The Witching Hour #56

DC's long-running horror anthology reaches its 56th issue with a cover by Luis Dominguez that captures dread with quiet precision — a red-haired woman in an orange gown reaches toward an ornate grandfather clock striking midnight, lantern in hand, while a snarling winged creature looms from the shadows behind her. The full moon framed in the window and the beast's clawed hand creeping into the foreground make it clear that whatever she's about to discover, midnight is the worst possible moment to find it. Inside, George Kashdan and Fred Carrillo deliver the tale "What Drove Him Bats?" — a title that promises exactly the kind of delicious, unsettling answer this series does so well.