Tom Holland changed the landscape of vampire movies in 1985 with the release of Fright Night.  Holland's vision delivered something new - a vampire story that packed horror, humor, and heart into one unforgettable film.  This landmark movie changed the way horror movies were made forever and opened the door to a new breed of horror. Fright Night introduces Charley Brewster, a typical teenager with a not-so-typical neighbor.  A vampire has moved in next door and now this teenage horror fan has to stop the undead monster before it can bleed his hometown dry!  All your favorite characters return in this new Fright Night comic book series that is based on Holland's original screenplay and the novelization of Fright Night! 

American Mythology is proud to work with Terror Time (the studio that represents Tom Holland's incredible story) to produce a one-of-a-kind official graphic novel collection project that is a touching sequel and a story that delivers the next steps in the lives of Charley, Amy, Evil Ed, and Peter Vincent.

A Fright Night comic book is only as good as the vision behind it.  We are thrilled to have the one and only Tom Holland reviewing and approving every sentence of the story to be as authentic as it can.  In fact - you will notice a few things right off the bat as they are true to the screenplay and the novel.  See if you can find all those Easter eggs!  And believe me...if you find yourself thinking "Hey that wasn't exactly what I remember" - it's because we are quoting the original screenplay!  How big of a Fright Night fan are you?  Can you spot them all?
 

Fright Night is a vital part of our shared horror history.  It was our biggest priority that we find a way to honor that vision and bring something very special to comic book readers everywhere.  To accomplish that we sought out the perfect group of creators - people who are hardcore vampire fans and who have put their love of the original Tom Holland screenplay into this new comic book.  Tom Holland himself was a huge help in making sure every detail of the series was accurate to the original vision and that we made this comic book perfect for all the fans.  Every detail has been painstakingly crafted down to the feel, texture, and color treatments.  This comic book will make you feel like you are stepping into the world of Fright Night again for the first time.  But don't take my word for it...check it out yourself below!

This officially licensed Fright Night comic book is approved by the master of horror himself - Mr. Tom Holland!  Every aspect of this series has been given his stamp of approval including this Nightmare Dream Team of contributors!

James Kuhoric - Longtime horror comics author and architect of the Freddy Vs Jason Vs Ash mega event - Kuhoric has contributed to so many incredible licensed comics and brings a die-hard enthusiasm for everything he touches. Fright Night has been one of his favorite movies for nearly four decades and he is calling this opportunity the biggest of his career.

Neil Vokes - Bronze Age Comics legend and original artist on the Now Comics Fright Night series makes his return to one of the comic books that he began his career on back in the early 1980s!  Neil acted as the art director on this comic and he delivers the flashback sequences and the final issues of the arc with incredible art that just screams Fright Night. 

Jason Craig - The Friday the 13th artist and Kuhoric's collaborator on Freddy Vs Jason Vs Ash - Jason brings a passion for horror films and a true drive for delivering powerful and bloody action on the page.  Craig also delivers the special Exclusive covers for the Fright Night main series in this campaign!

DON'T BE SHY...TAKE A PEEK INSIDE THE FIRST ISSUE OF THE COMIC BOOK AND THIS HORRIFYING RETURN TO FRIGHT NIGHT!

The FRIGHT NIGHT: SENIOR YEAR Trade Paperback is the perfect value option - it collects Fright Night #1-5 and the Evil Ed One Shot story in full plus has a cover gallery and a special extras section.  We include a free digital copy of the trade with purchase! (A $50 value)

The FRIGHT NIGHT: SENIOR YEAR Hardcover Collection features a beautiful "VHS" style cover that really looks incredible on your bookshelf.  This edition has the same awesome Fright Night issues collected with a cover gallery and extras and the beautiful HC finish.  Also, receive a free digital copy of the collection!  (A $75 value!)

ONLY 100 BEING MADE! The FRIGHT NIGHT: SENIOR YEAR Exclusive - A special bookplate edition Signed by 3 Creators (Kuhoric, Vokes, Hasson) and Remarqued With An Original Sketch by cover artist Buz Hasson limited to just 100 copies! It comes wrapped in a "Vampire Hunter Faux Leather Printed" Dustjacket (resembling an ancient tome is wrapped around the VHS hardcover).  This is the BIG ONE!  An exclusive edition that is extremely limited and includes:

Awesome "Vampire Hunter"-style antique looking "faux leather" dust jacket over the VHS hardcover!
Exclusive 100-copy Bookplate signed by 3 creators - S.A. Check - Buz Hasson - James Kuhoric
One original commissioned sketch remarque by Buz Hasson on an exclusive bookplate!
Free digital copy of the collection!
$150 Value!

A closer look at the possible Remarque sample original art drawings of the amazing Buz Hasson! You could get any character from the series or a vampire!  But one thing is for sure - it is an original hand-drawn piece of collectible art to add to your Fright Night collection!

Every order of the Fright Night Senior Year print collections comes with a digital download of of the trade to read on your favorite devices!  Digital orders are filled from the AmericanMythology.net/shop   You will be the first to read the collection long before the print copies are available!

Each issue has a special edition cover that collectors can purchase. These editions are SUPER RARE.  Some were previously only available on Kickstarter.  And even more are now exclusive to this BackerKit project!
 

Fright Night #1 (Kickstarter) -  cover by Jason Craig featuring Peter, Charley, and the mysterious Vampire Queen!

