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London Horror Comic is a British horror comic book anthology. The book is written and published by John-Paul Kamath who founded London Horror Comic Ltd.

Publication history
London Horror Comic began as a monthly webcomic in 2006 featuring a series of black and white silent comic strips written by Kamath. These were drawn by artists Cretien Hughes and Lee Ferguson.

In August 2006, the London Horror Comic published its first full colour print story as an original comic strip called "Intermission" as a part of the programme guide to the Zone Horror Frightfest Film Festival 2006.

In 2008, London Horror Comic Ltd published the first in a series of full colour print issues with the release of London Horror Comic #1. The comic is noted for being one of the few full colour British comics to be carried by a major distributor, Diamond Comic Distributors, in a British comics market largely dominated by American publishers.

London Horror Comic #1 was written by John-Paul Kamath and illustrated by Lee Ferguson (pencils), Marc Deering (inks), Matty Ryan (lettering and design) and Hi-Fi Design (colours) who would become the book's regular team.

Reception
London Horror Comic #1 drew praise for its mix of horror and humour. "Laugh out loud funny, like a horror Curb Your Enthusiasm. Kamath shows serious talent," said SFX magazine #165.

London Horror Comic #2 was published in April 2009 and continued to garner praise. Comedian Stewart Lee said the book was: "A combination of the sensibilities of a '70s Warren anthology with the production values of the Marvel Max imprint. Sickeningly slick and horrifyingly funny."

London Horror Comic #3 was printed and made available to buy on-line only from the London Horror Comic website as a 40-page extended issue. Garth Ennis said "Good stuff here from major new talent John-Paul Kamath – far too good, in fact, Enjoy London Horror Comic while you can, because I’m going to have him killed."