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Nothing But Blackened Teeth

by Cassandra Khaw

A haunted house bound to folklore and old secrets

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A haunted house bound to folklore and old secrets

Set in an abandoned Heian-era mansion built over the remains of a bride and sacrificed girls, Cassandra Khaw’s horror novella brings a group of friends together for a wedding celebration. Their gathering—planned around food, drinks, and games—becomes entangled with the house’s own history and the ghost bride said to haunt it. Japanese folklore informs this haunted-house premise, while the description points to grief, strained relationships, and the consequences of past actions as central concerns. The mansion is more than a backdrop: its buried history connects the friends’ reunion to the supernatural danger within its walls.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in haunted-house horror and ghost stories.
  • Readers curious about horror drawing on Japanese folklore.
  • Readers seeking fiction that connects supernatural horror with grief and strained relationships.

Themes

Haunted housesJapanese folkloreGriefStrained relationshipsConsequences of past actions

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Book overview

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!

Cassandra Khaw's Nothing But Blackened Teeth is a gorgeously creepy haunted house tale, steeped in Japanese folklore and full of devastating twists.

A 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.

It's the perfect venue for a group of thrill-seeking friends, brought back together to celebrate a wedding.

A night of food, drinks, and games quickly spirals into a nightmare as secrets get dragged out and relationships are tested.

But the house has secrets too. Lurking in the shadows is the ghost bride with a black smile and a hungry heart.

And she gets lonely down there in the dirt.

Effortlessly 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.

Also by Cassandra Khaw:
Find Me Where It Ends
The Library at Hellebore
The Salt Grows Heavy
A Song for Quiet
Hammers on Bone
The Dead Take the A Train (co-written with Richard Kadrey)

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