As a young boy, French-born illustrator Antoine Maillard spent his weekends at the local video store. He’d search the racks for his favorite genre of movies, which included a variety of American horror and slasher flicks from the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s.
He fell in love with classics like “Halloween,” “The Thing,” “Christine,” the films in “The Friday the 13th” franchise and newer releases of that time including Wes Craven’s 1996 slasher-reviving movie, “Scream.” While the now 32-year-old admits that he may have been a little too young for some of these gory films, they ended up having a lasting impact on Maillard as they served as inspiration for his debut graphic novel, “Slash Them All.”
“I started this project as a way to mix all the things I like,” he said during a phone interview from his home in Toulouse, France, ahead of the Sept. 20 release of his hardcover novel, which he wrote and illustrated.
