Welcome to Curio Killed the Cat—an occult shop in Kensington Market, Toronto. Meet the employees (a lazy hoodoo spellcaster, a feminist succubus, and a snobbish Wiccan priest), their perpetually drunk (and confused) boss, and their strange customers, as they try to keep the shop from closing. . . .
This story takes place in a world in which the demon gates have opened and destroyed just about every human being on the planet. Demons walk with the living. What humans are left are either hiding or fighting. Some have taken upon themselves to learn Demon Artifacts and mastered using them, and gained the names of “Witch”. The story . . .
At 8 chapters, “Curio Killed the Cat” is the beginning of an urban fantasy set in an occult shop. The staff, “a lazy hoodoo spellcaster, a feminist succubus, and snobbish Wiccan priest”, are worried about their jobs, their boss and their spells. Their boss, Madam Curio, has let the financial side of the business slide and the store is in [more . . .]
Opener: Funny. No more really need be said. I mean sure you have your romance and your supernatural but what really stands out for me is the humour. I love two of the three characters with steady point of views. Briar and Lilith. You’ve got a snarky, lazy and all around hilarious spellcaster with a rather unhealthy like of getting [more . . .]