Nailbiter

In the small, cursed town of Buckaroo, Oregon, a quiet community harbors a dark secret: it has produced more serial killers than anywhere else in the world, including the infamous "Nailbiter" Edward Warren. When an FBI agent goes missing while investigating the phenomenon, NSA analyst Nicholas Finch arrives to find answers, only to uncover a web of local horror and supernatural dread. Published by Image Comics from 2014 to 2017, this 30-issue series by writer Joshua Williamson and artists Mike Henderson, Charlie Adlard, and Chip Zdarsky redefined the horror-mystery genre with its unsettling blend of small-town dread and psychological thriller. It matters for its chilling, character-driven exploration of evil's origin, anchored by the haunting presence of the Nailbiter himself, Edward Warren.