Something Is Killing the Children #23 is a horror comic from James Tynion IV and Werther Dell'Edera that was published on May 25, 2022 by Boom! Studios. It is the twenty-third issue in the Something Is Killing the Children comic series.
Synopsis[]
Trapped in the county jail, Erica must use her one phone call to contact someone from her past... but will they come to her aid? Escape may come from a most unexpected place, but with it the revelation of a terrifying new threat that will push Erica to her limits!
Plot[]
Arrested, Erica Slaughter calls Gary to stop her arrest from popping up on the Order's radar. She tells him that she is facing a Duplicitype, and he recommends that she leave town and he call in a group of White Masks. She declines and asks instead for accounts on how to take down one of these creatures, and tells her not to die. At the same time, Riqui leaves Gabi Lopez at home while she goes to work at the bar. Dissatisfied with sitting in an empty apartment, Gabi decides to visit her house.
Erica tells Thomas Carter that she is a reporter for New York, who is here to report on the serial killer in Tribulation. While he's suspicious, he chooses to believe her, as she is the only press that's arrived in town, and there are multiple children dying near the Hot Springs. Erica tells him to think of the killer like a hunter, and try to find its prey in order to find it. He gives her a paper map of the town with the hot springs marked, and asks her again if she is lying to him. She says that she is not the one killing the children, and is instead trying to protect them. Carter then allows her to leave.
At O'Hare Airport, Charlotte Cutter overhears a woman on the phone, complaining about the Brits on the plane, and specifically about Charlotte, saying she was watching a cartoon and clutching an "ugly" doll. Cecilia Slaughter appears to pick her up, but Charlotte simply passes her Dolly and follows the complaining woman, before returning and requesting a body clean-up. She asks Cecilia if she knew Erica well. Finally getting her to admit that she wants her dead, Charlotte assures her that she is going to claim her target.
Characters[]
The Order of St. George[]
Tribulation[]
- Thomas Carter
- Gabi Lopez
- Bill Ramirez
- Riqui
Monsters[]
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