Hello Darkness Vol. 4

by R. L. Stine, Gigi Murakami, Anwita Citriya, Francesco Francavilla (Illustrator), Pat Mchale

Overview

Creepy is back. And it brought friends.

The celebrated horror anthology Hello Darkness returns with another chilling curation of original tales from the genre’s most devious minds!

In this fourth volume, R.L. Stine and Francesco Francavilla team for a haunting old west tale "The Life and Death of Lucas Dreamwalker," Gigi Murakami warns against all work and no play in “When I’m Dead,”  and a new horrific phenomenon is unleashed in "Collywobbles" from Pat McHale, Brandon Melvin, and Gavin Fullerton.

Whether you fear what's under the bed or what's buried in the past, these stories promise just one thing: You’ll never sleep the same again.

Featuring stories by a who’s who of top creators including R.L. Stine, Francesco Francavilla, Anwita Citriya, Gigi Murakami, Pat McHale, Brandon Melvin, Gavin Fullerton, Steve Orlando, Federico Sorressa, and many more.

Collects Hello Darkness #13–16.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798892157438
Publisher:	Boom Entertainment
Publication date:	05/19/2026
Series:	Hello Darkness , #4
Sold by:	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176

About the Author

R.L. Stine is one of the bestselling children's authors in history. His Goosebumps and Fear Street series have sold more than 400 million copies around the world and have been translated into 32 languages. He has had several TV series based on his work, and two feature films, The Goosebumps Movie (2015) and Goosebumps 2: Hunted Halloween (2018), starred Jack Black as R.L. Stine himself. Just Beyond is his first-ever series of graphic novels. Bob lives in New York City with his wife Jane, an editor and publisher.

Francesco Francavilla is a comic artist who does mostly covers although he has done interiors for Zorro, Detective Comics, and Captain America and Bucky. He is best known for his gritty, pulp noir style. His recent contributions to BOOM! Studios includes "The Life and Death of Lucas Dreamwalker," authored by R.L. Stine and published in the ongoing horror anthology Hello Darkness.

Hometown:

New York, New York

Date of Birth:

October 8, 1943

Place of Birth:

Columbus, Ohio

Education:

B.A., Ohio State University, 1965

Website:

http://www.rlstine.com