At the end of every horror movie, one lone girl survives... in HACK/SLASH, that girl is Cassie Hack - who not only survives, but becomes a killer of killers! Partnered with the monstrous gentle giant Vlad, they travel wherever there are slashers looking to do harm! In this first issue, their paths cross with Dr. Gross... a confrontation that Cassie does not emerge from in one piece!