The blood-crazed, mutant fish-men from Roger Corman's 1980's classic Humanoids from the Deep are back for more. When the humanoids crash an island high school graduation party, it's all Ann, and her best friend Cindy, can do to survive.

We caught up with creator, Benjamin Hall to talk about the Humanoids from the Deep comic.

Horror News Network: Were you always a fan of the Humanoids from the Deep movie?

Benjamin Hall: Oh yes… It's one of my all-time favorites! Most creature features really are not all that good, or don't have enough "creature" in them for me. But Humanoids has the perfect mix of boobs, blood and story that it remains a benchmark in my mind …a total roller coaster flick from the 80s. So much so that when I read Bluewater had acquired the rights to producing a comic based on the film, I cold e-mailed the publisher and asked if they would let me draw it.

Horror News Network: Where exactly does this book pick up after the movie?

Benjamin Hall: I kept the timeline pretty vague, but I intended it to be present day… 30 years later. The Canco company, responsible for the Humanoids in the original, have closed down as a cannery and opened a secret research center in Canada. They've been furthering their research on DNA-5, and the Humanoids, trying to recoup from the accident that almost put them out business.

Horror News Network: Tell us about the main characters in this comic.

Benjamin Hall: Ann, Cindy and Doug are three teens celebrating graduating High School with the rest of their classmates on a very small island. Ann is trying to get past a very bad break up with her ex-boyfriend and is kind of damaged because of it. Cindy is much more self assured and is trying to coerce her old friend to go out with Doug, the local hunk. Unfortunately, all this brewing romance is happening on an island surrounded by Humanoids.

Horror News Network: You did both the writing and the artwork on this comic. Which did you enjoy more?

Benjamin Hall: I'm an artist first, so I really enjoyed doing the art. Writing the comic adds an added level of satisfaction in that I get to decide what I want to show the audience and how I want to show it. The major downfall is, I have no one but myself to blame if it does not work the way I planned.

Horror News Network: What does it feel like to be adding your own little piece of history to this cult movie?

Benjamin Hall: Un-freaking-believable. The biggest highlight of working on this book so far has been seeing my name right next to Roger Corman's on the cover. That alone made all the long nights worth it.

Horror News Network: What can we expect in terms of blood and guts?

Benjamin Hall: I pushed it as hard as I could without getting mean. In the 80s there seemed to be a different feeling to gore in movies. It was all about effects, surprising someone with an outlandish gag or making the audience try to figure out how they did it. It was all about complicated magic tricks. Now a days, with digital effects, you can do anything you want and it seems to have gotten really mean and grizzly... Which is fine, but that's not what I look for in a horror flick. I like my horror to be fun. I think the readers should be pleased with the amount or gore I was able to squeeze in.

Horror News Network: Would you like to return to this tile and write more Humanoid tales?

Benjamin Hall: If it does well enough, and people want me back, I would love to! This story is a single one-shot and really doesn't expand on the narrative of the original movie very much. But it does pave the way to doing more books if there is an interest.

Horror News Network: Where can our readers find out more about Humanoids from the Deep?

Benjamin Hall:The best place to learn about the comic is at my website www.hauntedfire.com. I've been posting progress shots and other fun stuff there. I've even been toying with posting some stuff that didn't make it in, after the book comes out. As far as the movie is concerned, it's easily available and has even been re-released uncut on Blu-ray. If one single person watches the movie because of this comic, I will consider my job done.

Horror News Network: In closing, what would you like to say about Humanoids from the Deep?

Benjamin Hall: I tried to keep the comic as fast paced and exciting a one-shot as possible. If you dig sea monsters chasing around girls in bikini's you should enjoy the comic. It really was a labor of love making the thing.

Horror News Network: Thanks for your time, Benjamin. Comment on this interview here or on our forum.