Oni Press; $4.99

It’s been 13 years since Orin McCabe, an average suburbanite, snapped and murdered his whole family. As he waits on death row, his old house has drawn the interest of ghosthunters who believe that it could be haunted. The ghosthunters are Del (who believes in spirts and hopes to find them), Jacob (a religious man who fears that ghosts might actually be demons), and Holland (the group’s skeptic).

During their visit to the house, the group seemingly cleansed it of supernatural entities, and now their services are in much higher demand. Though initially excited about the uptick in business, Del begins to struggle with their new fame. To make matters more complicated, people connected to the hauntings are dying.

In the second issue of Plague House, writer Michael W. Conrad starts with the aftermath of a successful supernatural cleansing. Rather than keeping the story confined to the McCabe house, he’s expanding it in interesting ways. First, there’s the impact of fame and how it can negatively affect group dynamics. Then the book explores how these people are helping the spirits, especially the secret way that Del is doing his part.

Plague House started out as a standard haunted house tale, but it is quickly developing into something bigger and more interesting.

–Amanda Sheriff