Get Home Safe

CardForgerGuild

Kinda feels like a Silent Hill 2 female version with less gore. I love it.

Orsolya Sántha

Ok I finished it😁 so only one thing bothers me still why no driver?

Orsolya Sántha

Still couldn't find the courage to read the end 😂

Orsolya Sántha

Beautiful with the eerie background

Dianna Lora

💯 agree. So well done.

Love that my ferrets decided to scrabble at the door on a very appropriate panel..... no sleep again. Maybe ever.

Tom

The combination of the two styles is beautiful

So eerie. Love the setting and tone.

I love how this really isn't horror. At least in the sense that the central focus, to me, doesn't seem to be creating a perfect horror story with those usual aims. It's an incredibly powerful allegory of the grief process, and grief happens to be horrific. My interpretation was that the subdivision represents the grieving period and the decisions you face then, especially how it says on the brochure it's transitional housing, that's often such a transitional time. And during that time, people might face two options. One is to run from it all to avoid the pain, which I think most mental health professionals would agree never works and ultimately allows the distorted memory of your loved one (which isn't really them, as they'd want you to heal, hence what the not-you figure in the comic represents) to subtly control your life and prevent you from truly living yours. That to me would be letting the figure in, as not truly living is a kind of death, one that might just 'take a second'." Maybe that's where the other neighbors went. The other option/path could be to choose to sit in it, with those memories, so you can process the loss and heal and learn to live again. That would be going back to the real home they shared in the comic, to face the pain and work it out instead of forever running and glancing behind you at the unprocessed grief. Seems the texter in the comic just facilitates that process.

Yessss!! My faves so far!! So creepy

Marchmain

ok but who is driving the car at the end? Why did she buckle herself into the passenger seat and what is the cat looking at from its cat carrier in the second to last page?

Get home safe too, you skin taker.

Hmlc13

That was creepy! Good job

Wow, that was incredible!! I loved the eerieness of it all and would love to see this fully adapted! But also, it’s so perfect as it is! Such a good tale!❤️❤️

Jarrad George

Nice story!!

Absolutely fantastic my dude.

Damn, for a second I thought they'd lose the cat forever...

These short horror stories are fantastic, I love the art

Jin N Tonic

that is crraazzzy!

I have a recurring dream where something is wearing my dad's skin, and it doesn't fit well. My dad died 20 years ago.

Sadhaka

Have you thought about posting on Webtoons or another site? The horror genre is pretty popular right now :D

I wonder if the binch get home safe.

So cool I love it!

Dani Cav

I got chills reading this!!!

Kisha Aleena Abuda

Waaahhh it ended way too fast. Loved it though.

I loved it!!! I want more!!

I love the vibes omgg so good

Sarah Ploof

This is amazing

charlotte profiterole

Great. A story that raises more questions than it answers. A refreshing change from the current need to explain every last detail of a character‘s life. I relished the journey you took us on.

Casey

This was so good omgg

SmokeAndAsh

It's really cool to see how much your art has developed over time, especially with panels that have a lot of emotion and movement. Also, I personally love horror, so I'm very happy to see more spooky stories! :D

Im here to support but a little disappointed in the end. I felt like it was going to build up to more

Same....

It's a metaphor. The house in the isolated desert neighborhood represents the lonely mental landscape of the grieving mind. You might have a few neighbors - others who also grieve - but you'll notice everyone keeps to themselves, much like everyone must ultimately navigate the process in their own way. The wife creature represents our protagonist's desire to be reunited with her lost love. The creature's wrongness indicates that, ultimately, fulfilling this desire is impossible...or at the very least the outcome won't be what the protagonist hopes for. Allowing entry to the creature means being consumed by grief: giving into depression, or worse. By denying entry, the protagonist comes to terms with her wife's death. She doesn't defeat her grief, and the neighborhood will always be there. But she is able to carry on with life :)

I love your art style combined with horror. Another fantastic piece.

