Hell School Comic (2019)

Hell School (2019) from Europe Comics delivers a chilling coming-of-age horror set within the walls of an elite institution where cruelty is tradition and secrets are deadly. For Bastien, Hina, and Boris, enrolling at the prestigious Institute of Excellence should be the first step toward a bright future. Instead, it becomes a descent into fear, paranoia, and moral compromise. From the moment they arrive, the new students are confronted with the school’s infamous “ritual”—a brutal initiation enforced by upperclassmen that blurs the line between hazing and outright abuse. Participation is mandatory. Refusal comes at a steep cost: lifelong social exile under the degrading label of “bastard,” a mark that ensures isolation, ridicule, and a future forever stained. As the weeks pass, the cruelty feels too organized, too protected, to be merely tradition. Bastien begins to question why his expensive tuition is being secretly funded by an unknown benefactor. Hina senses that the administration, especially the calculating principal, is hiding something far darker than disciplinary favoritism. Meanwhile, rumors surrounding former students—those who once rejected the ritual—resurface, hinting that their deaths were neither accidents nor coincidences. Written by Dugomier and illustrated by Benoît Ers, Hell School masterfully blends psychological horror, social commentary, and mystery. It explores the terrifying power of conformity, the cost of resistance, and the danger of institutions that thrive on silence. As the truth slowly emerges, the students must decide how far they’re willing to go to survive—and whether escaping Hell School is even possible at all.