Soul Weaver

By Sami Makkonen

The new graphic novel by Sami Makkonen is a brilliant macabre spectacle where esotericism and folk beliefs merge with supernatural horror. The result is a stunning work of art.

It is time for the spring sowing. Markus hears that his mother’s health has worsened and travels to Hiisimäki, his family’s estate. Amid the black fields awaits a half-rotten house and a bundle of notes left by his aunt. Somewhere, there is also a book that would help understand the past and the future. On a nearby hill, something pagan and eerie is smouldering. On the very first night, wakefulness turns into a nightmare that, however, is not a dream…

Soul Weaver is a chilling, stunningly visual horror graphic novel about a forgotten village community deep in the Finnish wilderness.

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About the author

Sami Makkonen (b. 1975) is an accomplished comic book artist who has also worked with American publishers for well over a decade.Makkonen is best known for his four volumes of the Eisner Award nominated Hatter M. series, which has made to The New York Times Best Seller list. Other illustration work includes Ryse: Sword of Damocles, and the artist’s impressive cover art for Clive Barker’s Hellraiser series. Makkonen has also received the Sarjis Award for Best Fantasy Comic, and has been nominated for multiple other prizes, including the Ghastly Award for his work on the Deadworld graphic novel series.In 2019, the artist brought out his first comic novel, Kalevala, which was Makkonen’s first book published in Finnish. This was followed by the epic sequel, Kalevala – Sampo, in 2020. This two-part story is a stunning and gripping comic rendition of the Finnish national epic Kalevala, in which Makkonen mixes horror and fantasy to depict the tales of classic characters from Finnish mythology.