The Conjuring director's new comic might be one of 2026's best titles

The Conjuring director Michael Chaves recently made his comic book debut with The Corpse Knight #1 — a medieval horror story about a murdered farmer who returns from the grave to protect his daughter. And it's one of the best new horror comics of 2026. Get your copy of The Corpse Knight at https://variantcomics.com! We have a LIMITED quantity of Corpse Knight #1 first prints, plus copies of the second printing of #1 and The Corpse Knight #2, which drops tomorrow. In The Corpse Knight #1, Chavez and co-creator Matthew Roberts deliver a story that mixes the spiritual weight of Joan of Arc's France with the brutal violence of a Conjuring-universe horror film. We meet a young girl named Foy and her father living through the worst years of the Hundred Years War. After her father is murdered protecting her from bandits, Foy returns to his grave terrified and praying — and lightning strikes the ground where he's buried. What rises from the dirt is the Corpse Knight, and what he does to her father's killers is exactly the kind of brutal Old Testament vengeance you'd expect from the director who made The Nun 2. This is the start of something that feels genuinely special. The art by Matthew Roberts is great, the story feels meaningful, and Chavez clearly understands how to translate horror movie tension to the comic page. The first print run sold out quickly, and for good reason. #CorpseKnight #HorrorComics #MichaelChavez —————————————————— The Corpse Knight #1 Writer/Creator: Michael Chavez Artist/Co-Creator: Matthew Roberts FOLLOW VARIANT TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/@variantcomics Twitter: https://twitter.com/variantcomics Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Variant_official/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/variantcomics/