{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66d9c19629a27e316730341c/6ae3a92b61856eee5975207c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Harrow County Volume 1: Countless Haints  (2015) by Cullen Bunn & Tyler Crook","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66d9c19629a27e316730341c/1793304405594-74a9affd-1e90-484e-90e8-e65d04301e70.jpeg?height=200","description":"<h2>Is Harrow County the best horror comic of the last decade? </h2><p>Ben and Mick revisit Cullen Bunn and Tyler Crook’s Harrow County Vol. 1: Countless Haints (Dark Horse Comics, issues #1–4) in this remastered Halloween archive episode, with new context added for 2026.</p><p>Emmy is turning 18 on a quiet Southern farm, but Harrow County has a long memory. The witch Hester Beck was hanged from a tree years ago, and the town has been waiting for her to come back ever since. We dig into why this Southern Gothic folk horror series still sends chills down the spine, and how it kept its dread going right to the final issue.</p><h3>In this episode:</h3><ul><li>What a “haint” is, and the Gullah Geechee roots of haint blue porch ceilings</li><li>Skinwalkers, boo hags, the hare witch, and the folklore behind the skinless boy</li><li>Hester Beck and the history of the Salem witch trials of 1692</li><li>Tyler Crook’s hand-painted watercolour art and the hidden “Harrow County” titles in the landscape</li><li>How horror works in comics compared to film and prose, and the power of the page-turn scare</li><li>The series’ origins as Bunn’s online prose serial, plus its Eisner nomination and Ghastly Award wins</li><li>Influences and companions: Hellboy, The Witch (Black Phillip), and Over the Garden Wall</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Spoilers for Harrow County issues #1–4.</p><p>Thanks to Sean Northridge for the recommendation.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Find us</strong></p><p><strong><a href=\"https://discord.gg/CTKJr3j2jp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Join the Discord and read along</a></strong></p><p><strong><a href=\"https://collectingissuespodcast.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Read Our Substack</a></strong></p><p><strong><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/collectingissues/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Instagram</a></strong></p><p><strong><a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@collectingissues?lang=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Tiktok</a></strong></p><p><strong><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4JTsT8MXJtk5jr4sJxUpXQ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Watch us on Youtube</a></strong></p><p><br></p><p>Time Stamps:</p><p>00:00 Introduction</p><p>04:06 What Is a Haint?</p><p>09:59 Horror in Comics vs. Film</p><p>16:10 The Creators: Bunn &amp; Crook</p><p>30:52 The Art of Harrow County</p><p>38:44 Recommendations &amp; Outro</p><p><br></p><p>Collecting Issues is a monthly comic book club and criticism podcast. Read along with us and send in your thoughts to be featured on the show. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review wherever you listen.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Tags/keywords</strong></p><p> Harrow County, Cullen Bunn, Tyler Crook, Dark Horse Comics, horror comics, folk horror, Southern Gothic, haint blue, Gullah Geechee, skinwalker, witch comics, Halloween podcast, comic book podcast, comic book club, graphic novel review</p>","author_name":"Mick and Ben"}