It seems after years of resistance, Oscar-winner Jamie Lee Curtis has accepted her place within the horror genre.
From returning to Laurie Strode in the new Halloween trilogy to The Haunted Mansion to this brand new graphic novel Mother Nature. Curtis in the notes, claims to have had the idea for this story from the age of 19, and now teaming up with Karl Stevens and Russell Goldman; it has become a reality.
Anyone who has seen Curtis’ social media knows she is a vocal celebrity when it comes to climate change and here the story takes some of those themes and creates an eco-horror that has nods to other established properties such as Carrie.
We follow teen Nova, whose father died in shady circumstances on what has become the site of a new eco-friendly source of clean water in her hometown. When her anger boils over, she unleashes a power she didn’t know she had, which could spell doom for not just the town, but the planet itself.
What is refreshing about Mother Nature is how it is mostly a humane story, sprinkled with truly horrific elements. Having said this, it is not afraid to cut loose and create some gruesome set pieces when required.
Curtis herself is thrown in as a character within the story, in what was originally a screenplay idea and you can almost see her chewing the scenery if this ever did make it to the big screen.
Mother Nature’s story flows well, and once it fully establishes the stakes it doesn’t let you off the hook until in somber finale.
Fans of Paul Tremblay’s Growing Things will lap this up.
Mother Nature is released by Titan Comics on 8 August 2023 on Kindle.
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