Witch Creek Road#Plot

{{Infobox comic strip

| title = Witch Creek Road

| image = Witch Creek Road issue one cover page.jpg

| caption = Issue one cover page

| author = Garth Matthams

| illustrator = {{ubl|Kenan Halilović|Luca Cicognola (guest artist; seasons 2–3)|Colorists:|Anna Jarmolowska|Viviana Di Chiara|colorsfactory|Michael Olasubomi Balogun}}

| url = * [https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/witch-creek-road/list?title_no=87199 WEBTOON]

[https://tapas.io/series/WCR/info Tapas]
[https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/witch-creek-high/list?title_no=856500 Witch Creek High]
[https://witchcreekroad.com/pages/creative-team Official website]

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| status = On hiatus

| first = {{no wrap|2017–2021 (Witch Creek Road)}}
2023 (Witch Creek High)

| syndicate = WEBTOON
Tapas

| publisher = Rocketship Entertainment

| genre = Horror, drama, dark comedy{{Cite web|last=Pescod|first=Nicholas|date=October 11, 2017|title=Nanaimo writer creates flesh-eating-horror comic|url=https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/entertainment/nanaimo-writer-creates-flesh-eating-horror-comic-1048925|access-date=October 15, 2017|website=Nanaimo News Bulletin|language=en-US}}

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| followed by = Witch Creek High

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Witch Creek Road is a horror comic series, written by Garth Matthams and drawn by Kenan Halilović.{{Cite web|last=Freeman|first=John|date=March 19, 2021|title=Witch Creek Road Spotlight: Revenge, Love & Flesh-Eating Demons|url=https://www.johnfreemanwriter.com/witch-creek-road-spotlight|access-date=January 10, 2025|website=John Freeman Writer|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Keith|first=Jed W.|date=May 28, 2024|title=Interview: Garth Matthams & Kenan Halilović on a "Love Letter to Horror" in Witch Creek Road|url=https://www.freaksugar.com/interview-garth-matthams-kenan-halilovic-on-a-love-letter-to-horror-in-witch-creek-road|access-date=January 10, 2025|website=Freaksugar|language=en-US}} It features a distinctive artistic style and a story line that has received attention from readers and critics.{{Cite web|last=Fedotov|first=Svetlana|date=July 28, 2017|title=Witch Creek Road #1: Comic Review|url=https://www.screamhorrormag.com/34720-2|access-date=January 10, 2025|website=Scream|language=en-US}} The series is considered a notable work within the digital comic realm and has contributed to the popularity of online comics on WEBTOON.{{Cite web|last=Kunsken|first=Derek|date=September 29, 2018|title=New Horror Comics: Harrow County and Witch Creek Road|url=https://www.blackgate.com/2018/09/29/new-horror-comics-harrow-county-and-witch-creek-road|access-date=January 10, 2025|website=Black Gate|language=en-US}}

A comedic spin-off, Witch Creek High, began publication in 2023, while an omnibus edition of all four seasons of Witch Creek Road (comprising three arcs) was published by Rocketship Entertainment in 2024.{{Cite web|last=Alverson|first=Brigid|date=June 13, 2024|title=ICV2 Interview: Rocketship Entertainment Publisher & CEO Tom Akel|url=https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57130/icv2-interview-rocketship-entertainment-publisher-ceo-tom-akel|access-date=January 10, 2025|website=ICV2|language=en-US}}

Plot

Witch Creek Road is a survival horror comic series. It follows a group of high school seniors who take a wrong turn and find themselves caught in the aftermath of an evil summoning gone wrong. As they navigate through the horrors that unfold, the story delves into themes of love, acceptance, death, and revenge, with a touch of demonology and flesh-eating demons.{{Cite web|last=Destito|first=Deanna|date=October 14, 2019|title=A Year of Free Comics: Witch Creek Road is your favorite survival horror movie in comic form|url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/a-year-of-free-comics-witch-creek-road|access-date=January 10, 2025|website=Comics Beat|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Matt|date=March 17, 2021|title=Very Special Episode: Matt and Cale Read "Witch Creek Road"|url=http://www.smithvssmith.com/mattandcale/witchcreekroad|access-date=January 10, 2025|website=Smith vs. Smith|language=en-US}} The series is divided into three major storylines: Witch Creek Road (comprising Season 1), Skinned (comprising Season 2, itself divided into the storylines Mercy, The Skinned Man, The Broken World), and Infested (comprising Season 3, divided into the storylines Tales from the Recently Deceased, Hailey and the Serpent, Heart in a Jar, Meanwhile, With Edwin, What the Old Man Said, Sara, The Circle, Complete, and Sara's Epilogue, and Season 4, divided into the storylines The Shark, Innsmouth, Two Weeks Ago, One Week Ago, The End, and The Aftermath), and is only digitally available to read via the WEBTOON mobile application.

