'Imagine chucking House on Haunted Hill, Japanese folklore, Clive Barker, and Kathy Acker into a literary blender.

Absolutely recommended.' -Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author of Every Heart a Doorway It is beautiful and it is brutal and it is heartbroken. 'This is a glorious poem, a slow-motion collapse leading to the inevitable haunting. Jemisin, New York Times bestselling author of The Fifth Season 'Brutally delicious! Khaw is a master of teasing your senses, and then terrorizing them!' -N.K. Lurking in the shadows is the ghost bride with a black smile and a hungry heart.Īnd she gets lonely down there in the dirt.Įffortlessly turning the classic haunted house story on its head, Nothing but Blackened Teeth is a sharp and devastating exploration of grief, the parasitic nature of relationships, and the consequences of our actions.Ī Most Anticipated Read on Goodreads, Tor.com, Crime Reads, BookRiot, and The Nerd Daily It's the perfect venue for a group of thrill-seeking friends, brought back together to celebrate a wedding.Ī night of food, drinks, and games quickly spirals into a nightmare as secrets get dragged out and relationships are tested.īut the house has secrets too.

(Oct.A USA TODAY BESTSELLER - A Bram Stoker, Shirley Jackson, British Fantasy, and World Fantasy Award Finalist! - An Indie Next Pick! - An October LibraryReads Pick! - 2022 RUSA Reading List: Horror Winner!Ĭassandra Khaw's Nothing But Blackened Teeth is a gorgeously creepy haunted house tale, steeped in Japanese folklore and full of devastating twists.Ī Heian-era mansion stands abandoned, its foundations resting on the bones of a bride and its walls packed with the remains of the girls sacrificed to keep her company. Horror readers and folklore fans will find this tale of terror to be brutally satisfying. Khaw’s prose oozes dread as malevolent creatures from Japanese mythology swarm the pages and the characters’ interpersonal relationships crash and burn. When the modern day bride-to-be is taken hostage by the spirit, the remaining friends are left to piece together the offering she demands while facing their own grievances head-on. Five childhood friends with a metric ton of baggage between them fly to Japan to witness the union of two of their own-but old hurt and stubborn grudges cast long shadows within their group, and the social drama takes center stage, even as an ohaguro-bettari, the ghost of a bride buried beneath the palace centuries ago, demands a sacrifice for hosting them. A famously haunted Japanese mansion is the wedding venue of choice for an adventurous couple in this hair-raising novella from Khaw ( These Deathless Bones)-and the local spirits are not the only obstacle to marital bliss.

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