Basketful of Heads is an American comic book limited horror series written by Joe Hill, pencilled by Leomacs and Reiko Murakami.

The series received critical acclaim; Hill's writing, the artwork, and the dark humor were praised.

During the month of September 1983 on Brody Island in Maine, June Branch meets her boyfriend Liam on a suspension bridge.

While discussing their future, Liam recounts an incident where he had responded to a suicide at that same bridge earlier that summer.

June meets Police Chief Wade Clausen and City Councilman Ned Hamilton.

Wade discounts the escapees as being real threats due to the non-violent nature of their crimes.

Instead Wade informally asks that Liam and June look after his wife, Bobby, until the prisoners are apprehended.

Arriving at the Chief's home, June is introduced to Bobby, her son Hank and maid Gabby.

While visiting the home, June learns of Wade's interest in Norse culture and his collection of Viking artifacts including an ornate battle axe.

While dining with the Clausens the group is informed of the death of Noel Flannagan, one of Wade's officers.

Wade informs them that he believes that Noel fell to his death attempting to stop the escaped inmates from fleeing using a stolen boat.

Bobby and Hank leave to inform Noel's wife and ask Liam and June to watch over the house while they are gone.

June manages to evade the invaders but soon leaves to investigate when she hears Liam cry out in pain.

Sal says that he and his fellow inmates heard that Liam had stolen a large amount of money from the suicide victim that he had mentioned earlier.

While June uses her axe to clear the tree, Ned is shocked to find Sal's severed and gagged head in her basket.

At the same time June finds a bloody pair of pruning shears in Ned's raincoat and deduces that they were used to cut off Liam's finger.

Hank traps June in a jail cell and demands she reveal the location of a tape belonging to Liam.

After shocking June with a stun gun, Hank begins to slowly reveal information regarding the situation.

While serving as a congressional aide, Hank learns of an FBI investigation centering on Brody Island.

Hank informed his father and upon further investigation found an empty cassette case belonging to Liam labeled "Police-Evidence".

Hank believes that he is the target of the investigation due to a sexual relationship he had with a woman named Emily Dunn.

June attacks Wade and bisects his body leaving one arm attached to his head and torso.

She laughs in disbelief when she finds the tape and reads the label, Vital Evidence by the Police.

She made the decision to report Bobby Clausen for dealing in stolen historical artifacts due to the family's treatment of Emily leading to her suicide.

June leaves the island behind with Ellie and the story concludes showing the axe laying on the ocean floor.

Hill and Mark Doyle, the final editor at Vertigo were talking about horror comics in general: Then it hit me.