John Shackleford AARON ALEXOViCH

THiAGO RibEiRO
Little Nightmares™ & ©BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe

AARON ALEXOVICH
 ™

Enter the world of little nightmares,

where a young girl in a bright raincoat
must face her greatest fears...
Writer ARTiST EDiTOR/PLOT
John Shackleford AARON ALEXOViCH JOHN FREEMAN

Plot COLORiST COVERS

ALEX PAKNADEL THiAGO RiEBEiRO AARON ALEXOViCH &
DAN WATTERS thomas boatwright
LETTERS
JiM CAMPBELL
Those bloated
Those bloated
fingers would
fingers would
soOn findfind
soOn
another
another
morsel.
morsel.

Vermin were
Vermin drawn
were drawnto to
the the
kitchen, drawn
kitchen, drawnto to
seEseEThe The
Chef ... ...
Chef

But But
Six Six
had had
seEn enough.
seEn enough.
SheShe
searched
searched
forfor
warmth…
warmth…

…and alL alL

…and sheshe
found
foundwaswas
the the
fire.
fire.

You!You!
 You
don’t
You
belong
don’t
here!
belong
Y…
here!
Y…

it’s not
safe
it’s now.
not I
guesS you’lL
safe now. I
have toyou’lL
guesS stay
a while.
have to stay
a while.

So…
how
So…did
you
howget
did
here? What
you get
have you
here? What
seEn?
have you
seEn?
 What
has she
seEn…?
What
has she
seEn…?

…that the
others
misS?
…that the
others
misS?

Their bulging
chests so stufFed
with secrets…
Their bulging
chests so stufFed
with secrets…

RotTen litTle
secrets that wilL
crush you. So
RotTen litTle
you run. that wilL
secrets
crush you. So
you run.
You search for
the
Youshadows.
You
search
search
for
for
the
the
shadows.
shadows.

But the shadows

find
But you
But
the first
the .
shadows
shadows
find
find
you
youfirst
first
. .

Forever at your
heEls, they hunt
Forever
Forever at at
your
your
you down…
heEls,
heEls,
they
they hunt
hunt
youyou
down…
down…

…And bring
you here.
…And
…And bring
bring
you
you here.
here.
 What's
the last
thing you
remember?
TelL me.

if you
don't telL
us, you're sure
to forget
altogether.

These litTle lost

things… never
last forever.
Not here, in the
lair of the
imposSible man.

His colLection is
ever-growing.
 So
So So
telL
telLtelL
us…
us…us…

What
WhatWhat
have you
havehave
you you
seEn?
seEn?
seEn?

Sometimes
Sometimes
Sometimes
the light
the the
lightlight
doesn't
doesn't
doesn't
help at
helphelp
at at
alL.
alL. alL.
 Because in the
light…you seE
things.

Those things
you try to
escape.

So you leap back

into the darknesS.
Hoping…
 Hope fades.
Like Hope
memories.
fades.
Like memories.
Hope fades.
Like memories.

SlipPing through
your fingers,
SlipPing until
through
you’re
your leftthrough
withuntil
fingers,
SlipPing
nothing.
you’re
your left with
fingers, until
nothing.
you’re left with
nothing.

Nothing but
stories.
Nothing but
stories.
Nothing but
stories.

Because stories
can’t hurt
Because .
stories
can’t stories
Because hurt.
can’t hurt.
What is she
What is she
hiding?
hiding?

What has
What has
she seEn?
she seEn?
 in the
in end,
the end,
therethere
is nois no
escape.
escape.

The shadow
The shadow
is is
always
always
near.near.

Waiting
Waiting
for for
its chance.
its chance.

Taking
Taking
us here.
us here.
 Sometimes
you can seE
toO much.

it’s
okay.

Maybe we
can help you
remember.

Sometimes memories
are best left alone.
Locked away. Out
of reach.

Where they
belong.
 "The charms
are supposed to
protect children of
the village from the
North Wind…

We're
given these
charms at
birth where "…One winter,
I’m from. they didn't.
Nothing
did…

“Two children survived,

but the North Wind gave
them no rest…

“And, after what happened

to their village, they were
of course welcomed
everywhere…”
“So the children
ran. The North
Wind forever at
their heels.

“These children,
alone, unwanted,
even the years
passed them by.”

I’M NOT
RUnNiNG ANY
MORE.

"Shelter.
Warmth…

“Where little things

hide away, safe
from harm…”
 “Respite
was brief.

My
Boy!
“The North
Wind cannot
be outrun.”

Why
won’t you
play with
me?

COME
oUt! come
OuT, n0w…

"Despite this shadow

haunting his steps, the
boy feared nothing of
death…"

leave
us be!

leave
me be!
 to say
nothing of
leave the WAGER
you be? I’d lose…
where’s
the fun in
that?

even
though my
adversary is
a bit of a
CHEAT.

what
are you
talking
about?

oh, you
poor lost
thing…
 why are
you making
all this so
hard on
yourself?

come now--
aren't you
tired of
runNing?

aren't
you tired of
hiding?
“The North Wind
mocked the
boy… it’s
over.
admit
“…and the it.
futility of his
courage.”

give
up.

I can’t! My
sister--

ah. THE
GIRL!

there's
something
you need
to SEE.
 just step
outside--
just for a
moment.

No
tricks?

No
tricks.

DON'T…

DON'T!
DON'T
LoOK!

WHEN?
 “When? The
most pointless
question of
all…”

Your
siSter has
been mine
for a long
time now.
 "But
there are
others…”

Who are
you?

no! I was
so close!
this isn’t
fair!
 “And so, a
deal was
struck…

“Shelter.

“Warmth…
“Safe from
harm…”

I’M SAFE
FROM HiM, AT
LEAST…

“Where little
things hide
away…
the nightmare continues...
 Cover

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Cover B
Nick Percival

Cover C
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Cover D
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& THiago Ribeiro

Cover E
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THiAGO RibEiRO
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NICK PERCIVAL
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THiAGO RibEiRO
AARON ALEXOViCH
 John Shackleford AARON ALEXOViCH
THiAGO RibEiRO
Little Nightmares™ & ©BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe

DAVE SANTANA & THIAGO RIBEIRO

 John Shackleford AARON ALEXOViCH
THiAGO RibEiRO
Little Nightmares™ & ©BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe

THOMAS BOATWRIGHT