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Nicnevin and the Bloody Queen
Authors
Helen Mullane, Dom Reardon, Matthew Dow Smith, Jock
Logline
A bored, rebellious teen unravels both her magical lineage and her obsession with an older local man, as their town is beset by a series of grisly murders.
Genre
Horror, YA, Folk horror, Murder Mystery, Magic, Coming-of-Age
AV Types
Live Action Series, Live Action Mini Series
AV Demographics
TV-14, TV-MA
Part of larger Universe
Standalone
Characters

Bible
NO
Book Plot/Twist

London teen Nicnevin “Nissy” Oswald is stuck in the countryside for the entire summer with only her mother and little brother for company, but things start to look up when she meets Reggie, an attractive and mysterious older man to whom she feels inexorably drawn. As Nissy busies herself with lustful reveries of Reggie and digging through the old family home, the small town is rocked by a grisly murder that claims one of its own. But the townsfolk aren't the only ones reacting strangely, even the local fauna start to behave in mystifying ways. Before long, a series of seemingly disparate yet increasingly disturbing elements brew into a storm, and Nissy is in its eye...

AV Key Attributes

Features a young female POC protagonist. Original setting (North England Countryside/Mythology). Strong critical response to graphic novel. Lots of blurbs. Proactive creator (writer) Helen Mullane. Star comics Cover artist (Jock) who also works as concept artist in film & TV.