BENEATH TREES WHERE NOBODY SEES: THE RITE OF SPRING (2025 - )
Enter a deceptively cozy woodland town hiding a vicious secret. By day, it’s all tea parties, small businesses, and friendly faces… but beneath the trees, where nobody sees, a methodical predator once turned this quiet community into a hunting ground.
Eight long years have passed since a bloodlusting brown bear drove into the city, kidnapped a kind young duck, dissected his body, and scattered the pieces in the woods. The duck’s grieving family painstakingly sought justice, but in the 1980s there was no way to trace the monster who walked among them. The killer was careful. She covered her tracks. The forest stayed silent.
Now, nearly a decade after cuddly brown bear Samantha Strong cemented herself as the only known serial killer in Woodbrook, the world has changed. It’s the age of the internet, and there are no more safe secrets. Digital footprints, online forums, and citizen detectives are dragging old horrors back into the light. Those who lost loved ones to her massacre have never let their anger die… and they’re ready to burn everything down for the truth.
This chilling horror comic blends dark humor, true‑crime atmosphere, and psychological tension into a slow-burning mystery about guilt, justice, and the monsters that hide in plain sight. Join visionary writer and artist Patrick Horvath for an unforgettable, anthropomorphic thriller—one of the most anticipated indie comic releases of 2025.