The Crossed universe is an unyielding nightmare vision of animal depravity & homicidal insanity Never before have images of such stark terror been captured & conveyed unflinchingly by master horror storytellers & illustrators than in the miserable bloody pages of Crossed In this volume two of the industry’s best new talents come together to tell very different stories of despair Simon Spurrier takes you to a picturesque environment in the English countryside with tweeting birds friendly vicars crumpets & jam & a mob of Crossed lurking near the duck pond No one sees Wheezy the fat asthmatic kid hiding up in the old tower — but if he shows his face it will only be the farmer’s wife between him & a bloody fate The problem is she’s Crossed too! Such jolly larks! & newcomer Justin Jordan tells his first diabolical tale as two women attempt to escape the band of monsters out for their blood When a mysterious unseen Samaritan helps them escape to a sanctuary it seems as though they’ve found what little safety there is in the new world order But trusting anyone in the world of Crossed usually leads to a gut-wrenching & miserable end