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The series follows a family—Oliver, Casey, and their two children—who move to a seemingly idyllic town called , hoping for a fresh start. However, they quickly discover that their neighbors are not what they seem, and the town hides a supernatural darkness tied to ancient folklore. Creative Team Writer : Jude Ellison S. Doyle (known for Maw ). Artist : Letizia Cadonici (artist for House of Slaughter ). Colorist : Alessandro Santoro . Themes and Reception
: A resilient, sharp-witted protagonist who values her peace but finds her boundaries continually tested.
Magic in these comics is rarely precise. A curse meant to silence a loud neighbor might accidentally make them communicate entirely through interpretive dance or link their physical senses together. The fallout of the hex forces the neighbors into forced proximity, driving the plot forward. Notable Breakouts in the Genre
The writing expertly captures the frustration of neighborhood politics before distorting it into supernatural panic. You feel the protagonists' isolation as their complaints are dismissed by local police and real estate agents.
: The enigmatic, brooding neighbor whose arrival upends Mira’s life and systematically breaks down her defenses.
The tension builds as the family tries to make a new life in the strange town. Oliver’s fatherly instincts immediately go on high alert. He becomes increasingly paranoid, seeing threats in their new surroundings, which is met with a lack of subtlety by other characters. The true horror begins when Agnes Early's strange interest in little Isobel grows, and the town of Cunnanock starts to show its true, malevolent nature.
The narrative expertly plays on the universal anxiety of bad neighbors, dialing it up to supernatural extremes. Readers are left guessing whether the family is falling victim to a genuine generational hex or if their own growing paranoia is driving them to the brink of madness. Creative Team and Visual Style
The story follows the Gowdie family: Janet, her trans husband Oliver, and their two daughters, teenager Casey and two-year-old Isobel. Hoping for a fresh start, they move to the quaint, isolated mountain town of Cunnanock. However, their hopes for a peaceful new life are quickly dashed when an unsettling elderly neighbor named Agnes Early fixates on young Isobel. This triggers a horrific chain of events that forces the Gowdies to realize that their neighbors are anything but what they seem and that it's impossible to know who is still human or whom to trust.