Vampire State Building

In the world of Splitter Verlag, Vampire State Building (2020–present) takes a classic horror premise to new heights: the iconic Manhattan skyscraper itself becomes the lair—and the weapon—of an ancient vampire. Over the course of its two issues, the series traps a cast of New Yorkers inside the transformed building, where the architecture itself turns predatory. The talent behind this lean, atmospheric thriller is writer Christian Berkel and artist Miguel Angel Villalba, whose claustrophobic, shadow-drenched visuals give the familiar landmark a genuinely menacing life. It’s a concise, high-concept horror story that reimagines a real-world urban icon as a creature of the night.