It’s time to return to Woodbrook and even though years have passed the horror that Sam inflicted on this small town is still very fresh in the minds of the citizens. This is more apparent on Halloween as the younger generation tells tales of her return and continued murders. This is the world that this anthology Halloween Special from IDW Dark is set in. Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Halloween Special is set to hit the shelves of your local comic shop on October 7^th, 2026. Ahead of the Final Order Cutoff date of Monday August 31^st, 2026, IDW Publishing gave us a copy for a SPOILER FREE first look review.

Cats and Dogs…..Allies?

Desperate times call for desperate measures. As the CDC continues its’ experiments on the outbreak, the test subjects have tried making a valiant escape. This has lead Elsie and company to take some dangerous risks. The next one challenges all they know.

A valiant effort to escape has gone horribly wrong.

Elsie and the cats tried making a break from the sinister CDC lab. They didn’t succeed.

Any hope for Elsie and the crew is sinking fast.

Humans are conducting tests in a makeshift CDC. The subjects are the stray cats and dogs they find. Leland was the latest test subject. The results were not in his favor,

The Cats are in trouble!

A makeshift CDC facility has been set up. Humans are now running tests on Elsie and the crew. There’s something very sinister about what is going on here. Factor in a possible killer walking the halls and things just went form bad to worse!