A comedic slice-of-life spin-off, Witch Creek High, began publication in 2023.

Characters

Season 1 primarily follows the characters Abby, Angelo, Ben, Betty, Connie, Dirk, Edwin, Grace, Mercy, Ryan, Sara, Shaleeta, Tyler, and The Wolves.

Season 2: Skinned primarily follows the characters Chase, Detective Thompson, Gun, Hailey, Karly, The Skinned Man, and The Skinned, with particular characters of Witch Creek Road returning in a supporting role.

Seasons 3 and 4: Infested primarily follows the characters Amity, Dustin, Jay, Keifer, Kevin, Mercy, Shaleeta, Edwin, and Sara, with particular characters of Witch Creek Road and Skinned returning in a supporting role.

Reception

Horror DNA lauded the series as "Friday the 13th by way of Junji Ito [in being] absolutely terrifying stuff,{{Cite web|last=Ferguson|first=James|date=November 18, 2017|title=Witch Creek Road #2 Comic Review|url=https://www.horrordna.com/comics/witch-creek-road-2-comic-review|access-date=January 10, 2025|website=Horror DNA|language=en-US}} Comics Beat praising the series as "loads of angsty, bloody fun", and Scream complimenting "the teenage experience of feeling out of place" and the style of character writing. Multiversity Comics called it "a kinetic comic [with] some really effective baddies",{{Cite web|author=Multiversity Staff|date=November 13, 2018|title=The Webcomics Weekly #10: Up a Witch Creek|url=http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news-columns/webcomics-weekly-111316|access-date=January 10, 2025|website=Multiversity Comics|language=en-US}} with Cape and Castle calling it "dark, gritty, and it'll leave you guessing".{{Cite web|last=Jacot|first=Kat|date=April 17, 2021|title=Webtoon Adapts and Should Keep Going!|url=https://capeandcastle.com/webtoon-adapts-and-should-keep-going|access-date=January 10, 2025|website=Cape and Castle|language=en-US}} Comic Book Resources called it "a great horror webtoon [which] stands out from other comic gore fests" in its characterisation,{{Cite web|last=Garcia|first=Mayra|date=October 18, 2023|title=10 Best Webtoons That Aren't About Romance|url=https://www.cbr.com/best-webtoons-no-romance|access-date=January 10, 2025|website=Comic Book Resources|language=en-US}} calling it the best webtoon on WEBTOON which "will have the reader laughing while shuddering".{{Cite web|last=Layne|first=Sara|date=October 12, 2020|title=Top 10 Horror Webtoons, According To The App|url=https://www.cbr.com/best-horror-webtoons-on-the-app|access-date=January 10, 2025|website=Comic Book Resources|language=en-US}} Geek Girl Authority lauded the series as "everything I want in a horror story [in having] an investing story of what is going on in this world [and] characters [who] have a bit of complexity without feeling trope–ish or cliche".{{Cite web|last=Roth|first=Julia|date=October 8, 2021|title=5 Spooky Webtoons To Get Into The Fall Mood|url=https://www.geekgirlauthority.com/spooky-webtoons|access-date=January 10, 2025|website=Geek Girl Authority|language=en-US}}

Collected editions

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colspan="2" \| Witch Creak Road Season 1: Yearbook Edition \| Season 1 + extra \| {{dts\|2021-04-08}} \| 220 \| rowspan="2" \| Rocketship Entertainment \| {{n/a}}
colspan="2" \| {{no wrap\|The Witch Creak Road Omnibus}} Edition: Volume One \| Seasons 1–4 \| {{dts\|2024-12-04}} \| 400+ \| {{ISBNT\|978-1962298483}}

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colspan="2" | Witch Creak Road Season 1:
Yearbook Edition

| Season 1 + extra

| {{dts|2021-04-08}}