
Part of Series
Are you afraid of your own Darkness? Whether it comes in the form of a malevolent spirit, or a terrifying beast, these shadows reveal the darkness within us, reflections of our own fears, anger, or shame. This anthology explores the darkness that these creators choose to battle - the black fog, that envelopes and cripples, the dark room without a key, and the hole that gets deeper and deeper with no way out. But despite all these horrifying scenarios, the darkness has a very important purpose - it's only in the darkness nights do we find the light within - the wisdom of a solution to a problem, the strength to face and conquer real-life monsters, and the courage to slay our inner demons to reveal a better version of our selves. For the darkest darkness can never exist without the brilliance of light.
Authors
Ren2x Galeno is a comic author and illustrator from Davao City, Philippines. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of the Philippines Diliman with a degree in Fine Arts and currently works in comics and illustration. She illustrated the 2024 Pulitzer Prize Finalist Searching for Maura for the Washington Post. Her first book, Sa Wala, was published in 2023 and won the 42nd National Book Awards Best Graphic Novel and Comics in English in 2024. Ren2x likes animal-shaped ceramics and looking for fat frogs.

Wincy Aquino Ong is a Filipino author, illustrator, musician, director, actor, and podcaster. He is mostly known as a songwriter for the bands Narda, Us-2 Evil-0 and Patience Dear Juggernaut, the director behind the films San Lazaro and Overtime, and an actor in the TV series Rakista. He is also the co-host of the podcast, The Telebabad Tapes. He has written for various publications such as The Philippine Star, Esquire, Northern Living, 8list.ph, Windowseat.ph, amongst others. His first published short story appeared in Neil Gaiman's Expeditions Prose Vol. 1, The Philippine Graphic / Fiction Awards. He wrote the liner notes for the Eraserhead's Circus limited edition vinyl release. He currently resides in Makati, with his wife Cj de Silva, and their two cats Andres and Max.
