No one in the small town of Dunwich knew who young Wilbur Whateley’s father was—or that the hideous outcast boy was the most dangerous sorcerer alive. Now, Dark Horse Manga will bring Gou Tanabe’s adaptation of the cosmic horror tale to English audiences in H.P. Lovecraft’s The Dunwich Horror Deluxe Edition. Adapted into English by Zack Davisson, translator of the two-time Eisner Award-winning Showa: A History of Japan by Shigeru Mizuki, and lettered by the Eisner-nominated Steve Dutro.
The horror was born before dawn on February 2, 1913—the feast of Candlemas, although the people of Dunwich call that ancient festival by a different name. Of unknown father, Wilbur Whateley was not christened—yet he descended still from a once-proud Puritan family that left Salem in 1692 to found Dunwich, Massachusetts.
Dr. Henry Armitage, head librarian at Miskatonic University, drives the dusty, rutted roads out to Dunwich to meet the child prodigy with whom he has been corresponding on the most abstruse and disturbing lore. Dr. Armitage can hardly believe the sight of the priceless hoard of occult books rotting away in the Whateley farmhouse—nor that of the dark, goatish Wilbur, for whom those books have been his only education.
Young Wilbur is not content with his homeschooling—to complete his studies, he needs something Miskatonic possesses, the Latin edition of the Necronomicon. And if they’re too snooty to lend their precious copy out to a country boy like him, Wilbur has other means to get it. Wilbur Whateley was born into this world with a great and horrific purpose—to open a doorway for those not of this world to return to Earth!
Eldritch chills and psychological thrills await in H.P. Lovecraft’s The Dunwich Horror Deluxe Edition when the 650-page hardcover arrives in bookstores and comic shops on September 29, 2026, for $49.99. Pre-order now from Dark Horse Direct, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore or comic shop. Visit Find your comics store (FYCS) for more details and stores near you.
