A Doctor who specialises in removing skin tags (hence her nickname, Dr. Skintag) runs a clinic which sees patients late into the night, to assist local patients afflicted with the generally harmless, though unsightly, growths.

Offering her services for free, it’s not long before her kindness is taken advantage of, and a dark secret is revealed…

Writer Jay B. Kalagayan crafts a short, but atmospheric, memorable and effective tale here, with gross (if not particularly gruesome) body horror, melding with Filipino folklore to create something entirely unique.

Rialin José’s stylised, black and white art is really effective, with plenty of close ups; skin tags and facial expressions feature prominently, with some genuinely unsettling imagery in the story.

Inspired by Kalagayan’s own experience of having a skin tag very close to his eye (which detached itself while he was at a Con),  bookended by grim, close up photos of actual skin tags, and even featuring medical advice if you’ve just had skin tags removed yourself, Dr. Skintag #1 is an effectively atmospheric and suitably gross little story with a perfect sting in the tail.

You can buy Dr. Skintag #1 directly from Creative Mussel here.

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