A farmhand’s simple life gets upended when village elders force him to march across Transylvania with a dangerous stranger. Their mission: take down the region’s murderous viceroy.

That’s the setup for Regicide, a new ongoing series from Image Comics launching August 12. Writer Patrick Kindlon (Tigress Island, Gehenna: Naked Aggression) and artist Ludovic Lalliat (Akutezoïde) are promising a bloodsoaked fantasy that mixes Dracula with Berserk.

“True monster-of-the-issue storytelling where you are guaranteed sensational and sensual battles for the souls of our heroes every month,” Kindlon said. “Violence you can feel in a world so dripping with evil the droplets will hit your head as you read.”

The series will feature multiple covers for the first issue, including variants by Atomcyber and Kerbcrawlerghost, plus a blank sketch cover for artists. Digital versions will be available through Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.

For indie creators working in dark fantasy, this is the kind of swing-for-the-fences project that shows there’s still room for uncompromising horror storytelling in comics.