Review by Ian Keogh

After an accident competitive snowboarder Kaley Marcowic’s body recovers, but there are considerable gaps in her memory. Unfortunately for her, that’s nowhere near the worst of her problems, and it’s not long before other people begin to lose their memories without injury involved.

Co-writers Hans Rodionoff and Ray Fawkes with artist Mike Huddleston serve up a very creepy dish with Mnemovore. It’ll have you questioning what’s going on from very early, and questioning the motives of everyone Kaley connects with. There’s a realism to her behaviour in the way she’s in denial about her memory loss and attempts to fake her way through situations, and ultimately her condition is extremely relevant. The pacing is TV drama style, cutting efficiently from shock to normality, but few of the cast are more than single note, from Kaley’s confrontational boyfriend to the advertising executive teetering on the abyss.

Huddleston accentuates the terror by efficiently supplying a more or less real world as seen on the sample art, apart from the horrific intrusions, also shown on the sample art. His anomaly is incredibly creepy, dark with multiple eyes, and somehow more primal for not being massive.

The art and concept both hit the target, but unfortunately that’s where Rodionoff and Fawkes run out of ideas. Instead of exploring the potential of what comics can do they turn to the failings of the cheap horror movie where the single good character is confronted with a series of atrocities while attempting to find safety. When they finally drop the bomb and have the opportunity to deliver something cinematic, the ball is fumbled as they remain true to cheap horror and present an improbable finale, and the explanation is too vague.

Very much a missed opportunity.