Vault Announces Nightfall, an Annual Fall Horror Event Kicking Off With The Plot
Vault’s Inaugural Nightfall Title is Co-Written by Tim Daniel & Michael Moreci and Drawn by Joshua Hixson
Main Art by Joshua Hixson
Vault Comics has never shied away from horror-adjacent content in series like These Savage Shores and Heathen, but the publisher hasn’t yet taken a deep dive into the terror genre—until now. Paste is thrilled to share details on Nightfall, a new annual fall event from Vault Comics focusing on horror. Designed as something of a pop-up imprint, Nightfall’s icon will grace a select number of Vault titles launching between September and December each year, assuring readers that they can expect genuine frights within. While Nightfall titles will launch within a specific window annually, they’ll then continue to release like other Vault periodicals, until each title’s planned conclusion.
“For a little over two years, Vault’s mission has been to bring you the best in science fiction and fantasy,” Vault Editor-in-Chief Adrian Wassel said in a statement. “But there’s no denying our affection for the macabre has wormed its way into many of our series. Nightfall—even more than an annual event—is a badge. It tells readers and retailers which of our stories will be truly terrifying. Sure, they might contain some sci-fi or fantasy, but if you crack open a Nightfall cover, your skin will crawl.”
“Nightfall will begin as annual event, bringing you some delightfully dreadful comics from some truly remarkable creators each fall,” Vault CEO and Publisher Damian Wassel added. “But, like every initiative we launch at Vault, we have some big, as yet unspoken plans for Nightfall, to bring our readers more of that late-October feeling horror fans crave.”
Tim Daniel, Vault’s E.V.P. of Branding and Design, also chimed in on the initiative: “Nightfall is all about allowing us to maintain our core focus while embracing our love of horror. Every title under the Nightfall banner will receive the same strict care and attention our readers have come to expect.”
Nightfall Promotional Art by Joshua Hixson & Tim Daniel
It’s fitting that Daniel is invested in Nightfall, as the first title launching this September under the banner will be The Plot, co-written by Daniel and Michael Moreci (Wasted Space, Mall) and drawn by artist Joshua Hixson (Shangai Red).
