The Scream Factory

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The Scream Factory
Industry Comics
Founded2008
HeadquartersChicago
Key people
Scott Licina (Executive Editor)
Jason Moser (Production Manager)
Troy Brownfield (Associate Editor)
David Pepose (Assistant Editor)
Website The Scream Factory on Myspace

The Scream Factory is an American publisher of horror comics. Most, if not all titles published by The Scream Factory are film-related.

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Overview

Formally announced on April 7, 2008 [1] speculation to The Scream Factory and its involved parties had been swirling around the internet for some time. [2] Many of the first titles released by The Scream Factory were released or partially released by the short-lived Fangoria Comics which closed in September 2007. [3] Not a traditional publisher, The Scream Factory is said to be "an alliance of film, music, literary and comic book professionals" [4]

Titles

Spin-offs

Others

Scream Factory also inherited other properties:

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