Fright Night #2, 3, 4 - covers by Jason Craig make an incredible tryptic image (all three make one huge image) featuring scenes from the original screenplay!

Fright Night #5 - cover by Jason Craig featuring a new homage to the original Fright Night Movie Poster!

Fright Night: Evil Ed Rising #1 - Backerkit exclusive cover by Puis Calzada. If those scruffy vampire killers look familiar...it's because they are Fright Night scribes S.A. Check & James Kuhoric and artist Puis Calzada fleeing the scene!

Original comic book art is a true one-of-a-kind collectible! It is the rarest of the rare - the unique cornerstone of your collection. When you want bragging rights, nothing beats the actual hand-drawn art that was printed in the comic book you and your friends all collect!  We have FIVE amazing covers from the series that are available for fans to claim.  These are the five exclusive cover pieces by Jason Craig! 

Option #1 - The first cover! FRIGHT NIGHT #1 - This is the Kickstarter exclusive cover - PURE PENCILS - all of Jason's work is shot from pencils.   ***please note - scan is darker than the art - these are pure pencils - they are not inked.  Jason's art is colored directly from pencils the way Freddy Vs Jason Vs Ash was for a painted look on the final comic book page. 

Option #2 - THREE ORIGINAL COVERS MAKING UP ONE MASSIVE IMAGE!!!  FRIGHT NIGHT #2, 3, & 4 Special Edition Variants - This is the Kickstarter & Backerkit exclusive covers - PURE PENCILS - all of Jason's work is shot from pencils.   

Option #3 - The movie poster HOMAGE cover! FRIGHT NIGHT #5 - This is the BackerKit exclusive cover - PURE PENCILS - all of Jason's work is shot from pencils.   ***please note - scan is darker than the art - these are pure pencils - they are not inked.  Jason's art is colored directly from pencils the way Freddy Vs Jason Vs Ash was for a painted look on the final comic book page. 

So many choices...if you don't want to pick just one, you can get one big bundle of vampire-hunting horror! A MASSIVE bundle of Frights! Includes the FRIGHT NIGHT Senior Year HC, Digital copy of the collection, all six of the main comic shop covers of Fright Night #1-5 and Evil Ed One Shot PULS one each of the six rare Fright Night #1-5 & Evil Ed One shot Kickstarter & BackerKit Exclusive covers!  That's a whopping $175 value! Only 25 sets available. 

Fright Night Senior Year HC
Fright Night Senior Year Digital Edition
Fright Night Main Comic Shop covers #1-5 + Evil Ed #1 (6 comics)
Fright Night Exclusive Crowd Funding Covers #1-5 + Evil Ed #1 (6 comics)

Did you miss our Fright Night series when it was coming out?  The series sold out at most local comic shops but we still have select copies available as add-ons here on this campaign. Pick up the available issues, collector covers, or digital editions while you still can!

You can't print a graphic novel for $7500...but you can use it to barricade yourself in a house while the vampire next door tries to kill you and your friends.  The FRIGHT NIGHT: SENIOR YEAR collection is being published and this project is just a way to share the fun with everyone.  

WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO?

Total transparency here - it is going to cost us $15,000 to print the Fright Night trades and hardcovers.  Printing is INSANELY expensive.  We're trying to schedule press time to get these books in hand by Halloween or sooner.  But right now we are still working on finishing Fright Night #5 and the Evil Ed oneshot so our best case for going to press will be likely summer.  We're asking our backers to help us cover part of the print bill by supporting this BackerKit project.  If we somehow cover the full printing cost, we'll add some great extra goodies for everyone as a thank-you.  

SECURE SHIPPING - GEMINI MAILERS! 

Nobody wants to receive their comics dinged up or damaged.  We're shipping everything we can in Gemini mailers!  If we can't use them (because of an oversized purchase), we will ship your products bubble-wrapped and safely packed into larger boxes.  The bottom line is that we want you to get a perfect book and enjoy adding it to your collection!

We have such sights to show you...   Wait...wrong movies.  Everyone loves stretch goals and we have some fun ones!!

After the campaign ends, your shipping will be calculated based on your reward(s) and shipping address. Shipping fees are not included in the reward costs listed on the campaign page. Rather, all shipping will be charged after the campaign ends through BackerKit's pledge manager system. It also allows us to charge the most accurate and lowest possible shipping fees based on your total order and geographic location. 

We currently estimate that the FRIGHT NIGHT SENIOR YEAR collection will ship in October (though it could be a little sooner). 

PLEASE BE ADVISED: While we do our best to minimize shipping costs the cost for international shipping is high and freight costs continue to fluctuate and rise due to numerous external factors. Please be sure to take the additional shipping costs into account when making the decision that is best for you.

Shipping fees are charged upon completion of surveys. We will make our best effort to communicate in advance of shipping charges. However timing of charges being posted is subject to change from the estimate.

Please refer to the below chart for ESTIMATED shipping costs related to this campaign. The cost of shipping, due to fuel and other cost fluctuations, is currently very volatile. These are projections only and may change up or down once your order is ready to ship based on a variety of real-world factors. Once your survey through BackerKit is completed, we will be able to finalize your actual shipping costs.

US Backers -  $7 - $10
Canadian Backers - $25 - $30
UK / Spain / France / Germany -  $25 - $35
Australia -  $35 -$40