Prepare to reenter The Twilight Zone with a new comic series from IDW Publishing’s horror imprint, IDW Dark. Each issue in the anthology comic will harken back to the TV show by presenting self-contained tales in black and white. A slate of modern storytellers will contribute to the five-issue book, starting in September 2025.

The first issue will be written by Dan Watters (Batman: Dark Patterns) and illustrated by Morgan Beem (Swamp Thing: Twin Branches).

“The Twilight Zone is a genre unto itself,” Watters said. “It’s a cultural titan and a North Star in the strangest skies revealing what science fiction, fantasy and horror can do for us: revealing uncomfortable truths about what lies in our own hearts. This is precisely the vein we hope to tap with our story; the unsettled space between angry and unnerving that is forever the purview of The Twilight Zone.”

“I have long been a fan of all horror, but creepy stories that slowly build to unnerve you have always been first in my heart. Few series have captured that feeling like The Twilight Zone,” Beem said. “Like being trapped in a fever dream or moving through a liminal space, the stories play with the feeling of wrongness, of things out of place. This is the feeling Dan has masterfully captured in our story, and which I hope, through my deep love of all things creepy, will flow through the art. It might not shock you, but you may not be able to stop thinking about it in the middle of the night.”

The following issues will feature the work of Tom Scioli, James Stokoe, Nate Powell, and Francesco Francavilla.

“These comics are for anyone who ever wished for more episodes of the original series like me,” series co-editor Ellen Boener said. “We’re capturing the silver screen nostalgia alongside the heart-rending humanity. Every detail is a love letter to the TV show: from the full black and white design to the connected cover set to the narrative style. Each issue serves as a unique door into the dimension beyond with the most fascinating minds in comics as your guides. I can’t wait to share what these creators have discovered.”

Each issue comes with multiple covers, including connecting covers by Francavilla. The Twilight Zone #1 will be on sale on September 24.