Really liked the beginning and subscribed to Patreon only to see the end. But have to admit was a bit disappointed by the end

Absolutely loved this comic, really makes me wonder what would happen if she let her in.

Luna Yoku

It seems kinda like a silent hill type deal. The grief of her wife personified, or a monster taking advantage of the fact she so desperately missed her wife that it used it as a way to get her. For what purpose? We don't know but I imagine it wasn't great

I… I didn’t get it.. I need answers… why the skin didn’t fit? What would have happen if she let her in?

Merl

Oh my gosh subscribing to your patreon was so worth it. 10/10

so she's single 😏

"Find what you lost" does anyone else wonder if the narrator had let the wife in, they would have found what they lost? Like the wife would come back to life? 🤯

so eager to let her out so they can let the next one in

Your drawing is beautiful, she is beautiful. The background art is too.

This reminds me of Pet Sematary by Stephen King

Beautiful

You’re such a great story teller! 🤯🤯🤯

I definitely had to renew my account just for this.

Tossumout

She wanted to discuss our lord and savior Jesus Christ ;)

Chowder

Message loud and clear. This feels like the way I struggled accepting my little brother’s sudden death. Nice writing!

It seems I always dream of my dead coming back but not quite right, not quite themselves. Multiple friends and family, multiple dreams.

Tasha

Oh this made my heart heavy. I feel so sad and sorry for you, it must have been the worst feeling ever. I hope you're doing better again. How long is your husband gone?

I feel this whole story in my heart. After my husband died, I dreamed that he came back, but not him, not the him I fell in love with. Like the character, I did not want to stay in the house and rushed to move to another place, where there was no one I knew and I felt so lonely. Moving on can be a slow and painful process. <3

What would “only take a second” ?!

Rave

Anyone else notice in the note that the writer almost wrote “This neighborhood is scary” and “The desert is dangerous”, but crossed both of the adjectives out and uses other words instead??

Let's talk about Gouda the Cat! 😍

But why?! What was it? I have so many questions

This was great!!

The narrator is a dead ringer for my current girlfriend. Fortunately we’re not married and I’m not dead. Glad Gouda made it out alive too, apparently?!

This was way too short, I need more of this. I need to know why.

So good!! But how did they call for a car with no phone service ..... a car with no visible driver

Arshbir Thind

Guessed that the stranger was the wife from the second part of the comic on insta. Gonna go delete it now. Great story was very atmospheric. I believe the narrator will feel compelled to go back and try letting the wife/not wife into the home, but won't have the courage (but all the sense sense) to ever actually do it; yet, the question of what would happen if they did will linger with them even until their deathbed.

Same here! 😁

Erwin Hernandez

Love this one.. It's like horrorsadnessfeelsvilletown.

The preview of this comic finally made me a patreon ❤️

Very good! This one have some stuff about "Can I come home with you?"

really good!!! but am very confused lols

SO GOOD!!!!! Amazingly terrifying and creepy, 10/10 🖤🖤🖤🖤

I love your creepy stuff 🖤

I am curious when I saw this on FB so I became a patreon! ♡

Yaaaaaaaaas

Zoom in so you can move it around the bubbles

Ange Ange

The forward and backwards button covered some of the speech bubbles :/

H o l y shit. That made my skin crawl, but I love it so much. I’m glad at I read that at 9am XD

o dam

Carlin Salisbury

Would love to buy a published anthology of your horror comics. This one was great, but I like the one with Viola Bloom.

Same xD

Jena Pantano

There spooky comics really are amazing. Love your spooky work!

Subscribed just for this. Worth it.

Rachel

I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS

So good!

Saw this on IG and just had subscribe lol. Love it!!!

Dane

Love love love this, thank you! I am in love with your horror stories. These are fantastically done!

Bangers P. Pancakes

I LOVE it! I'm also really glad that you included kitty Gouda at the end so we'd know they were safe. Thank you for that!

