KPop Demon Hunters meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in this sparkling, darkly funny young adult graphic novel following a teen pop star who must take up her missing mother’s demon-slaying mantle and battle her way through the monster-infested world of social media influencers.
PRETTY EVIL
by Rebekah and David Ian McKendry
illustrated by Tim Seeley
Margaret K. McElderry Books, September 2026
(via JABberwocky)
To her fans, Mallori (heart over the i, thank you very much) is the ultimate teen pop star: platinum albums, a massive online following, and a glittery pink lifestyle to die for. But in her own life, Mallori Martin just wants to be her own person, free from the pressures of stardom—not to mention her mom-ager’s controlling hand.
After a particularly vicious fight with said mom, Mallori wakes to find her gone, with no clue where or why. In desperation, Mallori calls the police—whose search uncovers not her missing mother but several bodies buried in the basement of their Hollywood Hills mansion.
The bodies don’t stay secret for long, not with Mallori’s legions of fans watching her every move. With rumors flying about Mrs. Martin’s secret serial-killer lifestyle, Mallori flees the public eye, only to discover her mom was indeed living a double life: as a demon slayer.
She’s been abducted, and Mallori can’t let that fight be their last conversation. So to get her back, Mallori will have to pick up where her mom left off, hacking her way through demons and boogeymen—with all her trademark sparkle.
Rebekah & David McKendry are both award-winning writers. Their most recent horror feature, Glorious (starring JK Simmons), premiered at Fantasia Film Festival and after receiving top honors from critics was certified as “fresh” on Rotten Tomato. Rebekah is also an award-winning director and her latest film, Elevator Game, came out in September 2023. Rebekah and David began their film career working for Fangoria Entertainment. Rebekah went on to become Editor-in-Chief for Blumhouse Productions, and went on to write with David for media companies like Shudder, Universal, AMP, AMC and more. Rebekah is also an award-winning podcaster currently hosting Fangoria’s Colors of the Dark Podcast, which reaches over 250,000 listeners each month. Prior podcast guests include horror icons like Jordan Peele and Jason Blum. David has published multiple books including several volumes of the Hellraiser comic book series. David is also an award-winning podcaster having written and co-hosted the show Fear Initiative for Blumhouse Productions.
Tim Seeley is one of those “slash” people…a writer-slash-artist. He has drawn a number of different comic book series including G.I Joe, Halloween, Wildcats and Exsanguine. His writing work includes NY Times bestselling Hack/Slash, Nightwing, Batman Eternal and the critically acclaimed Revival. He resides in Chicago, Illinois and works at Four Stars Studio where he is never far from his 80s action figure collection.
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