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The Boyfriend

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From horror screenwriter Seth Sherwood (Leatherface) comes a manga-influenced story about an outcast teen, Chloe, and her imaginary boyfriend, who was supposed to boost her confidence. But when he comes to life, his obsession turns deadly, forcing her to confront a nightmare of her own making.Chloe,... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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From horror screenwriter Seth Sherwood (Leatherface) comes a manga-influenced story about an outcast teen, Chloe, and her imaginary boyfriend, who was supposed to boost her confidence. But when he comes to life, his obsession turns deadly, forcing her to confront a nightmare of her own making.

Chloe, an outcast teen relentlessly bullied by everyone, conjures up an imaginary boyfriend to boost her confidence and win the approval of her peers. To her surprise, the plan works, and she soon lands a real boyfriend, believing her life has finally turned around. But her excitement turns to terror when the imaginary lover she created comes to life, determined to eliminate anyone who stands in the way of their twisted connection.

From horror screenwriter Seth Sherwood (Leatherface) and up-and-coming artist Elisa 'Pocci' Pocetta comes a story of dreams coming true... and transforming into nightmares.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781545823378

Publisher: Papercutz

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 May 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Papercutz

Illustration: 184 Illustrations

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Elisa Pocetta

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 178.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 184

About the Author

Seth M Sherwood is an Emmy-nominated Los Angeles-based screenwriter, director, designer, and producer. His feature screenwriting credits includeΒ LeatherfaceΒ for Millennium/Lion’s Gate andΒ HellfestΒ for Valhalla/CBS Films. He also provided uncredited on-set script work for London Has Fallen. On the TV side, Seth has staffed on two teen-horror shows with Awesomeness TV:Β The UnsettlingΒ andΒ Light as a FeatherΒ for Hulu. He’s also written for the forthcomingΒ WytchesΒ for Amazon. He has developed original pilots with Amblin TV, Valhalla Entertainment, and Universal.Β 

Elisa β€œPocci” Pocetta was born in Avezzano, in the province of L'Aquila, in 1990. She has been drawing comics for as long as she can remember, reproducing her favorite cartoons in rambling and asymmetrical vignettes before creating her own stories. After graduating from high school, she attended and graduated from the International School of Comics, and a year later, she decided to begin a webcomic entitled 'Hi/Lo'. In 2014, she drew and colored a small extra episode based on a script by Salvatore Callerami for the first volume of his beautiful 'Dandelion', and she is part of the collective 'Niriides', participating in the group's first self-produced calendar with an illustration. She loves drawing dreamy children, beautiful girls, and coloring starry and mysterious skies.

Brought up on the wrong side of the tracks in a bustling metropolis in Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada - Charles is really terrible at writing biographies of his life and trimes. Someday he will retire, think about writing his memoir and then put it off until it's too late. He currently lives in Canada's smallest - and best - province, where he is outnumbered by powerful women in his own home.

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