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Are You Ready to Go FERAL? The Cult Euro Comic Juggernaut Howls Into the UK!

The Curator
May 26
3 min read

Fangs Out, Freaks - FERAL Is Unleashing Euro-Horror Chaos on UK Newsstands!

Grab your black candles, dust off your Poe collection, and put Bauhaus on the turntable - because FERAL is finally making its bloody, clawed mark in the UK!

That’s right, misfits and monster kids, the iconic German horror/art mag turned international cult sensation is crossing the channel and landing on our shores. Mark your calendars and scrawl it in blood: May 22nd, FERAL International Edition #5 will sink its fangs into UK Newsagents, popping up in major travel hubs like train stations and airports. It's the perfect grab for your next midnight journey.

And let’s not downplay it - this isn’t just another copy-paste horror comic. This is a hallucinatory fever dream on glossy paper, soaked in sensuality, psychedelia, and straight-up sinister energy.

What's Inside the Madness?

Issue 5 delivers the next entries in the lush, nightmarish saga of Dreams in the Witch House, split into two deliciously decadent bites: “Phantasmagoria” and “Diabolique.” If your tastes lean toward cosmic horror bathed in eroticism and occult symbology, you’re gonna devour these tales like an incubus at an orgy.

Also clawing their way into your subconscious:

“Bloodlust” - A gory, glitter-drenched new short from Ester Cardella, an Italian artist who paints like Goya on acid.
“Bloody Hitch-Hiking” by Christoff RDGZ and Hernán Gonzaléz, a roadside creeper that feels like an EC Comics throwback hijacked by Tarantino.
“No Monster Under the Bed” by M.W. Ludwig and Detlef Klewer - a story that dares to ask, what if the real monster was the one tucking you in?

Covers to Die For

The issue comes with two devilishly collectible covers:

Standard Cover: Designed by FERAL’s mastermind and editor, Ömer Yalinkilic - a name that’s becoming synonymous with gothic pulp surrealism.
Exclusive Variant: By the ever-iconic Ester Cardella, and yes - there’s a full interview with her inside the mag. Read it before your favorite podcast starts quoting it.

And for all you vinyl freaks out there? There's a limited variant edition that bundles the mag with a 7” record titled “Black Cats.” Yes, it’s a real record. Yes, it’s got a killer Ömer Yalinkilic cover. And yes, you’re going to want this pressed between your claws.

Want More? Chapter-X Has You Covered

FERAL’s full macabre catalogue - including back issues, insane variants, and exclusive content - is available at chapter-x.com. Including:

The Zombierella variant by Yalinkilic (a true haunted pin-up masterpiece).
And the upcoming German Issue #12, graced by none other than Mike Hoffman (yes, that Mike Hoffman - the heir to Frazetta’s throne).

And for those who like to try before they buy (or just need a fix right now), there’s a 48-page preview PDF just sitting there for the taking: Download the preview here.

Ömer Yalinkilic: The Madman Behind the Magic

When your editor moonlights as a layout pro at Bayer Deutschland, you know the design is going to be tighter than Dracula’s waistcoat. Yalinkilic has built FERAL into a European comics powerhouse, mixing reverent homage to vintage horror anthologies of the ‘60s/‘70s with a visual language that’s pure 21st-century witchcraft.

This isn’t nostalgia. This is resurrection.

Preview Pages

Will you pick up this Latest Issue of FERAL?

FERAL is more than just another comic book - it’s a movement. A cult object. A blood-slicked totem for those who like their art unfiltered, their horror erotic, and their stories soaked in the dream-logic of dark fairy tales.

So yeah, we’re ready to go FERAL. The question is… are you?

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And don’t sleep on this one. Because the things that live in the dark are always hungry.