John Carpenter: Legendary Horror Director Announces Graphic Novel ‘Cathedral’

A brand new terror is emerging from the shadows of John Carpenter’s dark imaginings this summer. Set for release August 4, 2026, via Storm King Comics, Cathedral is Carpenter’s highly anticipated first original graphic novel. It is co-written with Sandy King and Sean Sobczak, illustrated by Federico De Luca and Luis Guaragna, colored by Ryan Winn, and lettered by Marshall Dillon.

The middle of downtown Los Angeles sets the scene for Cathedral, where an abandoned cathedral stands, fenced in and ignored by the world around it. The preoccupied passersby have long since ceased to notice the dilapidated church in their midst, let alone sense the danger and centuries-old evil trapped inside its walls.

A gruesome murder one late night pulls the structure into the spotlight, triggering a police investigation into the loss of one of their own. Lieutenant Christine Marks, along with detectives Paul Hernandez and Steve Mayfield, must enter the church in search of the monster that murdered her father. Every step takes them deeper into the belly of the church, revealing the mystery of an ancient evil imprisoned within.

A master storyteller in horror and science fiction across film, music, comics, and games, John Carpenter has spent decades shaping the genre with films like Halloween, The Thing, and Escape From New York, as well as graphic novel work alongside Sandy King on series like Tales for a HalloweeNight, Asylum, and Tales of Science Fiction. Now, for the first time in his career, he releases an original graphic novel with Cathedral. The release will also be accompanied by Cathedral the album.

“I saw it in a dream: a nightmare landscape deep underground filled with monsters too weird and sinister to exist in daylight,” says Carpenter. “I knew instantly I had to get these things out of my head and into everyone else’s brains.”

“We have a saying at Storm King, ‘Every dream should be a nightmare,’” adds Sandy King. “By reading Cathedral, you can take John’s dream and let it become your next nightmare.”

 will be available August 4, 2026, in bookstores, online, and through , and on August 5, 2026, in comic shops.