2000 Maniacs
Malibu · 1991 · 3 issues
About the series
Based on the grindhouse horror films of Herschell Gordon Lewis, this 1991 Malibu miniseries brings the director's signature gore to comics. Co-written by Lewis and Jack Herman, with visceral art by Nigel Tully, the three-issue run traps a group of unwitting travelers in the Southern town of Pleasant Valley. There, the locals’ annual celebration is a sadistic festival of torture and death, turning a roadside detour into a nightmare of splatter and dark humor. It stands as a direct, creator-approved adaptation of a cult film classic into the comic medium.