Stor-Jobal från Krokjala #1

Emil Maxén's cover for this 2016 Cobolt Förlag release sets an irresistibly creepy tone: a hunched, big-nosed troll-like figure strides through a moonlit forest, hauling an enormous sack on its back while a small, wide-eyed creature clings to it with glowing yellow eyes. The subtitle Skräcksäcken ("The Horror Sack") paired with that lurking silhouette against a pale full moon promises exactly the kind of delightfully unsettling Scandinavian folklore that fans of dark fairy tales will savor.