Books like Ray Bradbury's Something wicked this way comes by Ronald Wimberly
Cooger and Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Show arrives in Green Town, Illinois, a week before Halloween, promising eternal life, wish‑stealing mirrors, and deathly prophecies. Only brothers Will Halloway and Jim Nightshade suspect the carnival’s true nature and plot to thwart its ancient evil—while risking their own lives in the process. The adaptation, illustrated in stark black‑and‑white by Ron Wimberly, also features a new introduction by Ray Bradbury.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels/Graphic Fiction
Authors: Ronald Wimberly
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