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Following the huge success of Hellbound Media’s previous gothic fairytale Mandy the Monster Hunter, the company are returning to Kickstarter to help fund The Disease, a twisted tale of bodily transformation and uncontrollable infection, a new comic written by regular SFB contributor Paul Kane and drawn by Pawel Kardis.

Aiming to hit a modest goal of £600 to bring the story to print as soon as possible, and to the best possible quality, Hellbound Media have on offer a whole host of amazing rewards. As well as the chance to pick up other titles from the company, Paul Kane is offering copies of his own books and unique one-off art sketches. Other rewards include signed books, badges, T-Shirts, and Exclusive art prints.

A truly grotesque, yet intelligent exploration of the fragility of humanity, The Disease is based on the short story by Paul Kane. Disease: it’s the thing we’re all scared of. Something happening to our bodies that’s out of our control, whether it’s internal or on the outside – it’s at the core of the body horror subgenre. And it’s something Gus Harper finds himself confronting personally in this brand new graphic adaptation of a classic fiction story (seen most recently in the Monsters collection, with the Clive Barker cover and Nicholas Vince introduction). A tale that deals with our fears on a level never seen before; that manages to be both intimate and global at the same time; that will affect every reader on different levels. A story about life, and about the risk of losing it. About love, kindness and kinship. In The Disease it’s not the monster under the bed we’re concerned with, but the one we might turn into; the one we might see if we look in the mirror – and that’s the most frightening thought of all…

The Kickstarter begins on April 2nd, and can be accessed here