Totally thought provoking

Chills babe

Awww wait thats the end??

This is the reason I joined. The long form horror without waiting for the ending. I can't read them right before bed and I need the ending.

Alyssa B

Man oh man I really felt for that characters grief. ♡

Joined for this comic. Thank you, so good!

Rebekah Burnette

Omg so GOOD😯

Amanda

I want more 😤 and also a spookier ending. it was nice they escaped, but I want to be scared more

Laurrel

vivarium vibes

ravenaponadream

Noooooo I need more!!! It was so good!!

I love this theory! I wonder what she meant when she said, “It will only take a second.”

Lol you bastard this was so scary I loved it!!!! Do it again zaddy.

Mary

Your horror comics are perfection

So perfect!

Finally joined patreon for this comic and was not disappointed, it was amazin <3

Jo Sandor

By god this was creepy. The sand textures are tooo good and the character is amazing

you got me now! come here because of the instagram-trigger. damn that was a great comic!! <3

Veronica Bohrer

This felt like a skin walker situation!! So good!

Rille

This is really good. I feel like the neighborhood isn't really evil, but it can be good or bad depending on each person. Since this person lost their lover, the neighborhood probably had problems bringing back a whole human. But if you had lost, say, your car and house, perhaps the neighborhood would provide you with a nice car and a lovely house and you'd see nothing wrong with the place. I think it only seems evil in this situation because reincarnation specifically is very hard and morally debatable

Reddy

Really love this vibe. Thanks. Feels 2007 Something-Awful skinwalker thread: exactly what I wanted.

TimCNA

love it!

Wait, was there no driver in the car???

Kiki Shawntika

That was *chef's kiss*

Wow

You always create the best creepy atmospheres!

same! joined to know the ending, idk how i feel haha but it was worth it

Nakia Pickering

This was so good! I signed up tonight just so I could read this, so you’ve got a good marketing strategy for sure!

Bruh I hate that you never give me closure BUT I love these stories

Love!

Taylor Rogers

I had chills reading this whole thing. Amazing work, as always.

Laura Jordan

i love these!

I absolutely love this comic! Signed up just to read this. Amazing!

I can't stop laughing at the strangely polite telemarketer phrasing of the creepster's lines.

Jen

You brilliant storytelling troll

I signed up to read this! Marketing works.

Maria

Signed up just to read this I’m so happy 😩

Same

Sofia Herrera-Mishler

I wanted to read this so bad I signed up for Patreon

*she

Haha also signed up just to read this!

Scariest part for me was when they thought the cat got out

Signed up just to read this, now for more horror! lol

You're not making it up!

Jessica Bernard

Came from Facebook to read this.

Jessica Bernard

That was my thought with the identical houses.

john shaw

Damn Adam. That was F-Ed up.

I was squinting as I clicked through the slides like that would save me from something scary lmfao

First of all, this was aesthetic af & and also thank you, I guess I didn't need to sleep today

This was so so good! I love the horror comics. I may be making this up, but I feel like Adam made a comic a while ago that had the “can I come home with you” except the person was like him with skin that didn’t quite fit. I feel like I remember he said it was based on a dream he had. Does anyone else remember this or am I making it up haha? I can’t seem to find it on Instagram.

Tamara Mendelson

Gouda! <3

a few of the words are cut off by the arrow buttons, but this is a great story! glad i don’t live alone lol

Aden Hailemariam

I just did the same!

shellbargo

So good :’) definitely one of my favorites so far!!

After reading the first part of this on Instagram I decided to finally become a patron. It was a great decision.

Kathleen Dames

I felt like this was a story of a grief journey

Clifford Holmes

What will only take a second? 😳

Nice and scary <3

Your horror/mystery stories are top notch.

India Voerman

I love your horror stories so much!! :D

Mizukagejack

This was great, thanks for sharing!

This is so great 🙌🏻

theo

I love this!

