Why Horror? A Personal History with the Genre

By Ashley Robin Franklin. Self Published. 

Softcover, 28 pages, B&W, 2023

In this welcoming minicomic, cartoonist Ashley Robin Franklin examines her lifelong relationship to the horror genre and takes you through her history with it– from exposure to horror films at a young age, through her ghoulish teen years, and all the way to today, as an adult drawn to create comics with horror elements. It’s a silly, reflective, and earnest love letter to the genre.

Why Horror? is a love letter to horror, but also a love letter to loving a genre of storytelling with joy and enthusiasm!