Patrick Horvath’s horror style cozy mystery Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees is getting a Halloween special. The book will feature stories and art by popular creators like James Tynion IV, Tony Fleecs, and others.

In Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees Horvath created the town of Woodbrook, which is populated by anthropomorphic animals. One of those residents is the serial killer Samantha Strong who is trying to find a new killer that could expose her crimes. The six-issue story that mixes cute animals with violent themes was published by IDW from October 2023 to May 2024. The Rite of Spring six-issue follow-up was published in 2025 and has been nominated for a Best Limited Series Eisner Award.

The animal residents of Woodbrook will gather around a campfire to tell scary stories in Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Halloween Special. For the one-shot, Horvath has teamed up with Tynion (Exquisite Corpses) and Tyler Boss (You’ll Do Bad Things), Fleecs (Feral) and Dave Wachter (Uncanny Valley), Che Grayson (Absolute Catwoman) and Matt Emmons (The Council of Frogs), and Jared Cullum (Usagi Yojimbo).

“I’m thrilled to invite some new friends to play for a bit in the world of Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees,” Horvath said. “Every new step this project has taken has been such a treat, and I felt like there’s no better time for it than Halloween. I can’t wait for readers to see what these new creators have in store for them.”

“Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees is one of my favorite comics of the past few years, and it’s a pleasure to be invited to have a bit of gruesome fun in this killer, off-kilter world Patrick has created,” Tynion said.

“I was a Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees fan before almost anyone. I read a review copy before the first issue came out and haven’t stopped loudly singing its praises since,” Fleecs said. “Patrick Horvath is working in a subgenera of a subgenre. He’s taking something familiar and comforting and adding outrageous violence and pathology and creating something wholly original. I couldn’t be more excited to come play in his sandbox. And that I’ve got the genius Dave Wachter here with me (co-creator of the Eisner Nominated Uncanny Valley) and we’re sharing the book with Patrick himself and James Tynion and Jared Cullum. This promises to be a beautifully disgusting comic.”

A release date for the Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees Halloween Special was not revealed, however IDW did state that news on the future of the series will be announced at San Diego Comic-Con.