Originally released in 1927 starring the iconic Hollywood legend Lon Chaney, the last known copy of the murder mystery/horror film LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT was lost to the ages in the MGM vault fire of 1965, making it a "Holy Grail" of horror and film enthusiasts alike across the world for decades.
Now, in conjunction with Chaney Entertainment and Source Point Press, this legendary piece of horror and film history is being brought back to life as a graphic novel based on the original screenplay remastered and restored by Ron Chaney, adapted to graphic novel form by Dirk Manning (NIGHTMARE WORLD), with illustrator Joshua Ross (RSVP: E.S.P.), colorist Colin Johnson (HOMESTEAD), letterer Dave Lentz (LOVE STORIES ABOUT DEATH), and editor Drena Jo (TWIZTID HAUNTED HIGH-ONS).
If you've been waiting to experience this story in its definitive form, this is -- after nearly 100 years -- your chance to do so!
Manning, Dirk: - Dirk Manning is the writer/creator of comic series such as the supernatural noir TALES OF MR. RHEE and the genre-bending horror anthology NIGHTMARE WORLD.
More of Dirk's comic work includes the official graphic novel adaptation of the classic lost horror film
LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT (with the estate of
Lon Chaney),
RSVP: E.S.P. (with New York Times #1 bestselling author
Josh Malerman),
BUTTS IN SEATS: THE TONY SCHIAVONE STORY (a #1 Best-Selling Graphic Novel on Amazon),
HOMESTEAD, (Ringo Award Finalist for Best Original Graphic Novel in 2025),
BURIED BUT NOT DEAD (Ringo Award finalist for Best Original Graphic Novel in 2021),
TWIZTID HAUNTED HIGH-ONS (Ringo Award finalist for Best Humor Comic in 2020 and 2022),
HOPE,
THE ADVENTURES OF CTHULHU JR. AND FRIENDS, and
ARN ANDERSON: MY LIFE AS THE ENFORCER among others. Dirk was an early adapter in using crowdfunding to launch his comics and graphic novels, with his works having raised over half a million dollars and counting in pre-sales on
Kickstarter alone.
Dirk is also the author of the inspirational/how-to column turned book series
WRITE OR WRONG: A WRITER'S GUIDE TO CREATING COMICS and has contributed several short stories to the RPG game series
CLOCKWORK: DOMINION for Reliquary Game Studios. His screenplay writing credits include the
YouTube horror series
BLACKBOX TV episode "The Hunger" (directed by
Drew Daywalt and featuring
Bonnie Aarons and
Jon Gries).
When not at his desk writing, touring the comic convention circuit, sampling his way across the best ice cream shops in the world, or proudly serving as Publisher at
Source Point Press helping usher in a new era of creator-owned graphic novels in the genres of horror, speculative fiction, and pulp from a variety of cutting-edge creators, Dirk can be found online at
www.DirkManning.com and on most social media platforms as
@dirkmanning.
He does not wear a top hat and scarf in real life.
