest Fairchild remains locked away at Clearview Mental Institution, still haunted by his encounter with Lady Death during dream therapy. When social worker Mary Young arrives to assess him, she sees not just a monster, but a patient ripe for a radical new treatment—though her intentions may be as dangerous as his past. Written by Brian Pulido and illustrated by Steven Hughes, with cover art by Hughes, this issue blends psychological tension and escalating dread in a story that refuses to let its characters—or readers—look away.
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Badly abused teenage serial killer, Ernest Fairchild, is in Clearview Mental Institution under the watchful care of Dr. Leonard Price. Price has already put him through a bout of dream therapy where Ernest met the lovely Lady Death which only proved to make him more homicidal. Now, Mary Young visits the institute and observes Ernest's ultra-violence first hand. She is convinced that he is perfect for an experimental treatment which will cure him of his manic ways forever.
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