LouCas27

That’s some leasing company…🤔

Kevin Williams

Sometimes, we think we know what we want - until we get it...

Melissa Smits

I love your horror comics. You've got great storytelling abilities!

I had nightmares after reading this. The writing/pacing/art were all on point. I’ll be counting indoor pets before bed tonight!

I love this

Hal 🔆

same thought 😂😭

Hal 🔆

I loved this

Kelly Broomhall

Aw I don't get it 😕 feel stupid

1(one) Andrei Filip

Boi oh boi did I get some goosebumps on this one...

LOVE IT 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

🤐🤐 great job 👏

Lorena

The get home safe is chilling, when the wife says it I can’t tell if she means it or know there is more spirits out there

Love the horror comics so much!!

Adam

this was amazing omg

Stephanie Fritz

The way she addresses her wife directly with "you" rather than "her" gives that little extra spook factor

So amazing! It deserves a wallpaper!!!

Great comic Adam!! Super eerie and left me wanting more :)

Rodwolf

Got goosebumps ! That’s another amazing piece Adam

I also get a low-key Babadook vibe, so good.

Trisha Bordeaux

This is amazing!!!

Oystein

Dude, when are you gonna start making movie scripts?

I kinda picked up on that too but the person she saw at first looked like they had a beard(?) so I didn't automatically assume it was her wife. Even if it wasn't I think your interpretation is the best one that I gravitate towards as well!

It looked like it was her wife looking through the curtains in the beginning? I interpret the story as if the main character was missing her wife and hadn't moved onwards. The new houses seemed to be a place where the living and dead lived together to see if the living person wanted to go with the dead. The longer the dead person stayed, the more dead they seemed to be. The moment she said no to her dead wife entering the house, she knew she was finished and ready to leave.

Justin Tucker

get home safe :)

Kit Foreman

I really like this. I joined your Patreon specifically for your horror content, and you are DELIVERING.

John

The detail in the hands of the dead wife's skin was amazing! The multiple fingers trying to fit in to one finger of a glove. Great attention to detail!

I also don't really get it... Was the house in limbo? Where they could choose to go into death with their partner (the rat seemed half alive half dead) or go back to living? I'm not sure.

You know the character is female yes?

syd

wow so good, I love it. also really glad gouda is safe!

JD

I feel silly but I don’t get the last page. Can someone explain it to me?

Your superpowers are drawing sexy himbos and scary AF comics

Keyo

Thank the heavens I didn't read this last night before bed like I planned lol this was amazing!

Very cool 😊

Beemo Rivera

I started reading this at 1am and was like … this is probably horror isn’t it I shouldn’t read it right now lol

Migaish

I loved this so spoopy & mysterious 😍

I really regret reading this before bedtime

Totally brilliant. Such a fantastic story about moving on, and being alienated by what you once shared.

Mister Cletus

"HEY MA. ADAM ELLIS IS WRITING THE SPOOP SHIT AGAIN. "and i like it..."

Tarvor Lundy

Spooky wooky

Maggie Smith

I’m glad nothing happened to the cat. 💜

KandyCube

oooooooh this was epic

Your skin didn’t fit oooohhh that have me chills lol.

Marla T

Dealing with the death of your life partner is confusing, and unbelievably lonely. Yes, this is horror but Adam you tell your stories so beautifully. Thanks for this one. It has been 35 years for me but this hit home - and in a good way.

Meggie

I absolutely love everything about this comic and reminds me of why I supported you on Patreon❤ The character designs are amazing, the backgrounds are flawless, and the story creepy af just the way I like them😂

Jake Thomas Taylor

This one really creeped me out. Very nice

Kevin

A beautify rendition of the dream you made a comics of! All the spooks and chills of the other but in a setting and storey that amplifies it! Make me wonder as a view if it's a remake... or a sequel 🤔 great work as always

okits

That was creepy AF, well done.

