Curious Cat opens their eyes and finds themselves in a bright house full of colourful, anthropomorphic animal friends, and though everyone seems charming, friendly and incredibly welcoming, there’s something sinister bubbling under the adorable surface of their new surroundings.

Who is Mother? Is Empathetic Elephant the only one of the animals who knows what’s going on? And who is Curious Cat, really?

Those are the questions pondered by this excellent, cartoon-style horror comic, which is slightly marred only by its blurb, which gives away a bit too much about what’s going on in the story.

It’s very well illustrated, with some very neat visual details that give the reader plenty of incentive to pay attention to each panel. The mystery is nicely set up too, and the script does a great job of juggling the story’s humour alongside its creepier elements.

The first issue isn’t too scary, but it’s certainly not going to be cutesy, cartoon-style shenanigans for much longer after the events in these initial pages; it’s definitely worth a read, in any case.

You can read The Backwards House for free in a variety of places, including GlobalComix and Webtoon.

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