Matthias Gaber

I love horror stories. And I love this one too! Thank you!

so scary, my heart is racing

Lauren D Martin

This was fantastic. I loved it. Thank you Adam.

Timothy Oliver-Grow

Why hasn't Netflix given you a deal yet?

Billy (aka siatabiri)

I love this! It reminds me a lot of Alice Isn't Dead, and it's perfectly unsettling.

October 🌙✨

Gouda deserves their own comic lbr

Chris Robot

Really nice!

Spooky ooky

Meagan Rajotte

Brilliant as always!!

Sarnanigans

Ahhhhhh that was soo good! Definitely worth the wait!!

Naomi Hatchman

Oh wow, your stories are so powerful, and I absolutely love the artwork. And all those little touches, down to the bend in the paper when she's reading the note. Just amazing.

Sis, they need to get you a Netflix deal haha

The horror comics are SO GOOD!

Arin wolfe

Delightfully unsettling! Love it.

noel steinle

Creeping dread! Love it!

Ashlee Stevenson

Your stories always lurk in the back of my head and haunt me when I'm trying to sleep

TJ Tiong

Wow! That's amazing, this is what I signed up on patreon for!

Omg, I could totally keep reading a full comic of this. I'd buy a book.

Stephanie Goodner

Damn. If that isn't grieving...

Kit Ainslie

Chilling and delightfully ambiguous.

nibe

Yes I need to know -- I'm assuming she did because she was returning to her "real home" but truly only Adam knows I guess! Lol

Adam Ellis

Ah thanks! I love Junji Ito a lot! I only really started reading his stuff a couple months ago but he's very good.

Courtney David

Wait!! Did she get home safe???

Brilliant! 😊

Reminds me of vivarium

Amazing! Thank you for the heebie jeebies, I was starting to think I had lost the ability to get spooked. 😎

Bigboy116

Alice Isn’t Dead is similar to this.

Marissa Luna

terrified now thanks ☺️

Words cannot express how much I fucking adore the horror genre on you.

Alyssa Cleveland

Whoa super creepy

Krystalyn Kirschner

It reminded me so much of Welcome to Nightvale and Alice Isn’t Dead…I just love it!!!

Ash Flinn

Amazing! Few artists are doing psychological horror comics this good! This is Junji Ito level shit ❤️💀

bbuzz28

I love this so so very much. Fantastic work ✨

Pancake_boi

Yeah it's one thing for wrinkly skin on paranormal stuff but it's completely different to say the skin "doesn't fit" 😱

Goudaaaaa hehe

I love the way you tell a story.

Josh Johnson

Amazing!

Quiana Schuler

Omg this was the best!!! So creepy...loved it!!! Well done sir 👍

Vinessa Canale

Note to the next house owner: Don't go to Yellow Dunes if the thing you lost was a person.

This is magnificent! Well done!!!

That was AWESOME

OH MY GOD??? That's fantastic

Marc

Awesome

Lemuel

The sepia is awesome. Some of my dreams are in sepia

Fazi the Bear

Thank you Adam! ❤️ I love this 😍

Jenea Ylinen Fredrickson

I love your spooky stuff! And I love that we never really know what's going on.

Amazing! So freaking good!

This is so cool

I live for your spooky content ❤️💀❤️

Ireland Vanessa

Spooky!

Marika van Garde

I love it!

Sarah Pascall

Fab!

Jen

I was frantically searching the car to see if “it” came along 😬

You should be making movies!!

Alfie

i absolutely fucking hate your cliffhanger style but also it gives me life.

Tamsin Houseman

Wow!!

apollo151

Love it as always. Is the creepy shadow person supposed to be like...grief? Skulking around, and waiting for you to let it in to do who knows what to your life?

Mayra

Yay! Can't wait to read it!

😬😬😬

SillyStringSoup

I got chills at “your skin didn’t fit”

Yaaaaas!!! Finally! Thank you thank you! ❤️